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California Institute Of Technology

Pasadena, CA

Private research university specializing in science and engineering education

Primary audience

Students

Work area

Education

Topic

Academic Programs

Contact

Laurie A Leshin

Website Contact

About Organization

The California Institute of Technology advances scientific knowledge and technological innovation through cutting-edge research and rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs. Based in Pasadena, CA, the institution operates with $3.1 billion in annual revenue and maintains world-renowned research facilities including JPL.

What They Focus On

Academic Excellence

Delivering rigorous curriculum and supporting student achievement

Student Success

Providing comprehensive support services for student development

Innovation

Advancing teaching methods and educational technology

Financial Information

Form 990 data showing organizational financial health and growth.

Year	Revenue	Expenses	Assets	Employees
2023	—	—	—	—
2023	$4,165,188,000	$3,686,750,000	$7,827,509,000	12,249
2022	—	—	—	—
2022	$3,933,444,000	$3,704,492,000	$6,938,067,000	12,365
2021	—	—	—	—
2021	$3,616,401,000	$3,442,943,000	$6,336,115,000	11,656
2020	—	—	—	—
2020	$3,523,617,000	$3,276,012,000	$7,236,565,000	11,841
2019	$3,522,009,000	$3,467,103,000	$6,252,584,000	12,035
2018	$3,685,295,000	$3,541,262,000	$5,596,206,000	11,825

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. All figures in USD.

01

Curriculum Design

Developing rigorous academic programs aligned with standards
02

Instruction Delivery

Teaching students through evidence-based pedagogical methods
03

Assessment

Evaluating student learning and program effectiveness
04

Continuous Improvement

Refining programs based on data and feedback

Programs and Initiatives

Services and programs offered by California Institute Of Technology

Academic Programs

Delivering comprehensive curriculum and degree programs

Student Support

Providing counseling, tutoring, and student success services

Research Initiatives

Conducting research to advance knowledge and innovation

Team & Leadership

Meet the people behind California Institute Of Technology.

Contact the team Contact

Laurie A Leshin

VP & Director, Jpl

Full-time

Compensation: $1,364,626

Scott H Richland

Chief Investment Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $1,323,751

Karen L Sisson

Former VP Admin & CFO

Full-time

Compensation: $1,041,722

Larry D James

Deputy Director, Jpl

Full-time

Compensation: $659,412

Frederic Farina

Chief Innov & Corp Partn

Full-time

Compensation: $545,263

Sammy A Kayali

CFO & Dir For Lab Ops Integra

Full-time

Compensation: $419,369

Michael M Watkins

Former VP & Director, Jpl

Full-time

Compensation: $306,068

Margaret A Steurbaut

Int VP Admin & CFO Until 11/23

Full-time

Compensation: $282,940

Charles E Lane

Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Full-time

Compensation: $236,658

David A Tirrell

Provost

Full-time

Compensation: $846,666

Robert P Kirshner

Astronomy Prof & Exec Dir, Tio

Full-time

Compensation: $803,719

Dexter A Bailey

Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations

Full-time

Compensation: $793,904

Douglas N MacBean

Sr Managing Dir Investments

Full-time

Compensation: $717,505

Jennifer T Lum

General Counsel

Full-time

Compensation: $705,456

Kirk Kawasawa

Sr Mng Dir Investment Ops

Full-time

Compensation: $613,645

Diana Jergovic

Vice President for Strategy Implementation

Full-time

Compensation: $559,006

Kevin M Gilmartin

Vice President and Faculty Dean of Students

Full-time

Compensation: $329,837

Matthew W Brewer

Controller

Full-time

Compensation: $323,060

Joseph E Shepherd

Former VP Student Affairs

Full-time

Compensation: $316,662

Carol J Schuil

Former Ea To Pres/Asst Sec

Full-time

Compensation: $287,918

Deborah K Rodday

Sr Dir/Asst Sec

Full-time

Compensation: $222,685

Dr Thomas F Rosenbaum

Controller

Harry A. Atwater

Otis Booth Leadership Chair, Division of Engineering and Applied Science

Tracy Dennison

Ronald and Maxine Linde Leadership Chair, Division of Humanities and Social Sciences

John M. Eiler

Ted and Ginger Jenkins Leadership Chair, Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences

Hirosi Ooguri

Kent and Joyce Kresa Leadership Chair, Division of Physics, Mathematics and Astronomy

Sarah E. Reisman

Norman Davidson Leadership Chair, Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Paul W. Sternberg

William K. Bowes Jr. Leadership Chair, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering

