Board of Trustees
The National Gallery of Art is governed by a nine-member board of trustees, composed of five general trustees, who are appointed to staggered ten-year terms, and four ex officio trustees.
General Trustees
John Wilmerding, chairman
Victoria P. Sant, president
Frederick W. Beinecke
Mitchell P. Rales
Sharon Percy Rockefeller
Trustees Emeriti:
Robert F. Erburu
John C. Fontaine
Julian Ganz, Jr.
Alexander M. Laughlin
David O. Maxwell
Ex Officio Trustees
John G. Roberts Jr., Chief Justice of the United States
John F. Kerry, Secretary of State
Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Treasury
G. Wayne Clough, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
Executive Officers
The board of trustees appoints the National Gallery of Art director and six executive officers, who manage the day-to-day operations of the museum.
Director: Earl A. Powell III
Deputy Director: Franklin Kelly
Secretary and General Counsel: Elizabeth A. Croog
Administrator: Darrell Willson
Treasurer: William W. McClure
Development and External Affairs: Joseph A. Krakora
Dean, Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts: Elizabeth Cropper
The Collection
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