Keith Nesbitt- Mayor
Mayor Keith Nesbitt has been an Auburn resident since 1990. Nesbitt served on the Economic Development Commission from 2000-2002, then again from 2004 to present. Nesbitt chaired the city Planning Commission in 2002 and 2003.
Currently Nesbitt serves on:
- The Board of Directors of the Placer County Transportation Planning Agency
- The Board of Directors of the Capital Corridor Joint Powers authority
- The Auburn Economic Development Commission
- Chairman of the Streetscape History and Art Advisoy Committee
- Bike Auburn Amgen Tour of California Organizational Committee and Executive Committee
Nesbitt works for KenMar Instrumentation Services and Hardware in Auburn. The company provides vibration monitoring of critical machinery in power generation facilities and refineries .Nesbitt was involved in design, project management and engineering support services for 20 years. Before moving to Auburn, he owned his own consulting company where he worked primarily with consulting structural engineers and engineering contractors. He provided data collection and expert witness services on structural repair litigations and co-sponsored and coordinated test programs involved in earthquake resistant design and construction. He also provided project coordination, construction management and development services to owners, builders, architects and engineers. Nesbitt also spent 17 years in real estate sales, commercial real estate, commercial leasing, and financing.
Nesbitt has a degree in Liberal Arts from Santa Rosa Community College and has continuing college education in marketing, industrial marketing and economics, and real estate law, practice, finance, appraisal, brokerage and property management.
Nesbitt lost his wife to cancer in 2007. Nesbitt and son Dylan live in South Auburn.