George Jacob


George Jacob is the President & CEO of Bay Ecotarium/Bay.Org in San Francisco. where he oversees a staff of 200 at its six institutions including the Aquarium of the Bay, The Bay Institute, the Sea Lion Center, the Eco Center at Heron's Head Park, The Bay Model Alliance and the Bay Academy.

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Trained at the Smithsonian, educated at the Birla Institute of Technology & Science, University of Toronto, Getty Leadership Institute at Claremont Graduate University and Yale School of Management,Jacob has led over 100 museum and exhibit design-build projects, including nature and wetland parks, wildlife, art and science center assignments in various countries, and is the Founding Director of four museums in his career . A Canadian Commonwealth Scholar, Jacob developed the first Masters Studio on Museum Design at the Faculty of Architecture, University of Manitoba, and the first Executive Program on Cultural Leadership and Diplomacy at the University of Texas.

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