Mark Getty | |
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Born | Mark Harris Getty 9 July 1960 Rome, Italy |
Citizenship | Irish (since 1995) |
Occupation | Businessman |
Known for | Co-founder of Getty Images |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Father | John Paul Getty Jr. |
Family | Getty |
Mark Harris Getty (born 9 July 1960) is an Irish [1] businessman who is the co-founder and chairman of Getty Images. [2]
A member of the prominent Getty family, he is the younger son of John Paul Getty Jr. and his first wife, Gail Harris. Getty was born in Rome, Italy. [3] He attended Taunton School in England and later studied philosophy and politics at St Catherine's College, Oxford. [4]
Getty began his career at securities firm Kidder, Peabody & Co. in New York City and then joined Hambros Bank in London. [5] In 1993, he drove his family's founding investment in andBeyond, the world's leading ecotourism business, and still acts as chairman of the business. [6]
In 1994, he co-founded the photographic agency Getty Images with Jonathan Klein. Getty Images is the world's leading supplier of imagery for the media, corporate, and advertising sectors. In 2003, he inherited Wormsley Park from his father. In 2008, Getty became chairman of the trustees of the National Gallery in London, a post he held until 2016. [7] In 2017, Getty became chairman of the British School at Rome.
In May 2024, Getty was awarded an honorary degree for his contributions to art and philanthropy by The American University of Rome. [8]
Sir Paul Getty, known widely as John Paul Getty Jr., was a British-American philanthropist and book collector. He was the third of five sons born to J. Paul Getty (1892–1976), one of the richest men in the world at the time. His mother was J. Paul Getty's fourth wife, Ann Rork. The Getty family's wealth was the result of the oil business founded by George Franklin Getty. One of his sons, Mark Getty, co-founded the visual media company Getty Images.
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