David Gallagher

Vice President and Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Ken Y. Lee

Chief Investment Officer

Cathy Light

Vice President and Secretary of the Board of Trustees

Milestones

2017

Community Partnerships

2017

Enhanced services and organizational capabilities

2023

Leadership Expansion

2023

Grew leadership team to enhance organizational capacity

2025

Program Innovation

2025

Launched new initiatives to deepen community impact

Associated People

Board members, advisors, and key contributors

Board of Directors

Thomas F Rosenbaum President & Trustee 40.0 hrs/week · $1,792,256

Cathy A Light Secretary, Board Of Trustees 40.0 hrs/week · $668,134

Sharon E Patterson CFO & Treasurer As Of 10/23 40.0 hrs/week · $471,109

Arturo Aguayo Assistant Treasurer 40.0 hrs/week · $203,871

A Michael Lipper Senior Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Alexander R Mehran Sr Senior Trustee Until 10/23

Amy Schulman Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Barbara M Barrett Trustee, Vice Chair 10.0 hrs/week

Bobby R Inman Senior Trustee Until 10/23 1.0 hrs/week

Brigitte M Bren Trustee 1.75 hrs/week

Charles R Trimble Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

David D Ho Trustee 1.0 hrs/week

David E I Pyott Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

David L Lee Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

David T Dreier Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

David W Thompson Trustee, Chair 10.0 hrs/week

Deborah D McWhinney Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Eduardo A Repetto Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Fariborz Maseeh Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

France A Cordova Senior Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Frederick J Hameetman Senior Trustee 1.0 hrs/week

G Bradford Jones Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Jon B Kutler Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Joshua S Friedman Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Kenneth G Moore Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Kent Kresa Senior Trustee 3.0 hrs/week

Kneeland Youngblood Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Li Lu Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Louise Kirkbride Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Lynn A Booth Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Maria D Hummer-Tuttle Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Mason Smith Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Massi Joseph Kiani Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Michelle J Mathews-Spradlin Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Milton M Chang Senior Trustee 3.0 hrs/week

Pedro J Pizarro Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Peggy T Cherng Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Peter D Kaufman Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Peter Norton Senior Trustee 1.0 hrs/week

Prineha Narang Young Alum. Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Rebecka Belldegrun Senior Trustee 14.0 hrs/week

Richard H Scheller Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Richard N Merkin Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Richmond A Wolf Trustee 10.0 hrs/week

Robert B Chess Trustee Until 10/23

Robert C Bonner Senior Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Robert T Jenkins Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Ronald L Olson Senior Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Sean Bailey Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Shirley M Malcom Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Stephen R Onderdonk Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Stewart A Resnick Senior Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Subra Suresh Trustee As Of 05/24 2.0 hrs/week

Taylor W Lawrence Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

Timothy J Sloan Trustee 6.0 hrs/week

Walter G Kortschak Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

William H Davidow Senior Trustee 4.0 hrs/week

William T Gross Trustee 2.0 hrs/week

Information compiled from IRS Form 990 and organizational materials.

Executive Compensation

Top compensated officers & key employees from IRS Form 990

Total Reported (2023)

