The Georgia Aquarium is mourning the loss of its president and CEO, Dr. Brian Davis.

Davis was one of the first employees hired at the aquarium, accepting the role of director of education in 2003 until a year after the downtown attraction opened its doors. Davis took the role of executive vice president in 2018 and was eventually promoted to president and CEO in 2020.

"Brian was an exceptionally talented and intelligent individual who left a tremendous imprint on the education and zoological fields. Furthermore, he was a beautifully compassionate human being who lifted others up and dedicated himself to creating a caring and diverse space at the Aquarium," a post on the aquarium’s Facebook page read. "He was a dynamic thinker and always pushed the boundaries of what we could achieve, making Georgia Aquarium an extraordinary place."

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