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Employees Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute Susan Desmond-Hellmann

Susan Desmond-Hellmann

Trustee/director

Director at Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Published on January 24, 2026.

$379,009
2020

Total compensation

Susan Desmond-Hellmann has been listed as an employee of Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Susan Desmond-Hellmann has decreased by 57.1% from 2017 to 2020.

Annual compensation details

$379,009
-75.2%
Director
2020
$340k related
41 hrs/wk
$40k other
--
$1,529,304
+2.7%
Director
2019
$1.5M related
40 hrs/wk
$68k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Susan Desmond-Hellmann to:

2020

Other employees at Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute

Trevor Mundel
Board Chair and Director
$1,217,799
$0 from org$1,137,035 from related$80,764 other
Penny Heaton
Chief Executive Officer
$874,923
$805,524 from orgNo related comp$69,399 other
Carolyn Ainslie Start 432020
Director
$842,896
$0 from org$762,493 from related$80,403 other
Helene Madonick
Director
$733,469
$0 from org$680,655 from related$52,814 other
Dina Berdieva End 12042020
HEAD of PRJ MGMT, Clinical OPS
$671,590
$387,641 from orgNo related comp$283,949 other
Emilio Emini
Director
$626,534
$0 from org$559,237 from related$67,297 other
Monicah Otieno
HEAD of Nonclinical Develop
$570,669
$493,061 from orgNo related comp$77,608 other
Jared Silverman
HEAD of Translational Discov
$529,796
$447,904 from orgNo related comp$81,892 other
Charles Wells
HEAD of Therapeutics Development
$518,213
$450,447 from orgNo related comp$67,766 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2022 Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Bill & Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute 990 published

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