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October 19, 2025

20 Employees at St Jude Take Home $100 Million in Compensation

by Anne Paddock

20 of the most highly compensated employees at St Jude in 2024 received more than $100 million in compensation from 2017-2024.  It is important to note St Jude is actually two organizations:

  • St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (St Jude): the 73-bed children’s hospital with more Han 7,300 employees that provides research and medical care; and
  • American Lebanese Syrian Associated Charities (ALSAC): the fundraising arm; an organization with 2,100 employees that exists to raise funds for St. Jude’s

Although most non-profits do not separate fundraising from services, St. Jude’s does,:  St. Jude relies on ALSAC for the majority of it’s revenue and has a beneficial interest in the organization.

Note:  Highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2023 but not in 2024 are not included:

James Downing:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $14 million

  • 2024:  $2,434,190
  • 2023:  $1,851,107
  • 2022:  $1,546,372
  • 2021:  $1,558,983
  • 2020:  $2,324,885
  • 2019:  $1,278,550
  • 2018:  $1,202,948
  • 2017:  $1,087,044

Richard Shadyac:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,461,787
  • 2023:  $1,361,911
  • 2022:  $1,091,665
  • 2021:  $1,068,828
  • 2020:  $1,020,461
  • 2019:  $  958,886
  • 2018:  $  893,589
  • 2017:  $  868,643

Charles M Roberts:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,205,829
  • 2023:  $1,293,394
  • 2022:  $1,067,173
  • 2021:  $1,496,461
  • 2020:  $  970,261
  • 2019:  $  930,506
  • 2018:  $  944,564
  • 2017:  $  894,215

Thomas E Merchant:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $9 million

  • 2024:  $1,145,615
  • 2023:  $1,102,738
  • 2022:  $1,232,030
  • 2021:  $1,013,178
  • 2020:  $1,014,280
  • 2019:  $  953,550
  • 2018:  $  889,939
  • 2017:  $1,249,628

Ellis Neufeld:  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $8 milion

  • 2024:  $1,319,563
  • 2023:  $1,082,484
  • 2022:  $1,383,314
  • 2021:  $1,006,524
  • 2020:  $  938,048
  • 2019:  $  905,643
  • 2018:  $  929,491

Andrew Davidoff  Total Compensation 2018-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,082,690
  • 2023;  $1,043,665
  • 2022:  $1,123,646
  • 2021:  $  992,591
  • 2020:  $  927,522
  • 2019:  $  894,700
  • 2018:  $1,365,679

Carlos Rodriquez-Galindo:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $7 million

  • 2024:  $1,001,281
  • 2023;  $1,101,321
  • 2022:  $  891,840
  • 2021:  $  809,803:
  • 2020: $  823,026
  • 2019:  $  774,512
  • 2018:  $  748,857
  • 2017:  $  793,407

James I Morgan:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $599,167
  • 2023:  $574,640
  • 2022:  $711,427
  • 2021:  $862,285
  • 2020:  $653,845
  • 2019:  $774,340
  • 2018:  $597,847
  • 2017:  $643,897

Patricia A Keel:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,146,340
  • 2023:  $1,060,702
  • 2022:  $  832,262
  • 2021:  $  852,538
  • 2020:  $  702,588
  • 2019:  $  680,879
  • 2018:  $  718,114
  • 2017:  $  629,068

Anurag Pandit:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $851,754
  • 2023:  $760,141
  • 2022:  $710,135
  • 2021:  $666,106
  • 2020:  $610,766
  • 2019:  $544,317
  • 2018:  $510,440
  • 2017:  $471,938

Emily Callahan:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $755,384
  • 2023:  $737,739
  • 2022:  $707,253
  • 2021:  $657,794
  • 2020:  $639,896
  • 2019:  $580,858
  • 2018:  $550,757
  • 2017:  $514,395

Sara Hall:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $723,352
  • 2023:  $683,074
  • 2022:  $645,902
  • 2021:  $603,398
  • 2020:  $587,925
  • 2019:  $536,399
  • 2018:  Not Listed
  • 2017:  $454,251

Emily S Greer:  Total Compensation 2017-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $163,641
  • 2023:  $306,680
  • 2022:  $670,666
  • 2021:  $693,285
  • 2020:  $667,563
  • 2019:  $608,503
  • 2018:  $575,408
  • 2017:  $542,741

Joseph Taylor:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,193,453
  • 2023:  $2,320,694
  • 2022:  $  150,612 (Began 4/22)

Kera Wright:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $656,227
  • 2023:  $532,724
  • 2022:  $435,980

Ikshit Anand, COO:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $718,270
  • 2023:  $646,692
  • 2022:  $572,309

Melanee Hannock:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $694,608
  • 2023:  $644,221
  • 2022:  $611,100

Steve Froelich:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $686,826
  • 2023:  $641,248

Martin Hand:  Total Compensation 2023-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $627,643
  • 2023:  $574,900

Michael Dyer:  Total Compensation 2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $1,237,373

 

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