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Employees Stowers Institute for Medical Research David M Chao

David M Chao

Former

Former President and CEO at Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Published on January 25, 2026.

$335,217
2021

Total compensation

David M Chao has been listed as an employee of Stowers Institute for Medical Research in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for David M Chao has decreased by 77.7% from 2016 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$335,217
-71.2%
Former President and CEO
2021
$302k related
2 hrs/wk
$34k other
--
$1,164,493
-17.6%
Dir/President/Ceo TIL 10/2020
2020
$847k org
32 hrs/wk
$274k related
10 hrs/wk

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of David M Chao to:

2021

Other employees at Stowers Institute for Medical Research

Richard W Brown
Chair and Director
$2,846,069
$0 from org$2,781,337 from related$64,732 other
Charles German
Secretary and Director
$1,103,639
$0 from org$1,038,823 from related$64,816 other
Roderick L Sturgeon
CFO THRU 5/2/2021/Dir
$1,017,256
$0 from org$965,700 from related$51,556 other
Brent Kreider
Director AS of 8/10/21/Coo
$772,178
$0 from org$701,832 from related$70,346 other
Robert E Krumlauf
Scientific Director Emeritus
$646,850
$581,879 from orgNo related comp$64,971 other
Penny M Spence
CFO AS of 5/3/2021
$489,879
$0 from org$429,850 from related$60,029 other
R Scott Hawley
Investigator
$458,299
$393,483 from orgNo related comp$64,816 other
Jerry L Workman
Investigator
$450,965
$394,596 from orgNo related comp$56,369 other
Kausik Si
Investigator
$395,368
$319,704 from orgNo related comp$75,664 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2021 Stowers Institute for Medical Research 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Stowers Institute for Medical Research 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Stowers Institute for Medical Research 990 published

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