Leadership & Governance

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.

Pierre Ouillet is the executive vice president, Finance and Operations and treasurer at the J. Paul Getty Trust. Bringing extensive expertise and a proven track record in managing complex, global organizations, he leads Getty’s financial and operational strategies, overseeing financial planning, investments, facilities, and administrative functions with a focus on advancing Getty’s financial sustainability, operational excellence, and institutional growth.

Prior to joining Getty, Ouillet was vice chancellor and chief financial officer at UC San Diego, where he managed a $9 billion budget and led numerous strategic initiatives that strengthened the university’s financial health, expanded its research enterprise, and supported campus growth. Earlier in his career, he served as vice president of Finance, Resources, and Operations at the University of British Columbia (UBC), where he successfully navigated financial challenges during the global financial crisis, creating new revenue streams and generating significant savings. Ouillet also served as vice president of finance for Best Buy International and Best Buy Canada.

Ouillet holds a Master of Science degree from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Business Administration from INSEAD (European Institute of Business Administration). He is also a Certified General Accountant.

Stephen W. Clark joined the Trust as vice president and general counsel in April 2008. Clark came to Getty from the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), where he was deputy general counsel.

Clark is president of the International Cultural Property Society and a trustee of the Norton Simon Museum and the Lewis Walpole Library. He was president of the Museum Association of New York and served as a trustee of the California Museum Association. He participated on several committees of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, and has served for many years on the faculty of the American Law Institute’s annual conference Legal Issues of Museum Administration. Clark graduated from Hamilton College and Fordham University School of Law.

Uyttewaal joined Getty’s Institutional Advancement team in 2015. Her service at Getty includes department leadership as Interim Vice President, Development; Senior Director, Advancement International Programs; and Director of Donor Relations. During her time at Getty, Uyttewaal has led successful fundraising initiatives for PST ART: Art and Science Collide; secured the institution’s largest gift to support arts education through the establishment of the Mia Chandler Endowment for School Visits; and led Getty’s fundraising team’s successful campaign for the LA Arts Community Fire Relief Fund.

Uyttewaal has also led special initiatives and institutional partnerships expanding Getty’s work in Los Angeles and globally. Recent examples include an ongoing cultural partnership with Villa Albertine, Getty Global Forum with LUMA Arles, Getty Global Talks Presented with Christie’s, and the Getty Prize (formerly Getty Medal), which awards one individual who can then recognize the work of an arts or educational non-profit with a pay-it-forward $500,000 grant from Getty. 

Prior to her work with Getty, Uyttewaal served at arts and higher education institutions including the American Center Paris, the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities, California Polytechnic State University, and CSU Northridge. She has also worked in multimedia and communications in the international corporate sector in Paris. Kim earned a bachelor’s degree in History from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in French Studies from New York University with a focus on French cultural policy.

Nancy Gibson was promoted to Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of Getty in June 2024. She oversees those functions that support Getty’s 1,400+ staff, including all aspects of human resources and engagement and belonging initiatives. Gibson joined Getty in 2014 as the Director of Human Resources.

She has held human resources leadership roles in public, private and non-profit institutions for over 35 years. Prior to joining Getty, Gibson was the human resources and business services director at Michigan State University for its 500+ employee, state-wide cooperative extension system. Before moving to MSU, she worked for a multi-state insurance company and, in addition to Human Resources, was responsible for Facilities and Risk Management.

Gibson holds a Master’s in Organizational Administration from Central Michigan University. She is a member of the National Human Resources Association-Los Angeles, being selected as Executive of the Year in 2022. She is also a member of the Society for Human Resource Management, holding their Senior Professional designation, and a member of the Professionals in Human Resources Association.

Katharine “K.C.” Krieger joined Getty as vice president, chief investment officer in April 2024. She manages Getty’s $9 billion portfolio and is responsible for asset allocation, investment strategy, portfolio construction, risk management, and investment operations. Prior to joining Getty, Krieger spent 23 years at the Broad Foundations and Family Office, serving as the chief investment officer from 2017 to 2024. She started her career as a consulting associate with Cambridge Associates.

Krieger is a trustee at Marlborough School, an independent school for girls, where she serves at treasurer and co-chair of the finance committee. In addition, Krieger is a member of the investment committee for the James Irvine Foundation, an independent foundation dedicated to supporting low-income workers in California.

K.C. is a CFA® charterholder and earned a bachelor’s degree in economics magna cum laude from Colby College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

Andrew Perchuk is interim director of the Getty Research Institute. He holds a PhD from Yale University and is a specialist in modern and contemporary art history. Since joining Getty in 2003, Perchuk has served as head of Contemporary Programs and Research, assistant director, and deputy director. In 2008, Perchuk co-founded PST ART (with the Getty Foundation), a Getty-funded initiative that has produced three successful iterations across Southern California. In 2018 he launched the GRI’s African American Art History Initiative, and he has collaborated with colleagues across Getty on major digital initiatives, technical art history projects, and international convenings. Since becoming deputy director, Perchuk has co-edited six books and co-curated three exhibitions. Recently, he co-edited Ed Ruscha’s Streets of Los Angeles: Artist, Image, Archive, City and co-curated the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: A Material Odyssey at USC Pacific Asia Museum. Perchuk serves as vice president of the Chicago/Woodman Foundation.