$14.9M

Highest Paid

$2.0M

Scott H Richland

Compensated Officers

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Scott H Richland	Chief Investment Officer	$1,323,751	$662,229	$1,985,980	40
Thomas F Rosenbaum	President & Trustee	$1,792,256	$144,571	$1,936,827	40
Laurie A Leshin	VP & Director, Jpl	$1,364,626	$56,262	$1,420,888	40
Karen L Sisson	Former VP Admin & CFO	$1,041,722	$67,876	$1,109,598	40
Douglas N Macbean	SR Managing DIR Investments	$717,505	$211,860	$929,365	40
David A Tirrell	Provost	$846,666	$64,815	$911,481	40
Dexter A Bailey	VP Adv & Alumni Relations	$793,904	$78,692	$872,596	40
Robert P Kirshner	Astronomy Prof & EXEC DIR, Tio	$803,719	$54,819	$858,538	40
Jennifer T Lum	General Counsel	$705,456	$128,496	$833,952	40
Kirk Kawasawa	SR Mng DIR Investment OPS	$613,645	$168,443	$782,088	40
Cathy A Light	Secretary, Board Of Trustees	$668,134	$83,802	$751,936	40
Larry D James	Deputy Director, Jpl	$659,412	$61,259	$720,671	40
Frederic Farina	Chief Innov & Corp Partn	$545,263	$69,659	$614,922	40
Diana Jergovic	VP Strategy Implementation	$559,006	$48,919	$607,925	40
Sharon E Patterson	CFO & Treasurer As Of 10/23	$471,109	$72,662	$543,771	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Thomas F Rosenbaum	President And Trustee	$2,218,734	$126,827	$2,345,561	40
Scott H Richland	Chief Investment Officer	$998,071	$420,992	$1,419,063	40
Laurie A Leshin	VP & Director, Jpl	$1,038,067	$43,437	$1,081,504	40
Dexter A Bailey	VP Adv & Alumni Relations	$954,104	$93,484	$1,047,588	40
Pasy I Wang	SR Mg DIR Of Invst Until 9/22	$861,786	$61,418	$923,204	40
Douglas N Macbean	SR Managing DIR. Investments	$755,071	$167,680	$922,751	40
Larry D James	Deputy Director, Jpl	$818,215	$57,998	$876,213	40
David A Tirrell	Provost	$777,676	$61,785	$839,461	40
Jennifer T Lum	General Counsel	$662,108	$117,986	$780,094	40
Karen L Sisson	VP Admin & CFO Until 7/23	$700,608	$75,383	$775,991	40
Robert P Kirshner	Astronomy Prof & EXEC DIR, Tio	$666,513	$36,041	$702,554	40
Brian Chen	Mng DIR, Pvt Invest Until 4/23	$516,779	$152,082	$668,861	40
Alistair W Thistlethwaite	Mng DIR, Public/ALT Securities	$525,841	$126,471	$652,312	40
Cathy A Light	Secretary, Board Of Trustees	$517,189	$79,426	$596,615	40
Diana Jergovic	VP Strategy Implementation	$525,244	$46,658	$571,902	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Scott H Richland	Chief Investment Officer	$2,220,146	$453,801	$2,673,947	40
Thomas F Rosenbaum	President/Trustee	$2,158,584	$125,313	$2,283,897	40
Pasy Isabella Wang	SR Mg DIR Of Investments	$852,369	$310,447	$1,162,816	40
Kirk Kawasawa	SR Mg Director, Investment OPS	$756,960	$173,633	$930,593	40
Douglas N Macbean	Managing DIR. Of Investments	$628,457	$213,219	$841,676	40
Edward M Stolper	Professor, Former Provost	$733,107	$59,509	$792,616	40
Dexter A Bailey	VP Adv & Alumni Rel	$719,448	$71,963	$791,411	40
David A Tirrell	Provost	$711,810	$58,162	$769,972	40
Michael M Watkins	Prof. Aerospace & Geophysics	$710,867	$55,020	$765,887	40
Larry Dean James	Interim DIR, Jpl Until 5/22	$694,166	$49,050	$743,216	40
Jennifer T Lum	General Counsel	$618,789	$110,720	$729,509	40
Margaret Steurbaut	Former VP Admin&CFO Until 9/21	$615,713	$56,957	$672,670	40
Cathy A Light	Secretary, Board Of Trustees	$455,915	$61,343	$517,258	40
Diana Jergovic	VP Strategy Implementation	$453,967	$44,909	$498,876	40
Sharon E Patterson	ASSOC. VP For Fin & TREAS.	$415,061	$61,386	$476,447	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Thomas F Rosenbaum	President/Trustee	$1,394,670	$115,561	$1,510,231	40
Scott H Richland	Chief Investment Officer	$1,300,922	$80,004	$1,380,926	40
Pasy Isabella Wang	SR Mg DIR Of Investments	$796,694	$290,792	$1,087,486	40
Michael M Watkins	VP & DIR, Jpl	$839,068	$58,605	$897,673	40
Margaret A Steurbaut	VP Admin & CFO	$738,491	$59,757	$798,248	40
Douglas N Macbean	Managing DIR., Investments	$586,772	$201,902	$788,674	40
Dexter A Bailey	VP Adv & Alumni Rel	$710,061	$62,605	$772,666	40
David A Tirrell	Provost	$695,872	$56,754	$752,626	40
Jennifer T Lum	General Counsel	$609,140	$100,995	$710,135	40
Robert Braun	DIR. Planetary Science, Jpl	$639,102	$64,408	$703,510	40
Larry Dean James	Deputy Director Of Jpl	$623,902	$45,354	$669,256	40
Edward C Stone	Professor, Vice Provost	$488,691	$64,723	$553,414	40
Kirk Kawasawa	SR Mg DIR Of Investments	$485,927	$57,022	$542,949	40
Edward M Stolper	Professor, Former Provost	$478,393	$58,537	$536,930	40
Diana Jergovic	VP Strategy Implementation	$429,203	$47,645	$476,848	40

