Jeff Idelson

Who is Jeff Idelson?

Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Idelson is the current president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cooperstown, New York. He was named to the position on April 16, 2008, and he replaced Dale Petroskey.

In 1986, he graduated from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut, Idelson began his professional career as a vendor at Fenway Park in Boston while in junior high, high school, and during college. Idelson went on to be an intern in the public relations department of the Boston Red Sox in 1986, continuing work in the team's public relations department in 1987-88. He also produced home games for the Red Sox Radio Network in 1987 and 1988, serving as the flagship station's liaison to the Red Sox's primary charity, the Jimmy Fund.

Idelson was then hired by the New York Yankees, and was the club's director of media relations and publicity from 1989 until 1993.

In 1994, Idelson served as assistant Vice President and senior press officer for the 1994 World Cup organizing committee, before joining the Baseball Hall of Fame on September 26, 1994, as director of public relations and promotions.