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Employees Howard Hughes Medical Institute Robert Tjian, Ph.D.

Robert Tjian, Ph.D.

Former

Investigator/Former President at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

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

$673,492
2021

Total compensation

Robert Tjian, Ph.D. has been listed as an employee of Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Robert Tjian, Ph.D. has decreased by 53.1% from 2016 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$673,492
+0.9%
Investigator/Former President
2021
$600k org
40 hrs/wk
$75k other
--
$667,637
+2.2%
Investigator/Former President
2020
$595k org
40 hrs/wk
$73k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Robert Tjian, Ph.D. to:

2021

Other employees at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Landis Zimmerman
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (Thru 6/21)
$2,397,633
$2,337,582 from orgNo related comp$60,051 other
Erin H O'Shea, Ph.D.
President
$1,486,731
$1,423,178 from orgNo related comp$63,553 other
Robert J Kolyer Jr
Managing Director, Diversifying Assets (Thru 6/21)
$1,249,528
$1,184,575 from orgNo related comp$64,953 other
Donald Koch
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer (AS of 6/21)
$1,242,013
$1,175,988 from orgNo related comp$66,025 other
Richard A Pender
Managing Director, Global Equities
$1,211,680
$1,148,219 from orgNo related comp$63,461 other
Glen Zwicker
Managing Director and HEAD of Investment OPS
$1,054,040
$986,909 from orgNo related comp$67,131 other
Gregory Deninno
Managing Director, Private Investments
$1,041,256
$989,996 from orgNo related comp$51,260 other
David Clapham, Ph.D.
Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer
$910,007
$842,159 from orgNo related comp$67,848 other
Eric Kandel, M.D.
Investigator
$864,803
$794,823 from orgNo related comp$69,980 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2021 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published

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$653,202
+2.4%
Investigator
2019
$585k org
40 hrs/wk
$70k other
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$637,905
-53%
Investigator
2018
$573k org
40 hrs/wk
$66k other
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$1,356,411
-5.6%
President Thru 8/16
2017
$1.3M org
40 hrs/wk
$62k other
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$1,436,621
President
2016
$1.4M org
40 hrs/wk
$73k other
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