Board of Trustees

Meet the trustees and board committees of The J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Trust Board of Trustees (2023)
Front row (l to r): Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana, Anne M. Sweeney, Katherine E. Fleming, Mary Schmidt Campbell
Back row (l to r): Bruce W. Dunlevie, Antonieta M. Arango, John Studzinski, Robert W. Lovelace, Jaynie Miller Studenmund, David L. Lee
(Not pictured: Megan B. Chernin, Pamela J. Joyner)

Current Trustees

The trustees, as a board or through board committees, set policies relating to spending, management, governance, professional standards, investment, and grant making. They also oversee the internal and external auditors, select the president and officers, and review the performance and set the compensation of all the officers. Trustees are elected for four-year terms, and may serve no more than three terms.

Antonieta Monaldi Arango

Antonieta Monaldi Arango is president of Aramont Charitable Foundation, a California-based family foundation with the mission of improving the lives of others in our community. Arango was born in Venezuela and graduated from Harvard University with an AB magna cum laude in economics and from UCLA with an MA in Spanish literature. She worked as an investment analyst at The Capital Group Companies in the Emerging Markets division covering Latin America and later taught Spanish and literature as a T.A. at UCLA.

One of Arango’s passions has been promoting access to education as a means to combat inequality. She has served on the board and volunteered at different charter and private schools in the Los Angeles area, including Portal Schools, Brentwood School, Camino Nuevo Charter Academy, Value Schools, and The John Thomas Dye School. She holds a College Counseling certification from UCLA Extension and has worked on developing and supporting college access and college success programs for underserved students.

Arango is currently a trustee at Portal Schools, an incubator for innovations in education. At Harvard University, she is part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Council and a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. At UCLA, she serves on the Chancellor’s Second Century Council and on the Humanities Advisory Board. She also participates in the University of Michigan Parents’ Council, Human Rights Watch Los Angeles Committee, and is a supporter of the LA Philharmonic’s YOLA Program and LACMA’s art education programs.

Arango and her late husband Javier have two sons.

Mary Schmidt Campbell

Mary Schmidt Campbell, PhD, is president emerita of Spelman College, a leading women’s college dedicated to the education and global leadership of Black women. Before coming to Spelman, she served for over two decades as dean of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

An art historian and former curator, Campbell began her career in New York as executive director of the Studio Museum in Harlem, the country’s first accredited Black fine arts museum and a linchpin in Harlem’s redevelopment. She served as commissioner of New York City’s Department of Cultural Affairs under two mayors and in 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her vice chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and currently sits on the boards of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Unity Technologies, and the American Museum of Natural History.

In 2017, Campbell was appointed to serve as a member of the Mayoral Advisory Commission on City Art, Monuments, and Markers in the city of New York. She completed a biography of Romare Bearden for Oxford University Press in 2018 and contributed an essay to “Are the Arts Essential,” published by New York University Press, 2022.

Campbell received a BA in English literature from Swarthmore College, a master’s of art in art history from Syracuse University, and a doctorate in humanities from Syracuse. She and her husband, Dr. George Campbell, Jr., president emeritus of The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, are the parents of three sons and have eight grandchildren.

Megan B. Chernin

Megan B. Chernin joined Getty’s Board of Trustees in January 2017. She serves as the co-chair of the LA Promise Fund board of directors and founded and served as CEO of The Los Angeles Fund for Public Education, a nonprofit organization, created in partnership with the Mayor of Los Angeles and the LAUSD Superintendent's Office. The organization partners with Los Angeles schools to invest in innovative, results-oriented programs designed to ensure every student has a chance to succeed.

Prior to founding the Fund for Public Education, Chernin was chair of the board of directors and co-founder of LA's Promise from 2006 to August 2011. Previously, she served as chair of the Los Angeles Mentoring Partnership, a coalition of mentoring agencies serving greater Los Angeles. She served on the board of the Fulfillment Fund and was a mentor to high school students. Chernin has worked in the California Office of the Attorney General, as well as the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office.

Chernin earned a JD from Southwestern University School of Law and a BA in English from Manhattanville College. She is married to Peter Chernin. The Chernins have three adult children.

Bruce W. Dunlevie

Bruce Dunlevie joined the board in March 2017. He has worked in the early stage technology venture capital industry for 30 years, and is a founder and General Partner of Benchmark Capital, based in Silicon Valley. He serves on the board of directors of several private technology companies. Prior to entering the venture capital business, Dunlevie worked in investment banking at Goldman, Sachs & Co.

