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Employees Howard Hughes Medical Institute Dennis McKearin, Ph.D.

Dennis McKearin, Ph.D.

Former

Senior Scientific Officer/Former Vice President of Operations at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$514,817
2024

Total compensation

Dennis McKearin, Ph.D. has been listed as an employee of Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Dennis McKearin, Ph.D. has decreased by 28.2% from 2017 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$514,817
-2%
Senior Scientific Officer/Former Vice President of Operations
2024
$460k org
40 hrs/wk
$56k other
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$525,450
+3.5%
Senior Scientific Officer/Former Vice President of Operations
2023
$474k org
40 hrs/wk
$53k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Dennis McKearin, Ph.D. to:

2024

Other employees at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Donald Koch
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
$3,664,516
$3,592,895 from orgNo related comp$71,621 other
Mark Sproles
Managing Director, Private Markets
$1,692,904
$1,625,452 from orgNo related comp$67,452 other
Erin K O'Shea, Ph.D.
President
$1,660,638
$1,596,598 from orgNo related comp$64,040 other
Glen Zwicker
Managing Director and HEAD of Investment Operations
$1,524,909
$1,454,312 from orgNo related comp$70,597 other
Richard A Pender
Managing Director, Public Markets (Thru 4/23)
$1,140,715
$1,107,827 from orgNo related comp$32,888 other
Blanton Tolbert, Ph.D.
Vice President Science Leadership and Culture
$1,113,203
$1,060,174 from orgNo related comp$53,029 other
Karen Eifler
Managing Director, Public Markets
$1,024,031
$989,382 from orgNo related comp$34,649 other
Heidi E Henning, Esq
Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary
$952,355
$889,582 from orgNo related comp$62,773 other
Sean B Carroll, Ph.D.
Investigator/ Former Vice President SCI and Ed.Media Group (Thru 11/23)
$905,196
$848,487 from orgNo related comp$56,709 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published

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