Overview
Getty Images is a company founded in 1995 that licenses creative visual content[1][2]. In December 2023, Getty Images partnered with Runway, a New York-based company, to develop the Runway-Getty Images Model (RGM)[1]. The RGM is an enterprise video generation model trained on licensed Getty content that companies can fine-tune with their own proprietary datasets[1]. In August 2026, Getty Images announced the launch of an MCP Server designed to connect its creative and editorial content to AI workflows and products[3]. Getty Images has also announced a multi-year display agreement with OpenAI that brings its licensed content into OpenAI search and discovery experiences[4].
On August 12, 2026 Getty Images announced it had launched an MCP Server to connect its creative and editorial content to AI workflows and products. [3]
Business address: 605 5th Ave S, Seattle, Washington, 98104. [5]
Partnerships
Getty Images announced a multi-year display agreement with OpenAI bringing its licensed content into OpenAI search and discovery experiences. [4]
Financials
Market data, not a filing. Read 2026-10-02.
Leadership & org chart
Jeff TittertonBoard Member
Cassandra IllidgeVice President of Global Partnerships & HBCU Programs
Craig PetersCEO
Gene FocaChief Marketing and Revenue Officer
Guy ThorneloeVice President, EMEA SalesJLJennifer LeydenChief Financial Officer
Jerry JenkinsChief Human Resources Officer
Juliette CuijpersVice President, AMER Agency, LATAM & Entertainment Assignments
Kate PhilpotVice President, Global Sales EnablementMSMeredith Shelley McCrackenVice President, Integrated Marketing, CRM, Product Marketing
Nate GandertChief Technology Officer / Chief Product Officer
Peter OrlowskyVice President, Business Development
Reinier PaauweVice President, Software EngineeringTCTawnya CrawfordVice President and General Manager, CustomAlumni
- Craig PetersVice President, Footage, Music and Multimedia
- Cassandra IllidgeNational Accounts & Political Sales Manager
- Kate PhilpotSales Training Manager; EMEA
- Peter OrlowskyVice President Sales, North America
- Gene FocaChief Marketing Officer
- PTawnya CrawfordAccount Executive
- Guy ThorneloeIndirect Sales Department Manager
- PMeredith Shelley McCrackenSenior Director, Customer Engagement
- Reinier PaauweTeam Lead, Search
- PJennifer LeydenSenior Director, Global FInancial Planning & Analysis
- Nate GandertSr. Director, Enterprise Architecture
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visa sponsorship
- Getty Images has filed 92 H-1B labour condition applications between 2010 and 2026, across 2 filing entities.[6]
Partnerships
Runway
AI research company building video generation models and general-purpose multimodal simulators / world models for creative work
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