Dunlevie has served on the Board of Trustees of Stanford University for 10 years, and on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Rice University, for eight years. He is also a Fellow Benefactor of Trinity College, University of Cambridge.

Dunlevie holds a BA in literature and history from Rice University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he was an Arjay Miller Scholar.

Katherine E. Fleming

Katherine E. Fleming assumed her post as president and CEO of the J. Paul Getty Trust on August 1, 2022. An accomplished academic leader and internationally recognized scholar of Mediterranean history, religion, and culture, she served as provost of New York University from 2016 to 2022. She was instrumental in NYU’s development as a research powerhouse and in its emergence as one of the world’s most global institutions, leading NYU’s strategy in Europe. She has served as Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization at NYU, and as a long-standing associate professor of history at the Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris. From 2012–2016 she chaired the Board of the University of Piraeus, Greece. An elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, she is also Chevalier in the French Legion of Honor and Commander in the Greek Order of Beneficence. Fleming began her career in California, earning her doctorate at UC Berkeley and then teaching at various institutions in Southern California before going to NYU in 1998.

Pamela J. Joyner

Pamela J. Joyner joined Getty’s board in February 2017. She has nearly 30 years of experience in the investment industry and is the founder of Avid Partners, LLC, where her expertise has been the alternative investment arena. She is a director of First Republic Bank and chair of its investment committee.

She is chair of the Tate Americas Foundation, and a member of the Tate International Council and the Tate North America Acquisitions Committee. She is a trustee of the Art Institute of Chicago, a trustee and member of the Director's Circle of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and a member of the Modern and Contemporary Art Visiting Committee of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Joyner serves on the board of the Art & Practice Foundation.

The Pamela J. Joyner Alfred J. Giuffrida Collection of Abstract Art is widely recognized as one of the most significant collections of modern and contemporary art by African American and African Diasporic artists in the world. The collection is a catalyst for pioneering artistic, scholarly and public initiatives including a major nationwide touring exhibition commencing in fall 2017, as well as Four Generations, a critical anthology of new research and writing which explores the critical contributions that artists of African descent have made to visual art in the 20th and 21st centuries. Joyner and Giuffrida also inaugurated an artist residency program in 2014 in Sonoma, California.

Robert W. Lovelace, Chair

Robert W. Lovelace joined the Getty Board of Trustees in 2016. Mr. Lovelace is chair of Capital International, Inc, a division of Capital Group. In addition, Rob is a portfolio manager for the American Funds and president of the New Perspective Fund. He joined Capital in 1985 after receiving a bachelor’s degree in mineral economics from Princeton University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation. Mr. Lovelace is co-chair of the Pacific Council on International Policy’s Board of Directors. He was a founder of the Value Schools, a group of charter schools in Los Angeles, and of Vistamar School, a private independent high school in El Segundo.

Thelma Meléndez De Santa Ana

Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana joined the board in 2012. Dr. Meléndez most recently served as the state administrator/superintendent for the Inglewood Unified School District from August 2017 until her retirement in December of 2019. Before that, she was chief executive officer, Office of Educational Services for the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) beginning in 2014. Dr. Meléndez served as education advisor to Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Dr. Meléndez was superintendent of schools for the Santa Ana Unified School District, the largest school district in Orange County. She worked at the U.S. Department of Education as the assistant secretary for Elementary and Secondary Education where she helped to develop the Blueprint for Reform and led the office as it administered grant funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. She earned a BA cum laude in sociology from UCLA, a PhD from USC's Rossier School of Education, and an Honorary Doctorate from Pepperdine University's Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Dr. Meléndez's recognitions include an Alumni Merit Award from the USC Alumni Association (2012), the Mexican American Opportunity Foundation's 2011 National Hispanic Woman of the Year, American Association of School Administrators, California State Superintendent of the Year (2009), and Hispanic Business Magazine's 2010 Woman of the Year. She is married to Otto Santa Ana, a retired professor in the Department of Chicano Studies at UCLA.

