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May 7, 2025

12 Executives Received $50 Million in Compensation From The American Heart Association

by Anne Paddock

The 12 most highly compensated employees in 2023 at the American Heart Association (a non-profit, 501 C (3) with 3,700 employees based in Dallas, Texas that raised about $900 million annually, spends less, and has accumulated $1.2 billion in net asses) received more than $50 million in compensation from 2018-2023 (note:  highly compensated employees in any of the years 2018-2022 but not in 2023 are no included in the list below):  

Nancy Brown:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $17 million

  • 2023:  $4,145,055
  • 2022:  $3,172,723
  • 2021:  $2,289,308
  • 2020:  $2,517,493
  • 2019:  $3,474,435
  • 2018:  $1,733,963

Mariell Jessup:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $1,131,559
  • 2022:  $1,038,293
  • 2021:  $  580,613
  • 2020:  $  506,223

Leslie Upton: Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $5 million

  • 2023:  $1,187,544
  • 2022:  $1,102,406
  • 2021:  $  726,312
  • 2020:  $  740,059
  • 2019:  $  806,551
  • 2018:  $  628,827

Larry Cannon:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $1,093,912
  • 2022:  $996,890
  • 2021:  $653,142
  • 2020:  $562,770
  • 2019:  $527,776
  • 2018:  $311,277

John J Meiners:  Total Compensation 2018-2023: $4 million

  • 2023:  $802,863
  • 2022:  $811,215
  • 2021:  $544,545
  • 2020:  $561,829
  • 2019:  $510,280
  • 2018:  $621,107

Jeremy Beauchamp:  Total Compensation 2023:  $0.7 million

  • 2023:  $673,971

Kathleen Rogers:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $4 million

  • 2023:  $668,528
  • 2022:  $663,871
  • 2021:  $551,665
  • 2020:  $617,641
  • 2019:  $627,533
  • 2018:  $549,191

Kevin Harker:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $632,634
  • 2022:  $626,002
  • 2021:  $512,337
  • 2020:  $494,421
  • 2019:  $490,910
  • 2018:  $488,006

Tanya Edwards:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $2 million

  • 2023:  $613,401
  • 2022:  $613,134
  • 2021:  $469,166

Nicole Sapio:  Total Compensation 2019-2023:  $2.5 million

  • 2023:  $624,867
  • 2022:  $585,220
  • 2021:  $466,062
  • 2020:  $443,026
  • 2019:  $415,483

Cynthia Roberts:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $627,300
  • 2022:  $557,359
  • 2021:  $454,668
  • 2020:  $425,566
  • 2019:  $419,693
  • 2018:  $369,310

Rose Marie Robertson:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $3 million

  • 2023:  $407,973
  • 2022:  $417,867
  • 2021:  $337,803
  • 2020:  $511,122
  • 2019:  $769,303
  • 2018:  $660,802

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