NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR LACMA

According to the Los Angeles Times’ Mike Boehm, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has appointed Jamie McCourt to its board, a development that was announced late on Friday. With husband Frank, owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, McCourt controls Dodger Stadium, along with the team that plays on it. According to Boehm, she is the chief executive officer of the team.

Also joining LACMA’s board is Rebecka Belldegrun, president and chief executive of BellCo Capital, a management consulting and investment company. Belldegrun’s resume is an eye-opener: Born in Finland, she’s a medical doctor as well as a financier, having earned her MD from Tel Aviv University in Israel, after which she did her postdoctoral fellowship in corneal surgery at Harvard. In a statement, Govan said the women’s appointment “underscores the ongoing dedication of the city’s philanthropic leaders to art, even during these trying times.” LACMA board members are expected to donate at least one hundred thousand dollars a year to the museum.