Jaynie Miller Studenmund

Jaynie Miller Studenmund’s career spans four decades in management consulting, corporate executive management, and board service across a diverse set of digital, data, consumer, financial services, and non-profit organizations. After beginning her career in consulting at Booz, Allen, she worked for the next two decades in banking and ultimately was the executive vice president for all consumer businesses for three of the nation’s largest banks, primarily First Interstate of California. Then she pivoted to the internet and was the chief operating officer for several leading internet companies, including Overture Services, the creator of paid search that transformed online advertising. Today Studenmund serves on public boards for EXL Service, Pacific Premier Bancorp, and Western Asset Management Funds. In the non-profit arena, she is chair of Huntington Health, an affiliate of Cedars Sinai Health System, and a board member for Flintridge Prep and Forest Lawn. Studenmund is a co-founder for the Enduring Heroes Foundation. This honors Greater Pasadena’s 11 post-9/11 combat heroes, including her Green Beret son, with a noted memorial statue and other activities. Prior boards include Harvey Mudd College, KCET, LifeLock, Orbitz, and eHarmony. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BA in economics from Wellesley College. She is married to Woody Studenmund, the recently retired Laurence de Rycke Professor of Economics at Occidental College. They have two children.

John Studzinski CBE

John Studzinski CBE is vice chairman of PIMCO and a managing director. As vice chairman, he helps advance PIMCO’s global strategy and serves as a key strategic advisor to many clients around the world. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2018, he was vice chairman, investor relations and business development, and a senior managing director at Blackstone, overseeing sovereign and institutional investor relationships and advising large family offices. Studzinski was previously head of European investment banking at Morgan Stanley and deputy chairman of Morgan Stanley International. He also worked at HSBC Group, helping to build its investment banking division and serving on the bank’s group management board. Studzinski is a non-executive director at the Home Office in the U.K., chair of the Home Office’s Audit and Risk Assurance Committee (ARAC) and co-chair of the Business Against Slavery Forum, a partnership between government and business to accelerate progress in tackling modern slavery in supply chains. He is the co-founder and chair of the Arise Foundation, which partners with local networks to stop human trafficking, and vice-chair emeritus of Human Rights Watch. He is also founder and chairman of the Genesis Foundation, a U.K.-based charity that supports young artists. He has 30 years of investment experience and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a bachelor’s degree from Bowdoin College. In 2008, the Queen’s New Year’s Honours List named him Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the arts and charity.

Anne M. Sweeney

Anne M. Sweeney’s entertainment industry experience spans more than three decades, including leadership and senior roles at the Walt Disney Co., 21st Century Fox, and Viacom. From 2004 to 2015, she oversaw Disney’s cable, broadcast, and satellite properties around the world. Previously, she helped establish and served as chairman and CEO of the FX Networks, part of the Fox Entertainment Group of 21st Century Fox. Earlier in her career, she spent more than 12 years at Viacom’s Nickelodeon network. Active in organizations both within and outside the television industry, Sweeney currently sits on the boards of The Fulfillment Fund and the Board of Visitors for UCLA Anderson. She is a member of the Board of Directors at Netflix, the Board of Trustees at the Mayo Clinic, and a Deans Distinguished Fellow at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a prior board member of the boards of AFI, the A&E Television Networks, Hulu, and The Paley Center for Media and Special Olympics. Sweeney holds a BA from The College of New Rochelle and an Ed. M. from Harvard University.

Trustees Emeriti

Dates in parentheses indicate periods of service.

Lewis W. Bernard (1998–2004) John H. Biggs, Chair Emeritus (1999–2006)
Louise H. Bryson, Chair Emerita (1998–2010)
John F. Cooke (1995–2000)
Ramon C. Cortines (1996–2008)
*Lloyd E. Cotsen (2002–2006)
James Cuno, President Emeritus (2011–2022)
*Kenneth N. Dayton (1985–1993)
*Robert F. Erburu, Chair Emeritus (1987–2000)
Frances D. Fergusson (2007–2019)
*John T. Fey (1979–1992)
David I. Fisher (1995–1999)
David Gardner, Chair Emeritus (1992–2004)
Gordon P. Getty (1955–1966; 1973–1998)
*Vartan Gregorian (1988–2000)
Agnes Gund (1994–2006)
Maria Hummer-Tuttle (2009–2021), Chair Emerita (2009–2021)
Helene L. Kaplan (1992–2004)
Joanne C. Kozberg (2005–2017)
Paul LeClerc (2007–2019)
David L. Lee, Chair Emeritus (2009–2023)
*Jon B. Lovelace, Chair Emeritus (1982–1995) Herbert L. Lucas, Jr. (1988–1999)
Luis G. Nogales (2000–2012)
*Stuart T. Peeler (1965–1998)
Stewart A. Resnick (2005–2017)
Neil L. Rudenstine (2007–2019)
William E.B. Siart (2005–2017)
*Rocco C. Siciliano (1982–1995)
Mark S. Siegel, Chair Emeritus (2005–2017)
*Jennifer Jones Simon (1984–1991)
Ronald P. Spogli (2010–2022)
Peter J. Taylor (2006–2017)
*Frank G. Wells (1990–1994)
J. Patrick Whaley (1977–1998)
*John C. Whitehead (1989–1995)
*Harold M. Williams, President Emeritus (1981–1998)
Blenda J. Wilson (1993–2005)
Jay S. Wintrob (2004–2016)
*Otto Wittmann (1979–1989)

