C. Brian Rose is the Pritchard Professor of Mediterranean Archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania in the Classical Studies Department. He is also Peter C. Ferry Curator-in-Charge of the Mediterranean Section of the Penn Museum, and was the museum's Deputy Director from 2008-2011. Rose served as President of the Archaeological Institute of America (2007-2011) and currently serves as director for the Gordion (Turkey) excavations. He has been a Trustee of the American Academy in Rome since 2001, and received the Gold Medal from the Archaeological Institute of America in 2015.