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WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
WI · Education · EIN 390833612
49
Executives Disclosed
$189.3M
Annual Revenue
$3432.3M
Total Assets
2.1:1
Internal Pay Ratio
WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION has 49 executives with disclosed compensation. The highest-paid executive, Carrie Thome (FORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER), received peak total compensation of $1,249,962. The sector average for Education executives is $192K.
Top Executive Compensation Over Time
Executive Compensation
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. | Latest Comp. | Years | vs. Household |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Thome | FORMER CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $1.2M | $816K | 2017–2020 | 16.7x |
| Erik Iverson | TRUSTEE/CEO, SECRETARY | $1.0M | $1.0M | 2017–2025 | 13.6x |
| Carl E Gulbrandsen | TRUSTEE/MANAGING DIRECTOR | $836K | $851K | 2017–2017 | 11.1x |
| Steve Mixtacki | CFO/COO | $830K | $105K | 2017–2018 | 11.1x |
| Alain Hung | DEPUTY CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $821K | $726K | 2017–2025 | 10.9x |
| Michael Falk | CHIEF IP & LICENSING OFFICER | $798K | $798K | 2017–2025 | 10.6x |
| Michael Wagner | INVESTMENT DIRECTOR | $653K | $653K | 2019–2025 | 8.7x |
| Michael Partsch | CHIEF VENTURE OFFICER | $574K | $574K | 2020–2025 | 7.7x |
| Leigh Cagan | CTCO - UNTIL 3/1/2020 | $563K | $501K | 2017–2020 | 7.5x |
| Stephanie Adamany | GENERAL COUNSEL (UNTIL 6/30/24) | $544K | $490K | 2017–2024 | 7.3x |
| Jonathan Young | HEAD OF WARF THERAPEUTICS | $536K | $536K | 2020–2025 | 7.2x |
| John Gransee | CFO/COO (UNTIL 9/30/23) | $533K | $486K | 2019–2024 | 7.1x |
| Alyssa Thoeny | CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $489K | $489K | 2017–2025 | 6.5x |
| Ryan Abrams | INVESTMENT DIRECTOR | $439K | $439K | 2017–2019 | 5.9x |
| Jeanine Burmania | SENIOR DIRECTOR, IP & LICENSING | $392K | $289K | 2022–2024 | 5.2x |
| Craig Heim | PORTFOLIO MANAGER | $383K | $383K | 2017–2017 | 5.1x |
| Brian Dyck | SENIOR DIRECTOR, WARF THERAPEUTICS | $372K | $372K | 2025–2025 | 5x |
| Laura Heisler | DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING | $350K | $329K | 2017–2018 | 4.7x |
| Lawrence Prosser | DIRECTOR OF FINANCE, INVESTMENTS | $346K | $346K | 2020–2020 | 4.6x |
| Gregory Keenan | SENIOR DIR, VENTURES & ACCELERATOR | $346K | $346K | 2024–2024 | 4.6x |
| Patrick Cooney | DEPUTY GENERAL COUNSEL | $340K | $340K | 2025–2025 | 4.5x |
| John Nagel | LICENSING MANAGER | $271K | $271K | 2018–2018 | 3.6x |
| Peter P Tong | TRUSTEE | $47K | $0 | 2017–2022 | 0.6x |
| Patricia Lipton | TRUSTEE, SECRETARY | $41K | $0 | 2017–2024 | 0.5x |
| James Berbee | TRUSTEE | $36K | $0 | 2017–2025 | 0.5x |
| Joan E Spero | TRUSTEE | $36K | $0 | 2017–2019 | 0.5x |
| Carol N Skornicka | TRUSTEE | $36K | $0 | 2017–2020 | 0.5x |
| Deborah Keller | TRUSTEE, CHAIR | $33K | $0 | 2018–2025 | 0.4x |
| Gordon F Brunner | TRUSTEE | $33K | $0 | 2017–2020 | 0.4x |
| Jeffrey C Sprecher | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 05/22) | $33K | $0 | 2017–2022 | 0.4x |
| Norman Bobins | TRUSTEE, TREASURER | $30K | $0 | 2017–2022 | 0.4x |
| Keith R Lobo | TRUSTEE | $30K | $0 | 2017–2019 | 0.4x |
| Doris Meissner | TRUSTEE, VICE CHAIR | $28K | $0 | 2017–2025 | 0.4x |
| Mary Haak-Frendscho | TRUSTEE | $28K | $0 | 2024–2025 | 0.4x |
| Rebecca Blank | TRUSTEE | $28K | $0 | 2017–2022 | 0.4x |
| Winslow Sargeant | TRUSTEE | $28K | $0 | 2017–2025 | 0.4x |
| Asha S Collins | TRUSTEE | $27K | $0 | 2024–2025 | 0.4x |
| David Smukowski | TRUSTEE | $27K | $0 | 2017–2025 | 0.4x |
| James Thomson | TRUSTEE, TREASURER (INTERIM) | $27K | $0 | 2022–2024 | 0.4x |
| Joan Spero | TRUSTEE | $27K | $0 | 2020–2020 | 0.4x |
| Thomas Tefft | TRUSTEE, TREASURER | $27K | $0 | 2024–2025 | 0.4x |
| Thomas F Pyle | TRUSTEE | $27K | $0 | 2017–2017 | 0.4x |
| James Thompson | TRUSTEE | $24K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 0.3x |
| Jennifer Mnookin | TRUSTEE | $24K | $0 | 2024–2025 | 0.3x |
| Mary Haak-Frenscho | TRUSTEE | $24K | $0 | 2022–2022 | 0.3x |
| Paul Leff | TRUSTEE | $24K | $0 | 2024–2025 | 0.3x |
| Rebecca House | TRUSTEE | $24K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 0.3x |
| Colin Welch | TRUSTEE | $1K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 0x |
| Stephen Petersen | TRUSTEE | $1K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 0x |
Annual Summary
| Year | Executives | Avg. Comp. | Highest Comp. | Total Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26 | $559K | $1.2M | $6.7M |
| 2018 | 25 | $508K | $1.2M | $5.6M |
| 2019 | 24 | $586K | $1.1M | $5.9M |
| 2020 | 25 | $545K | $816K | $6.5M |
| 2022 | 23 | $562K | $819K | $5.6M |
| 2024 | 24 | $501K | $948K | $5.0M |
| 2025 | 23 | $613K | $1.0M | $5.5M |