"The Board is responsible for the protection and conservation of the assets of the Fine Arts Museums and for setting the public course the Museums will follow. The Board shall assure that the Museums are open, accessible and vital contributors to the cultural life of the City and County, and that the Museums' programs bring art appreciation and education to all the people of the City and County."

—San Francisco City Charter, Section 5.10

The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco are governed by three boards. The Fine Arts Museums (FAMSF) of San Francisco is a Charitable Trust Department of the City and County of San Francisco. The Museums' endowment funds are held by The Fine Arts Museums Foundation (FAMF), a private 501(c)3 organization. The Corporation of the Fine Arts Museums (COFAM) is also a private 501(c)3 organization, which raises funds for and manages most of the day to day operations of the museums.

FAMSF Board of Trustees

Tobi Adamolekun
Jamie Bowles, Vice President
Jack Calhoun
Margaret Conley
Thomas Horn
Dorka Keehn
Carl Pascarella
David Spencer, FAMSF Board President
Diane Wilsey, Chair Emerita

FAMF Board of Trustees

George Hecksher, Vice President
Lorna Meyer Calas, President 
David Soward, Vice President, Investments 
David Spencer
Marvin Tseu
Paul Violich
Diane Wilsey, Chair Emerita 

COFAM Board of Trustees

Bakari Adams
Aída Álvarez
Sharon Bell
Bettina Bryant
Jack Calhoun, Vice Chair
Katherine Harbin Clammer
John Diefenbach
David Fraze
Stanlee Gatti
Massimiliana Boyer Glynn
Cynthia Gunn
Lucy Young Hamilton
George Hecksher
Rebecca Henderson
Holly Johnson
Gretchen Kimball
Yasunobu Kyogoku
Austin Ligon
Michael Linn
Seth Matarasso
LeShelle May
Karesha McGee
Bryan Meehan
Lorna Meyer Calas
Elizabeth Minick
Jason Moment
Valerie Morris
Carl Pascarella, Vice Chair
Lynn Poole, Vice Chair and Treasurer 
Heather Preston
Jeffrey Saper
Richard Scheller
Laura Scher
David Shimmon
David Soward
David Spencer, COFAM Board Chair
Marvin Tseu
Paul Violich
David Wadhwani
Douglas Wall
Barbara Wolfe
Brenda Wright
Lisa Zanze
Julia Zhen
Diane Wilsey, Chair Emerita 

In Memoriam
Mariana Gantus Wall

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