Sharon A. Brawner

SHARON A. BRAWNER

Sharon A. Brawner is the President & CEO of the National Corvette Museum. Brawner is responsible for the overall leadership of the National Corvette Museum and serves on the boards of the NCM Motorsports Park and the NCM Insurance Agency.

Brawner joined the National Corvette Museum in 2021 after an extensive career in museum leadership and hospitality. Brawner spent just shy of two decades at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, serving most recently as Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, supporting the museum’s mission of preserving and interpreting the history of country music. Brawner initially joined the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in 2001 as director of new business development. Prior to joining the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum staff, Brawner was vice president of sales, marketing and communications for the Nashville Sounds AAA Baseball team and, before that, served as the vice president of administration for the Nashville Kats Arena Football team.

Early on in her career, Brawner served 10 years in the hotel and hospitality fields within the areas of sales, marketing and corporate partnerships with the likes of Opryland Hotel, Loews Anatole Hotel, Galt House Hotel and others. Brawner is a graduate of the 2019 class of Leadership Nashville and served for 11 years as a board member of the Tennessee Tourism Committee. Brawner attended Western Kentucky University. Currently, Brawner serves on the Kentucky Travel Industry Association’s Legislative Committee and Nominating Committee.