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Employees Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute Gary Chessum

Gary Chessum

Officer

CFO (Thru 7/31/2018) at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

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

$249,273
2019

Total compensation

Gary Chessum has been listed as an employee of Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Gary Chessum has decreased by 24.9% from 2016 to 2019.

Annual compensation details

$249,273
-42.1%
CFO (Thru 7/31/2018)
2019
$219k org
50 hrs/wk
$31k other
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$430,810
-5.4%
Chief Financial Officer
2018
$377k org
50 hrs/wk
$55k other
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Total compensation by year

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Other employees at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute

Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D.
President
$1,356,029
$1,010,709 from orgNo related comp$345,320 other
Perry Nisen
Former Chief Executive Officer
$780,458
$780,458 from orgNo related compNo other comp
Garth Powis, Ph.D.
Center Director
$552,093
$504,465 from orgNo related comp$47,628 other
Michael Jackson, Ph.D.
DRUG Discovery and DEV, Senior Vice President
$497,834
$439,813 from orgNo related comp$58,021 other
Carl Ware, Ph.D.
Center Director, IIDC
$452,184
$404,789 from orgNo related comp$47,395 other
Randal Kaufman, Ph.D.
Program Director
$419,068
$360,737 from orgNo related comp$58,331 other
Jorge Moscat, Ph.D.
Program Director
$408,019
$350,276 from orgNo related comp$57,743 other
Louis Coffman
CAO and CFO
$231,409
$207,752 from orgNo related comp$23,657 other
Knox Bell
Corporate Secretary
$0
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2019 Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2017 Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute 990 published

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