President and CEO, The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation

Jesse Brackenbury

Jesse Brackenbury joined The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation in May 2021. Prior to the Foundation, Jesse led the Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy in Boston, where he helped realize the vision of The Greenway as the epicenter of downtown Boston.

Jesse's experience also includes working for the Boston Consulting Group on strategy, real estate, and other projects, as well as leadership roles at the NYC Department of Parks & Recreation and the United Nations World Food Programme in Italy.

Jesse serves on the Board of the City Parks Alliance, a national non-profit that advocates for urban green spaces. He holds an MBA from the University of California-Berkeley and a BA from Williams College.