Learning Lab

Andrew Gustafson (he/him) is a consultant, tour guide, and the vice president of Turnstile Tours & Studio, a social enterprise consultancy that helps organizations build capacity to welcome the public. Andrew has been a licensed New York City sightseeing guide for over 15 years, and he leads tours with a special focus on the city’s waterfront, infrastructure, and industry. Andrew studied history and geography as an undergraduate at Middlebury College and political geography at the University of Colorado-Boulder graduate school. Before coming to Turnstile, he worked at the International Coalition of Historic Sites of Conscience, a worldwide network of museums and historic sites that use difficult histories to promote positive social change, coordinating their programming in the former Soviet Union. At Turnstile, he had developed tours and education programs at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Army Terminal, New York City’s public markets, and Prospect Park, and he has consulted on programming and accessibility at institutions across the globe, including Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Storm King Art Center, The Ringling, and the Singapore Tourism Board. Originally from New Haven, Andrew resides in Brooklyn with his wife and son.