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Employees Howard Hughes Medical Institute Thomas R Cech, Ph.D.

Thomas R Cech, Ph.D.

Highest compensated employee

Investigator at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2019. Published on January 24, 2026.

$751,237
2019

Total compensation

Thomas R Cech, 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 Thomas R Cech, Ph.D. has increased by 10.2% from 2016 to 2019.

Annual compensation details

$751,237
+2.3%
Investigator
2019
$689k org
40 hrs/wk
$63k other
--
$734,666
+4.5%
Investigator
2018
$674k org
40 hrs/wk
$62k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2019

Other employees at Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Erin K O'Shea, Ph.D.
President
$1,306,841
$1,249,839 from orgNo related comp$57,002 other
Landis Zimmerman
Vice President and Chief Investment Officer
$1,091,621
$1,027,952 from orgNo related comp$63,669 other
David Clapham, Ph.D.
Vice President and Chief SCI OFF
$963,205
$895,532 from orgNo related comp$67,673 other
Gerald M Rubin, Ph.D.
Vp&Exec Dir,Janelia RES Campus
$935,400
$810,772 from orgNo related comp$124,628 other
Sean B Carroll, Ph.D.
Vice President for Science Education
$798,501
$738,851 from orgNo related comp$59,650 other
Heidi E Henning, Esq
Vp,General Counsel/Sec
$726,059
$660,120 from orgNo related comp$65,939 other
Eric R Kandel, M.D.
Senior Investigator
$720,372
$655,962 from orgNo related comp$64,410 other
Frances M Phelan
Chief of People and Culture
$663,728
$615,971 from orgNo related comp$47,757 other
Robert Tjian, Ph.D.
Investigator
$653,202
$584,160 from orgNo related comp$69,042 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2019 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2018 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2017 Howard Hughes Medical Institute 990 published

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$703,066
+3.1%
Investigator
2017
$656k org
40 hrs/wk
$48k other
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$681,988
Investigator
2016
$630k org
40 hrs/wk
$53k other
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2019
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