The Warhol Advisory Board Designates Jim Spencer as Chair
For immediate release
Wednesday, June 4, 2025
The Andy Warhol Museum advisory board named Jim Spencer as chair at their recent meeting. He started in this new role on May 2, 2025.
Spencer has been a member of The Warhol’s advisory board since 2016 and held the position of vice chair in 2021. He has been a Carnegie Museums trustee since 2019, and previously served on the advisory board of Carnegie Museum of Art. Spencer is the president and CEO of Exus Renewables North America (Exus). Prior to his tenure and Exus, he spent 35 years in the power industry managing the development and financing of energy projects in both developed and underdeveloped countries. He was the founder, president and CEO of Ever Power Wind Holdings, a national utility scale development and operating wind company, for 16 years. Spencer began his career as an attorney in the energy project finance group at Chadbourne & Parke LLP. He moved to Prudential Capital Corporation to work in the Utilities & Finance Group and then spent more than a decade at Sithe Energies, Inc.
“Serving on The Warhol’s advisory board over the past nine years has been a deeply rewarding experience,” commented Spencer. “As I step into the role of chair, I’m energized by the opportunity to help shape the museum’s next chapter alongside an extraordinarily talented and forward-thinking team. The work the museum is undertaking with The Pop District and our bold workforce development initiatives exemplifies the museum’s commitment to innovation, community and cultural impact. This is a transformative moment for The Warhol—and I’m honored to be part of it.”
“We are thrilled to have Jim Spencer become the new chair of The Warhol’s advisory board,” stated Mario Rossero, the new director of The Warhol. “Given his years of commitment to the museum and his deep passion for the arts, this a great match—I look forward to working closely with Jim during his tenure.”
“It was my greatest honor to be part of The Warhol as the chair of the advisory board for the past eight years,” stated Demetrios Patrinos, previous chair of the advisory board of The Warhol. “I am excited for the new director and the direction that the museum is going. I am glad to pass on the torch to Jim Spencer, whose leadership and dedication to the museum makes him a great fit for this role,”
The Andy Warhol Museum Advisory Board
James Spencer, Chair
Judith Evans Thomas, Secretary
Ann M. McGuinn, Treasurer
Amy Baron Brourman
Tonisha Blackwell
Yvonne Campos
Stephen Casey
Robert Cherry
Ken Cirka
Carrie Coghill
Nathalie Doobin
Milton Fine*
Vincent P. Fremont (Emeritus)
Cain Hayes
Margaret Izzo
Maureen B. Kerr
Dr. Steven Knapp (Ex Officio)
Jeroen Kwist
Jeremy Leventhal
Monica Malik
Demetrios Patrinos
Mario Rossero (Ex Officio)
Michael Rubinoff
Henry Simonds
Juliet Lea H. Simonds (Emeritus)
Mike Sullivan
Heather Tomko
Jessica Tomko
Joel Wachs (Ex Officio)
Cris Turner
Geovette Washington (Ex Officio)
*Deceased
The Warhol receives state arts funding support through a grant from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, a state agency funded by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania; the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency; and The Heinz Endowments. Further support is provided by the Allegheny Regional Asset District.
The Andy Warhol Museum
Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie Museums.
Carnegie Museums
Established in 1895 by Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Museums is a collection of four distinctive museums: Carnegie Museum of Art, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Carnegie Science Center, and The Andy Warhol Museum. The museums reach more than 1.4 million people a year through exhibitions, educational programs, outreach activities, and special events.
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