Leadership

Anne Pasternak

Since 2015, Anne Pasternak has served as the Shelby White and Leon Levy Director of the Brooklyn Museum. For more than 30 years, Anne has devoted her career to engaging broad audiences with art’s limitless power to move, motivate, and inspire. As a staunch advocate for the civic and democratic roles our cultural and educational institutions can play, she is committed to projects that demonstrate the crucial links between art and social justice.

During her time at the Brooklyn Museum, Anne has focused on strengthening the institution as a center for the visual arts that is courageous, pioneering, and inspirational. With her demonstrated imagination and skill, she envisions new ways to connect the historical collection with contemporary ideas and practices. Anne has also expanded the Museum’s educational and public program offerings, and she has fostered remarkable special exhibitions, including The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America and We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85. These initiatives are building the foundations for the new strategic plan: to further the Museum’s mission to create inspiring encounters with art and engage the community around the issues of today.

Previously, Anne served as the director of Creative Time. There she initiated projects that gave artists opportunities to respond to political and environmental challenges while expanding their practice globally. During her tenure, the organization collaborated with hundreds of artists, including Nick Cave, Paul Chan, Jenny Holzer, and Kara Walker, commissioning and presenting works ranging from sculptural installations in Grand Central Station’s Vanderbilt Hall to skywriting over Manhattan. Another project, Tribute in Light, twin beacons that illuminate the sky above the former World Trade Center site, continues to be presented on the anniversary of 9/11.

KP Trueblood

Kimberly Panicek (KP) Trueblood is a seasoned executive leader with two decades of experience in government and mission-driven service organizations. She joins the Brooklyn Museum from the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), where she served as Chief of Staff for nearly five years. During her tenure, she played an instrumental role in the development of advocacy and litigation programs to strengthen the organization’s alignment with its mission. She was a key figure in structuring the ACLU’s resources, time, and strategy around its mission—in part by launching the organization’s first-ever analytics department and spearheading efforts to foster a data-driven culture.

Trueblood has dedicated her life to public service, both at nonprofits such as the ACLU and in government. She served in the U.S. Air Force, worked for U.S. Senator Patty Murray, and joined the Department of the Treasury in its inaugural class of Hamilton Fellows. Trueblood also served as Director of White House Operations for President Obama, Deputy CFO and Budget Director for Hillary for America, and Director of Operations for the Clinton-Kaine Presidential Transition Team. Trueblood is a graduate of the University of Washington, Seattle, where she studied political science. She earned her Masters of Public Affairs from Sciences Po, Paris, France.