Creating a resilient, forward-thinking museum ecosystem.

Our Services

  • Identify why workloads feel overwhelming and uncover the reasons behind delays in specific activities.

  • Concrete, actionable recommendations in 90 mins to make your work easier.

  • Workshops on Project Management & Strategic Problem Solving for museum teams.

  • Strategy development and implementation for museum teams.

HI, I’M UMA

I’m an Organizational Strategist working with museums and cultural institutions.

Photo of Uma Nair, founder of The Strategic Museum


With almost twenty years of experience spanning the tech, non-profit, and museum sectors, I've garnered a wealth of insights about organizational management, inclusive work culture, and work-life balance. From my tenure at Google to my contributions at Getty, I've conjured up organizational strategies, created award-winning digital projects, and transformed museum operations.

Now, I bring this expertise to your museum.

Through strategic consulting and workshops, I transform museum teams from chaotic, burnout machines to organized, sustainable, and efficient systems.

My goal is to cultivate museum environments where authenticity, empathy, and innovation thrive, fostering a more inclusive future in the museum field and enabling museum and cultural professionals to truly make an impact with their work.

I welcome the opportunity to discuss museum operations and organizational culture further. Please feel free to reach out to me at ✉️ uma@thestrategicmuseum.com

  • Consistently exceeding my expectations, Uma played a key role in developing a strategic plan that considered various factors such as capacity, resources, advancing DEAI initiatives, and gaining senior leadership buy-in.

    Michele Ciaccio

    Managing Editor, Getty Research Institute

  • Uma has the initiative to see what needs to happen, what she wants to happen, and makes it happen.

    Angela Williamson

    Volunteer Manager, Hagley Museum and Library