BE ADVISED: Due to nearby events on Friday, April 4, parking and traffic around the Natural History Museum will be impacted. Parking for First Fridays is available at the Blue Visitor Parking Structure, located at 39th St and Figueroa St in Exposition Park. Please plan your visit accordingly, and consider using rideshare or public transportation.

Chebon Marshall

Chief of Staff

As Chief of Staff, Chebon Marshall provides strategic leadership and operational oversight while driving the institution’s overall success. With over thirty years of federal, state, and local government experience, he advocates on behalf of the Institute while creating strong relationships with stakeholders.

Marshall has led teams in the public and private sectors, held roles as a senior advisor to statewide, legislative, and local elected officials, and served as a Chief of Staff in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Early in his career he managed and advised political campaigns, and worked on social and environmental justice issues.  Prior to joining the Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County, Marshall was Chief of Staff and Chief Operating Officer at the California Institute of the Arts. 

Chebon, whose name is Muscogee Creek in origin, grew up in Oklahoma and now lives in L.A. with his wife and their two dogs. When not working, he enjoys reading history, is a science fiction geek, and drinks entirely too much coffee.