*deceased

Board Committees

The J. Paul Getty Trust Board of Trustees establishes standing and special committees to assist it in fulfilling its responsibilities as the governing body of The Trust. Committees consist of three or more trustees and meet prior to the full meetings of the board, with additional meetings scheduled throughout the year as needed. Under the bylaws, the chair, vice chairs, and president serve on all committees ex officio, except that neither the President nor the Chairs of the Finance and Investment Committees shall serve on the Audit Committee, and the Chair of the Audit Committee shall not serve on the Finance or Investment Committees.

As of July 1, 2023, standing committees and their members are as follows:

Executive Committee

The executive committee consists of the chair, any vice chairs, chairs of the standing committees, and the president. The committee has the power to take any action within the authority of the board of trustees and will report any such action to the board of trustees no later than the next meeting of the board.

Robert W. Lovelace (Chair)
Megan B. Chernin
Bruce W. Dunlevie
Katherine E. Fleming
Mary Schmidt Campbell
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana
John J. Studzinski

Executive Committee Charter

Antiquities Review Committee

The antiquities review committee assists the board by reviewing all proposed acquisitions of ancient art and archaeological material to assure that such acquisitions are consistent with Getty policy and relevant legal and ethical standards, and by conveying its findings to the Board of Trustees in advance of any such acquisition.

Pamela Joyner
John J. Studzinski
Ex-officio members: Robert W. Lovelace, Katherine E. Fleming

Antiquities Review Committee Charter

Audit Committee

The audit committee assists the board in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to management practices, internal control, accounting policies, and auditing and reporting practices.

John J. Studzinski (Chair)
Mary Schmidt Campbell
Megan B. Chernin
Pamela J. Joyner
Jaynie Miller Studenmund
Ex-officio members: Robert W. Lovelace

Audit Committee Charter

Compensation Committee

The compensation committee assists the board in fulfilling its responsibilities for establishing and overseeing the overall compensation and benefit policies of The Trust.

Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana (Chair)
Bruce W. Dunlevie
Jaynie Miller Studenmund
John J. Studzinski
Anne M. Sweeney
Ex-officio members: Robert W. Lovelace, Katherine E. Fleming

Compensation Committee Charter

Development and External Affairs Committee

The development and external affairs committee assists the board in communicating the Getty mission in a way that builds, enhances and sustains a positive reputation, and develops philanthropic support for the Trust and its constituent programs.

Megan B. Chernin (Chair)
Antonieta Arango
Mary Schmidt Campbell
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana
Jaynie Miller Studenmund
Anne M. Sweeney
Ex-officio members: Robert W. Lovelace, Katherine E. Fleming

Development/External Affairs Committee Charter

Finance Committee

The finance committee assists the board in fulfilling its oversight responsibilities with respect to budgetary matters, financial management and policy, and capital expenditures of The Trust.

Robert W. Lovelace (Chair)
Antonieta Arango
Bruce W. Dunlevie
Pamela J. Joyner
Jaynie Miller Studenmund
Anne M. Sweeney
Ex-officio members: Katherine E. Fleming

Finance Committee Charter

Governance Committee

The governance committee assists the board in fulfilling its responsibilities with respect to matters of governance of The Trust and in identifying and recommending to the board of trustees candidates to serve as trustees.

Mary Schmidt Campbell (Chair)
Megan B. Chernin
Bruce W. Dunlevie
Thelma Meléndez de Santa Ana
John J. Studzinski
Ex-officio members: Robert W. Lovelace, Katherine E. Fleming

Governance Committee Charter

Investment Committee

The investment committee assists the board in fulfilling its responsibilities to monitor and oversee the performance of The Trust's investment program.

Bruce W. Dunlevie (Chair)
Antonieta Arango
Pamela J. Joyner
Non-Voting Members: Robert F. Wallace
Ex-officio members: Robert W. Lovelace, Katherine E. Fleming

Investment Committee Charter

Back to Top