Name	Title	Base	Other	Total	Hrs/Wk
Scott H Richland	Chief Investment Officer	$1,088,005	$947,905	$2,035,910	40
Thomas F Rosenbaum	President/Trustee	$1,265,232	$113,571	$1,378,803	40
Pasy Isabella Wang	SR Mg DIR Of Investments	$686,285	$545,631	$1,231,916	40
Michael M Watkins	VP & DIR, Jpl	$810,570	$57,592	$868,162	40
Margaret A Steurbaut	VP Admin & CFO	$720,202	$58,360	$778,562	40
David A Tirrell	Provost	$649,311	$54,895	$704,206	40
Larry Dean James	Deputy Director Of Jpl	$610,059	$44,851	$654,910	40
Douglas N Macbean	Managing DIR., Investments	$509,663	$59,795	$569,458	40
Diana Jergovic	VP Strategy Implementation	$520,510	$42,852	$563,362	40
Edward M Stolper	Professor, Former Provost	$503,970	$57,524	$561,494	40
Edward C Stone	Professor, Vice Provost	$483,131	$63,390	$546,521	40
Rene Fradet	CFO, Jpl, Until 7/2020	$402,066	$129,869	$531,935	40
Frederic Farina	Chief Innov & Corp Off	$468,854	$53,404	$522,258	40
Jennifer T Lum	General Counsel	$410,224	$81,838	$492,062	40
Sharon E Patterson	ASSOC. VP For Fin. & TREAS.	$399,130	$47,753	$446,883	40

Source: IRS Form 990 filings. Compensation includes base and other reported compensation.

Partners & Funders

Grant funding relationships from IRS Form 990 filings

$22.1M Grants Received

$121K Grants Given

42 Organizations

Top Funders

40 total

Foundation For The Carolinas

$7.8M

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

$4.0M

Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund

$2.2M

California Association For Research In

$2.1M

Association Of Universities For Research

$1.7M

Emory University

$531K

The Rose Hills Foundation 3 grants

$446K

Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund

$404K

Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. 3 grants

$387K

American Federation For Aging Research

$375K

+30 more funders

Top Grantees

2 total

Caltech Y PASADENA, CA

$75K

United Way Greater Los Angeles LOS ANGELES, CA

$46K

Foundation For The Carolinas Silicon Valley Community Foundation Fidelity Investments Charitable Gift Fund California Association For Research In Association Of Universities For Research Emory University The Rose Hills Foundation Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc. American Federation For Aging Research The Chicago Community Trust American Cancer Society Inc. American Heart Association Inc American Online Giving Foundation Inc. Allen Institute Northwestern University American Academy Of Neurology Institute Partnership For Clean Competition Impactassetsinc Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance Life Sciences Research Foundation American Chemical Society Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Hispanic Scholarship Fund Tom And Valley Knudsen Foundation The Ayco Charitable Foundation National Alliance For Research On American Association For The Advancement Johnson Charitable Gift Fund Charities Aid Foundation America Caltech Y United Way Greater Los Angeles

Source: IRS Form 990 Schedule I filings. Amounts may span multiple tax years.

Contact

Get in touch with California Institute Of Technology

Email

[email protected]

Phone

(626) 395-6744 (626) 395-6811

Social

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1200 East California Blvd 234-6 Pasadena, CA 91125

California Institute Of Technology

What They Focus On

Financial Information

How They Work

Curriculum Design

Instruction Delivery

Assessment

Continuous Improvement

Programs and Initiatives

Academic Programs

Student Support

Research Initiatives

Team & Leadership

Laurie A Leshin

Scott H Richland

Karen L Sisson

Larry D James

Frederic Farina

Sammy A Kayali

Michael M Watkins

Margaret A Steurbaut

Charles E Lane

David A Tirrell

Robert P Kirshner

Dexter A Bailey

Douglas N MacBean

Jennifer T Lum

Kirk Kawasawa

Diana Jergovic

Kevin M Gilmartin

Matthew W Brewer

Joseph E Shepherd

Carol J Schuil

Deborah K Rodday

Dr Thomas F Rosenbaum

Harry A. Atwater

Tracy Dennison

John M. Eiler

Hirosi Ooguri

Sarah E. Reisman

Paul W. Sternberg

David Gallagher

Ken Y. Lee

Cathy Light

Milestones

Community Partnerships

Leadership Expansion

Program Innovation

Associated People

Board of Directors

Executive Compensation

Partners & Funders

Top Funders

Top Grantees

Related Organizations

Tax-Exempt Affiliates

Disregarded Entities

Taxable Partnership

Taxable Corp Trust

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