Executive Director, Museum of Sonoma County

Jeff Nathanson has served as Executive Director and Art Curator for the Museum of Sonoma County since September 2017. A veteran arts administrator and curator, Jeff served as executive director of the Arts Council of Princeton (Princeton, NJ) from 2005 to 2016 where he oversaw a major expansion including the building of a new arts center designed by renowned architect Michael Graves. Prior to that, he was a special projects curator for the Princeton University Art Museum where he oversaw major projects by artists Magdalena Abakanowicz and Sol LeWitt.  He has been a consultant, guest lecturer and guest curator with a range of cultural and educational organizations including Brown University, California College of the Arts, the College of New Jersey, Crocker Art Museum, Cuesta College, Eastern Michigan University, the Bradford Graves Foundation, International School Services, Princeton Public Library, Rhode Island School of Design, Sanchez Art Center, San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco State University, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Towson University, Westmont College and others. Jeff studied fine arts and music at UCLA and UC Santa Cruz (where he earned a BA with college honors) and earned a Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Fundraising from Indiana University School of Philanthropy.