George Jacob

George Jacob at Aquarium of the Bay

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.

Work

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,[1]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 [2]. 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.{{cn|date=March 2019}He has published over 150 opinion columns, interviews and newspaper editorials [3] on interpretive planning, museum design, professional development, civic reach, sustainability, public art, exhibit design, master planning and advocacy. Jacob is the author of seven books on the future of Museum Design and Practice. He was the Project Director for the Smithsonian's 1812 Star-Spangled Banner permanent exhibit production, re-opened in 2008 by President George W. Bush[4]. He is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographic Society. He serves on the Board of Directors of California Travel Association [ https://www.aquariumofthebay.org/caltravel-board-directors/],International Council of Museums (ICOM USA) and ICOM-ICTOP (International Committee on Training of Museum Professionals).{http://ictop.org/about-ictop/board-members/}

Awards

• 2014 Alberta Construction Award (Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum)
• 2015 Prairie Wood Works Awards (3): Engineering/ Architectural Design/Innovation (Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum)
• 2016 Outstanding Achievement (Science): Canadian Museums Association
• 2016 Leadership Innovation Award: Canadian Association of Science Centres
• 2016 International Wood Design Award (Structural Engineering) (Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum)
• 2018 Secretary’s Award on Environmental Sustainability for Eco Center Park at Herons Head, California Museums Association
• 2019 Louie Kamookak Medal, Royal Canadian Geographical Society [5]