the foundation also sponsors the getty leadership institute (gli). the major gli program is the museum leadership institute (mli). the mli was formerly known as the museum management institute. it "has served close to 1,000 museum professionals from the united states and 30 countries worldwide". it offers a three-week curriculum for "museum directors and senior executive team members", with instruction in areas such as "strategy, marketing, management and finance". most of the attendees work in art museums; among the executives who attended the mli were the directors of the frick collection, san francisco museum of modern art, van gogh museum, and winnipeg art gallery.