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Employees Smithsonian Institution Christopher Liedel

Christopher Liedel

Key employee

President - Smithsonian Enterprises at Smithsonian Institution

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2019. Published on January 24, 2026.

$586,383
2019

Total compensation

Christopher Liedel has been listed as an employee of Smithsonian Institution in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Christopher Liedel has decreased by 15.1% from 2016 to 2019.

Annual compensation details

$586,383
-10.5%
President - Smithsonian Enterprises
2019
$550k org
50 hrs/wk
$37k other
--
$655,423
+1.4%
President - Smithsonian Enterprises
2018
$584k org
50 hrs/wk
$72k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2019

Other employees at Smithsonian Institution

David Skorton
Secretary
$966,034
$902,487 from orgNo related comp$63,547 other
Amy Chen
Chief Investment Officer
$678,810
$639,327 from orgNo related comp$39,483 other
Albert Horvath
Under Secretary Finance and Administration/Coo
$529,720
$469,619 from orgNo related comp$60,101 other
Edward R Howell
Senior Vice President Retail Group - Smithsonian Enterprises
$529,009
$468,564 from orgNo related comp$60,445 other
Jeffrey Smith
Investment Officer
$526,711
$469,332 from orgNo related comp$57,379 other
Melissa Chiu
Director - Hirshhorn Museum
$517,046
$446,407 from orgNo related comp$70,639 other
Michael Caruso
Editor in Chief - Smithsonian Magazine
$496,633
$422,559 from orgNo related comp$74,074 other
John Davis
Provost/Under Secretary for Museum and Research
$469,797
$410,847 from orgNo related comp$58,950 other
Carol Leblanc
President Smithsonian Enterprises
$461,324
$400,948 from orgNo related comp$60,376 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2019 Smithsonian Institution 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Smithsonian Institution 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2017 Smithsonian Institution 990 published

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