Jeffrey L. "Jeff" Idelson (born June 22, 1964) is the current president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Cooperstown, New York. He was named to the position on April 16, 2008, and he replaced Dale Petroskey.In 1986, he graduated from Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut (Bachelor of Arts in International Economics), Idelson began his professional career as a vendor at Fenway Park in Boston while in junior high, high school, and during college.