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Employees Cook Children's Health Care System Karen Wardell

Karen Wardell

Key employee

Associate General Counsel at Cook Children's Health Care System

Fiscal year ended September 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$610,961
2024

Total compensation

Karen Wardell has been listed as an employee of Cook Children's Health Care System in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Karen Wardell has increased by 97.2% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$610,961
+12.4%
Associate General Counsel
2024
$532k org
40 hrs/wk
$80k other
--
$543,477
+15.7%
Associate General Counsel
2023
$464k org
40 hrs/wk
$81k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Karen Wardell to:

2024

Other employees at Cook Children's Health Care System

Rick W Merrill
President and Chief Executive Officer
$3,305,517
$826,633 from org$1,928,810 from related$550,074 other
B Anthony Bagwell
Senior Vice President, CIIO
$1,981,660
$0 from org$1,763,275 from related$218,385 other
Stephen W Kimmel
Executive Vice President, SYS Finance
$1,393,062
$304,420 from org$913,260 from related$175,382 other
Keith Holtz
Chief Administrative Officer
$1,365,497
$1,217,707 from orgNo related comp$147,790 other
James C Cunningham, M.D.
Executive Vice President, CMO
$1,328,523
$1,222,776 from orgNo related comp$105,747 other
Joseph M Gallagher
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer
$1,022,881
$883,970 from orgNo related comp$138,911 other
Cory R Rhoades
Chief Financial Officer
$1,002,449
$866,208 from orgNo related comp$136,241 other
Eric Hubli
Chief Effectiveness Officer
$989,729
$845,495 from orgNo related comp$144,234 other
Theresa Z Meadows
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer
$933,653
$847,642 from orgNo related comp$86,011 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Cook Children's Health Care System 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Cook Children's Health Care System 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Cook Children's Health Care System 990 published

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