Jim Bruns is the former Director of the History and Heritage Command's Museums
Operations Divion. Mr. Bruns also led the National Museum of the United States Navy,
the Navy's "flagship" museum, located on the Washington Navy Yard. During his 35-year federal and not-for-profit career Jim Bruns has served as a
Smithsonian curator, museum director, and deputy to the Assistant Secretary for
American Museum and National Programs. Jim Bruns is a graduate of the University of Maryland and the author of 11 books.