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ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM
Arts & Culture · EIN 980033472
49
Executives Disclosed
$74.5M
Annual Revenue
$145.3M
Total Assets
2.9:1
Internal Pay Ratio
ROYAL ONTARIO MUSEUM has 49 executives with disclosed compensation. The highest-paid executive, Joshua Basseches (Director and Chief Executive Officer), received peak total compensation of $421,766. The sector average for Arts & Culture executives is $120K.
Top Executive Compensation Over Time
Executive Compensation
| Name | Title | Peak Comp. | Latest Comp. | Years | vs. Household |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Basseches | Director and Chief Executive Officer | $422K | $385K | 2021–2025 | 5.6x |
| Susan Fruchter | Deputy Director Museum Operations | $257K | $180K | 2021–2025 | 3.4x |
| Daniel Wright | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer | $246K | $231K | 2021–2024 | 3.3x |
| Jennifer Wild | Deputy Director Engagement | $246K | $224K | 2021–2025 | 3.3x |
| Mark Engstrom | Senior Curator Mammology | $236K | $236K | 2021–2021 | 3.2x |
| Valerie Huaco | Deputy Director Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer | $232K | $232K | 2023–2025 | 3.1x |
| Brian McCrady | Chief Facilities Officer | $186K | $162K | 2021–2025 | 2.5x |
| Shyam Oberoi | Chief Digital Officer | $180K | $180K | 2021–2025 | 2.4x |
| Lori Davison | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer | $180K | $170K | 2022–2023 | 2.4x |
| Manuelita Cherizard | Chief Human Resources Officer | $170K | $162K | 2022–2025 | 2.3x |
| Chen Shen | Co-Chief Curator Art and Culture | $166K | $162K | 2021–2025 | 2.2x |
| Sally Tindal | Vice President Communications and Publishing | $161K | $161K | 2022–2025 | 2.1x |
| Joe Aschaiek | Deputy Director and Chief Financial Officer | $160K | $160K | 2025–2025 | 2.1x |
| David Evans | Co-Chief Curator Natural History | $159K | $155K | 2021–2025 | 2.1x |
| Dan Sibley | Chief Human Resources Officer | $153K | $153K | 2021–2021 | 2x |
| Alexis Easton | Vice President Public Affairs Vice-presidente Affaires publiques | $143K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.9x |
| Deepali Deewan | Dan Mishra Curator and Head Art and Culture | $139K | $0 | 2025–2025 | 1.8x |
| Anila Swarupa | Senior Vice President Exhibition and Gallery Development | $138K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.8x |
| Doug MacKenzie | Assistant Vice President Information Technology Services | $137K | $137K | 2022–2024 | 1.8x |
| Deepali Dewan | Dan Mishra Curator of South Asian Art and Culture | $134K | $0 | 2021–2025 | 1.8x |
| Maria Piacente | Senior Vice President Exhibition and Gallery Planning | $132K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.8x |
| Patricia Reynolds | Vice President Finance | $132K | $0 | 2024–2025 | 1.8x |
| Lynda Hartigan | Deputy Director Collections and Research and Chief Innovation Officer | $131K | $131K | 2022–2022 | 1.8x |
| Kim Tait | Senior Curator Teck Chair of Mineralogy | $131K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.7x |
| Sandra Bourne | Chief Marketing and Communications Officer | $130K | $130K | 2021–2021 | 1.7x |
| Moncalvo Jean-Marc | Senior Curator Mycology and Interim Deputy Head | $125K | $125K | 2022–2022 | 1.7x |
| Catherine Sotto | Vice President Finance | $124K | $124K | 2022–2022 | 1.6x |
| Constance MacDonald | Vice President Programs Events and Commercial Services | $122K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.6x |
| Loredana Drusian | Vice President Major Project Management | $122K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.6x |
| Christopher Darling | Senior Curator Entomology | $122K | $122K | 2021–2022 | 1.6x |
| Robert Murphy | Senior Curator Herpetology | $121K | $121K | 2022–2022 | 1.6x |
| Krzystof Grzymski | Senior Curator Egypt and Nubia | $121K | $121K | 2022–2022 | 1.6x |
| Silvia Forni | Senior Curator Global Africa and Deputy Head Art and Culture | $119K | $110K | 2022–2023 | 1.6x |
| Douglas Currie | Senior Curator Entomology | $119K | $0 | 2021–2025 | 1.6x |
| Caron Jean-Bernard | Richard M Ivey Curator of Invertebrate Palaeontology | $118K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.6x |
| Alexandra Palmer | Senior Curator Nora E Vaughan Fashion Costume Curatorship | $117K | $108K | 2022–2024 | 1.6x |
| William Rogers | Vice President Learning and Programs | $117K | $114K | 2023–2024 | 1.6x |
| Justin Jennings | Senior Curator New World Archaelogy | $116K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.5x |
| Cheng Wen-Chien | Senior Curator Louise Hawley Stone Chair | $115K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.5x |
| Kathryn Brownlie | Vice President Brand Marketing and Research | $112K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.5x |
| Kelly Harper | Assistant Vice President Visitor Experience | $107K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.4x |
| Sarah Fee | Senior Curator Textiles and Costume | $107K | $0 | 2022–2025 | 1.4x |
| Ascanio Odorico | Vice President Security and Risk Managemen | $105K | $0 | 2023–2025 | 1.4x |
| Ronald Speare | Assistant Vice President Maintenance and Capital Development | $105K | $105K | 2023–2023 | 1.4x |
| Kathryn Medeiros | Payroll Manager | $102K | $102K | 2024–2024 | 1.4x |
| Christopher Kennedy | Assistant Vice President Event Sales | $102K | $102K | 2023–2023 | 1.4x |
| Sascha Priewe | Associate Vice President Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships | $101K | $101K | 2022–2022 | 1.4x |
| Krzysztof Grzymski | Senior Curator Egypt and Nubia | $101K | $101K | 2021–2021 | 1.3x |
| Tamara Onyshuk | Head Exhibition Planning | $97K | $97K | 2023–2023 | 1.3x |
Annual Summary
| Year | Executives | Avg. Comp. | Highest Comp. | Total Payroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 15 | $159K | $358K | $2.4M |
| 2022 | 35 | $146K | $422K | $5.1M |
| 2023 | 34 | $142K | $403K | $4.8M |
| 2024 | 30 | $151K | $395K | $4.5M |
| 2025 | 28 | $197K | $385K | $2.2M |
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