Exchange Club of Bellevue Tuesday Breakfast Meeting 7:30 a.m. March 18, 2025 Beth Bush, Nashville Zoo

Meet Beth Bush

Chief Philanthropy Officer, Nashville Zoo

With over 30 years’ experience in nonprofit management,

Beth has devoted her life to human services and critical

causes. Her career includes 21 years with an international

humanitarian organization; she was COO for the national

headquarters of an organization dedicated to a rare disease;

and VP of Philanthropy for organizations that focused on

cancer, children in the foster care system, epilepsy and

international conservation.

In her current role, Beth leads the philanthropic efforts of the

Nashville Zoo. She builds relationships with individuals and foundations; helps companies

create strategies for supporting work that saves endangered species, furthers local and

international conservation efforts, provides educational programs to almost a half-million

youth and families, and is helping the Nashville Zoo become a destination zoo – an asset

to our local, regional, and state communities and economies.

Beth has significant experience raising millions of dollars for nonprofits, planning local

and national conferences and events, strategic planning, and growing the capacity of

organizations and their boards.

In her spare time, Beth enjoys travel, shopping, and spending time with her husband, two

daughters, and two grandsons who reside in Florida.