Mary L. Zlot

Mary Zlot is a San Francisco-based art advisor and principal at Zlot Buell & Associates, which she co-founded with Sabrina Buell in 2012. Previously, she founded Mary Zlot and Associates, which worked closely with the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in the development of the museum’s collection. Her corporate clients have included Charles Schwab & Co., Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co., Williams-Sonoma, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, and the Cowboys Stadium. Before founding her own firm, Zlot developed an art consulting division for the architecture and design firm Environmental Planning and Research. She’s curated modern and contemporary art collections for many prominent private collectors and corporations located in the Bay Area and around the world.

In addition to her work as an art advisor, Zlot serves on the education committee of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), collector’s committee of the National Gallery of Art, and national council of the Aspen Art Museum. She’s a trustee emeritus of the California Academy of Sciences and a member of SFMOMA’s Director’s Circle, ArtTable, and the International Association of Professional Art Advisors.