| Executive Director |
Ms. Jane MacLeod |
| E-mail |
jmacleod@cheekwood.org |
| Term Start |
September 2010 |
Jane's Experience: Jane O. MacLeod brings more than 35 years of marketing, museum, and public garden experience to her role as President and CEO. Since the start of her tenure in 2010, Jane's leadership and vision have been instrumental in transforming the historic estate into one of the Southeast's premier art and garden destinations. She led The Cheekwood Campaign, which raised $37M, making possible the new Bracken Foundation Children's Garden, and renovation of the Frist Learning Center, Blevins Japanese Garden, and the Ann & Monroe Carell Jr. Family Sculpture Trail, and increasing the institution's endowment. Under Jane's leadership, Cheekwood has continually set new records in admissions, membership, and contributions, and hosted blockbuster exhibitions such as Bruce Munro's LIGHT (2013), Jaume Plensa: Human Landscape (2015), and Chihuly at Cheekwood (2020). She led the historic 1930s refurnishing of the Cheekwood Mansion that debuted in 2017. During her tenure, she directed the development of Cheekwood in Bloom, Cheekwood Harvest, and Holiday LIGHTS, and led the creation of three, five-year Strategic Plans and a long-term Master Site Plan to advance the historic institution as one of the finest American Country Place Era Estates. Under Jane's management, the institution was fully accredited by the American Alliance of Museums in 2016 and recognized as a nationally accredited Level II Arboretum in 2020.
Jane previously served in leadership roles at the Nasher Sculpture Center and the Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden. She served as Director at Large on the national Board of Directors of the American Public Gardens Association and is a member of the International Women's Forum. She received her M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and B.S. in Journalism from Bowling Green State University. She has been recognized as a Nashville Business Journal 2014 Woman of Influence; a 2019 Nashville Post Most Powerful Woman; and a 2022 Nashville Post CEO of the Year.
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| Award / Recognition |
Organization |
Year |
| #1 Best Local Event/Festival, 'Holiday LIGHTS' |
Nashville Scene |
2019 |
| #1 Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners |
Nashville Scene |
2019 |
| #1 Best Outdoor Fun |
Nashville Scene |
2019 |
| #3 Best Cultural Center |
Nashville Scene |
2019 |
| Best Museum |
Nashville Parent |
2019 |
| Best Tourist Attraction |
Nashville Parent |
2019 |
| #6 Best Botanical Garden |
USA Today |
2019 |
| #1 Best Art Happening, 'Chihuly at Cheekwood' |
Nashville Scene |
2020 |
| #1 Best Outdoor Fun |
Nashville Scene |
2020 |
| Best Art Gallery |
Tennessean |
2020 |
| Best Seasonal Attraction |
Tennessean |
2020 |
| Best Museum |
Nashville Parent |
2020 |
| #2 Top Places to Take Kids |
Kids Out & About |
2020 |
| Award of Excellence, 'Artist-in-Residence: Hiroshi Sato' |
Tennessee Association of Museums |
2021 |
| Award of Commendation, 'En Plein Air' |
Tennessee Association of Museums |
2021 |
| Award of Excellence, 'Where Flowers (Virtually) Bloom' Marketing Campaign |
Tennessee Association of Museums |
2021 |
| Best Botanical Garden in Tennessee |
Travel Pulse |
2021 |
| Best Botanical Garden in the South |
Style Blueprint |
2021 |
| Hansell Marketing Award |
American Public Gardens Association |
2021 |
| CFO Award Honoree, Daniel Miller |
Nashville Business Journal |
2020 |
| Jane MacLeod - Most Powerful Women Award |
Nashville Post |
2019 |
| #1 Best Outdoor Fun |
Nashville Scene |
2021 |
| #1 Best Place To Take Out-Of-Towners |
Nashville Scene |
2021 |
| #1 Best Event/Festival, 'Holiday LIGHTS' |
Nashville Scene |
2021 |
| Best Children's/Family Event, 'Fall for Cheekwood Family Benefit' |
NFocus Magazine |
2022 |
| #2 Best Cultural Center |
Nashville Scene |
2021 |
| Best Wedding Venue |
The Tennessean |
2022 |
| Best Tourist/Seasonal Attraction |
The Tennessean |
2022 |
| #1 Best Place to Take Out of Towners |
Nashville Scene |
2022 |
| #1 Best Outdoor Fun |
Nashville Scene |
2022 |
| #2 Best Wedding Venue |
Nashville Scene |
2022 |
| #2 Best Event/Festival, Holiday LIGHTS |
Nashville Scene |
2022 |
| #3 Best Charity Event, Swan Ball |
Nashville Scene |
2022 |
| Best Local Day Camp in Nashville |
Nashville Parent |
2022 |
| #4 in Top 20 Places to Take Kids in Nashville |
Kid's Out and About |
2022 |
