David Owens-Hill

Executive Director

David Owens-Hill (he/him) is a nonprofit administrator with two decades of experience in management, marketing, fundraising, and personnel development. Having worked at some of San Francisco’s premier cultural and educational institutions (Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, San Francisco Symphony, California College of the Arts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts) and at higher educational institutions across the country (Queens University, Charlotte, NC; New York School of Interior Design, New York, NY), he joined San Francisco Center for the Book in May of 2024. His diverse work in the nonprofit sector has helped him craft a vision of nonprofit management that prioritizes mission and vision while growing audiences and supporting staff; he sees excellence in nonprofit management as his contribution to the social good, and the way he can most meaningfully strengthen his communities. David holds a BFA in studio art with a concentration in graphic design from the University of North Carolina and a MA of Strategic Communication from Queens University. He also attended Teachers College at Columbia University. At SFCB, in addition to administrative and management functions, David takes an active role in fundraising, marketing, and human resources functions.