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Employees The Breakthrough Institute Ronald Nordhaus

Ronald Nordhaus

Officer

Executive Director at The Breakthrough Institute

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

$305,506
2024

Total compensation

Ronald Nordhaus has been listed as an employee of The Breakthrough Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Ronald Nordhaus has increased by 177.4% from 2017 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$305,506
+8.1%
Executive Director
2024
$261k org
40 hrs/wk
$45k other
--
$282,541
+26.7%
Executive Director
2023
$240k org
40 hrs/wk
$43k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Ronald Nordhaus to:

2024

Other employees at The Breakthrough Institute

David Hong
Washington Director
$224,705
$204,369 from orgNo related comp$20,336 other
Adam Stein
Director Nuclear Energy Innovation
$201,493
$158,328 from orgNo related comp$43,165 other
Alex Trembath
Deputy Director
$199,509
$191,402 from orgNo related comp$8,107 other
Seaver Wang
Co-Dir Climate and Energy
$196,650
$184,332 from orgNo related comp$12,318 other
Vijaya Ramachandran
Director Energy for Dev
$189,817
$168,212 from orgNo related comp$21,605 other
Daniel Blaustein-Reijto
Director Food and Agriculture
$179,407
$162,318 from orgNo related comp$17,089 other
Patrick Brown
Co-Dir Climate and Energy
$179,183
$152,894 from orgNo related comp$26,289 other
Ann Wang
Operations Director
$158,242
$128,619 from orgNo related comp$29,623 other
Ephstathia Bonadies
Director Events and Proj
$155,256
$135,101 from orgNo related comp$20,155 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 The Breakthrough Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 The Breakthrough Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Breakthrough Institute 990 published

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