Camille Kirk

Camille Kirk was appointed in August 2023 as Getty’s inaugural Head of Sustainability. She works with other Getty leadership to define and advance overall sustainability goals, and partners with programs and departments across the institution to develop, implement, and coordinate Getty’s strategic sustainability initiatives.

Previously, Camille was Director of Sustainability and Campus Sustainability Planner for the University of California, Davis, where she led the development of sustainability plans, and implemented sustainability performance assessments. Her efforts helped UC Davis achieve national and international recognition as one of the greenest universities in the world.

She also served on various external boards and steering committees to increase climate and regional water supply resiliency, and improve sustainability metrics. Camille holds a BA in geography from the University of Texas, Austin, and an MA in geography from UCLA.

Camille Kirk will be speaking at the Green Museums Summit :

On Not Letting the Perfect Be the Enemy of the Good

Hear short tales of sustainability challenges and how the Getty is working to overcome them with an improvement mindset and pragmatism. We are working towards more sustainable operations and finding relevant, interesting and appropriate ways to include sustainability into our programming and education. Like all journeys, there are occasional bumps along the way.