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Employees Howard Hughes Medical Institute Richard Axel, Ph.D.

Richard Axel, Ph.D.

Highest compensated employee

Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$804,816
2023

Total compensation

Richard Axel, Ph.D. has been listed as an employee of Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2023.

Annual compensation details

$804,816
Investigator
2023
$751k org
40 hrs/wk
$55k other
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2023

Other employees at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Donald Koch
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
$2,540,683
$2,471,389 from orgNo related comp$69,294 other
Gregory Deninno
Managing Director, Private Markets (Thru 9/22)
$2,212,105
$2,164,572 from orgNo related comp$47,533 other
Richard A Pender
Managing Director, Public Markets (Thru 4/23)
$1,686,258
$1,624,385 from orgNo related comp$61,873 other
Erin K O'Shea, Ph.D.
President
$1,639,888
$1,579,347 from orgNo related comp$60,541 other
Glen Zwicker
Managing Director and HEAD of Investment OPS
$1,437,854
$1,370,091 from orgNo related comp$67,763 other
Mark Sproles
Managing Director, Private Markets
$982,853
$950,676 from orgNo related comp$32,177 other
Sean B Carroll, Ph.D.
Vice President for Science and Educational Media Group
$884,045
$830,494 from orgNo related comp$53,551 other
Heidi E Henning, Esq
Vice President and General Counsel and Secretary
$811,166
$743,698 from orgNo related comp$67,468 other
Ronald Vale, Ph.D.
Vice President and EXEC Director, Janelia Research Campus
$785,257
$723,393 from orgNo related comp$61,864 other
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January 25, 2026:
2023 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published

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