Timothy Potts joined Getty as director of the J. Paul Getty Museum in September 2012. His previous position was director and Marlay Curator of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, from 2008 to 2012, where he was also professorial fellow and director of studies in the history of art at Clare College. Previous to that, he was director of the Kimbell Art Museum in Fort Worth, Texas from 1998 to 2007, director of the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, from 1994 to 1998, and a research lecturer and research fellow in ancient art and archaeology at Christ Church, Oxford, from 1984 to 1990. He is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

Born in Sydney, Australia, he holds a B.A. with double first class honors and university medals in archaeology/ancient art and philosophy from the University of Sydney, and a D.Phil. (PhD) in ancient Near Eastern art and archaeology from the University of Oxford. Dr. Potts is the author of numerous publications on ancient art, culture, and history; museum studies; and art history.

Jenn Stringer joined Getty in July 2023 as vice president and chief digital officer. She oversees the organization’s IT team and Trust-wide strategic digital initiatives.

Stringer has led computer, technology, and learning services in libraries and universities for over 35 years. Before joining Getty, she was the associate vice chancellor for IT and chief information officer at UC Berkeley, and previously served as the campus’s deputy chief information officer, assistant vice chancellor for IT, and chief academic technology officer. Stringer was previously the director for academic technology services at New York University and director of educational technology at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Stringer graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with honors in History and completed her Masters in Library and Information Science from San Jose State University. Stringer is a Frye Leadership Institute Fellow and is a past member of the EDUCAUSE Institute of Management Faculty. She currently represents EDUCAUSE on the Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Steering Committee, and is a former Viewpoints Editor for Educause Review.

Joan Weinstein is director of the Getty Foundation. Since joining Getty, she has directed grant initiatives internationally related to art history, conservation, and museum practice, and is the co-creator of Pacific Standard Time, a Getty-funded initiative of thematically linked exhibitions and programs presented by cultural institutions across Southern California.

Throughout her career she has been active in professional organizations in the fields of art history, philanthropy, and preservation, and has served on a number of nonprofit boards. Weinstein began her career teaching art history at the University of Pittsburgh and is the author of several books and numerous articles on the history of modern art in Weimar Germany. She holds a PhD in the history of art from the University of California, Los Angeles, and studied at the Phillips-Universität Marburg in Germany.

Timothy P. Whalen was appointed Vice President of Institutional Planning in October 2025. He is responsible for guiding development of Gettywide projects that advance and improve the experience of both visitors and staff at the Getty Center.

Whalen’s professional association with Getty dates to 1983, when he was appointed assistant director of the Getty Center for the History of Art and the Humanities (now Getty Research Institute) and then associate director of the Getty Building Program, which oversaw the development of the Getty Center campus. In 1991, he became senior program officer in the Getty Grant Program (now Getty Foundation) overseeing art and architectural conservation grantmaking activities. In December 1998, he was appointed John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the Getty Conservation Institute, a position he held until September 2026.

Whalen was a trustee and Board Chair of the US National Trust for Historic Preservation. He is a member of the international advisory board for the Courtauld Institute of Art's MA in Conservation of Wall Paintings program, and a former member of the United States National Commission to UNESCO. He was a Loeb Fellow in Environmental Design at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. A California native, he holds a BA in art history as well as an MA in museum studies and art history from the University of Southern California.

Amanda Hicks joined Getty as Vice President of Communications and Community Engagement in 2026. She is responsible for communicating Getty’s institutional vision locally and around the world while working collaboratively with its four programs to develop Trust-wide communications strategies and benchmarks.

Hicks was previously the Director of Communications and Public Affairs at The Museum of Modern Art, New York (MoMA), a position she held since 2018. Prior to MoMA, she was the Executive Director of Communications at the Art Institute of Chicago and served as a Public Diplomacy Foreign Service Officer in the U.S. State Department, working in Washington, DC, the Eastern Caribbean, Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, Qatar, and at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Hicks is a returned Peace Corps volunteer with three years of service in Central Africa. She holds an M.A. in Art History from the University of Oregon and a B.A. in Government from the University of Notre Dame.

Francesca Casadio is John E. and Louise Bryson Director of the Getty Conservation Institute, responsible for the Institute's strategic vision, initiating and implementing key initiatives and research to advance cultural heritage conservation practice globally. Prior to joining the Conservation Institute she served as vice president and Grainger Executive Director of Conservation and Science at the Art Institute of Chicago. While at the Art Institute she established their scientific research laboratory, leading the design of the $50M Grainger Center for Conservation and Science. She is a founding member and co-director of the Northwestern University/Art Institute of Chicago Center for Scientific Studies in the Arts. Casadio holds PhD and MS degrees in chemistry from the University of Milan, Italy, and was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Sorbonne University in Paris in 2019.