Organizations Filed Purposes:
Keck Graduate Institute is dedicated to education and research aimed at translating into practice, for the benefit of society, the power and potential of the life sciences.
Enrich society with breakthrough approaches to education and translational research in life sciences.
The institution's primary purpose is to offer innovative postgraduate degrees and certificates that integrate life and health sciences, business, pharmacy, and genetics, with a focus on industry projects, hands-on industry experiences, and team collaboration. Through its two schools, the Henry E. Riggs School of Applied Life Sciences (Riggs School) and the School of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (SPHS), KGI employs an entrepreneurial approach and industry connections that provide pathways for students to become leaders in bioscience and healthcare. Degrees include: Master of Business and Science (MBS); Master of Engineering (MEng) in Biopharmaceutical Processing; Master of Science (MS) in Applied Life Sciences; Master of Science in Medical Device Engineering (MSMDE); PhD in Applied Life Sciences; Postbaccalaureate Premedical Certificate (PPC); Postbaccalaureate Pre-PA Certificate; Postdoctoral Professional Masters (PPM); Certificate in Bioscience Management (CBM); Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD); Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genetic Counseling (MSGC); Master of Science in Human Genetics and Genomic Data Analytics (MSGDA). KGI also offers a Master of Science in Translational Medicine in partnership with the Irell and Manella Graduate School of Biological Sciences at City of Hope. The Occupational Therapy Doctorate and Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies programs are anticipated to start in fall 2022.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Sheldon Schuster | President | 40 | $606,112 |
| Michael Jones | Vice President of Finance | 40 | $262,894 |
| Kelleen S Esperias | VP, Institutional Development & Interim Sec to Boa | 40 | $258,758 |
| Steven Casper | Dean, School of Applied Life Sciences | 40 | $249,123 |
| John Krstenansky | Associate Professor | 40 | $219,426 |
| Gail Orum-Alexander | Associate Dean of Academic Affairs | 40 | $214,902 |
| Armen Simonian | Professor of Practice | 40 | $194,334 |
| E Sofia Toro | Dean of Admissions & Financial Aid | 40 | $188,883 |
| James Osborne | Professor | 40 | $168,941 |
| Animesh Ray | Professor | 40 | $168,203 |
| Cheryl Merritt | Director of Human Resource | 40 | $154,648 |
| Larry Grill | Dean of Research | 40 | $139,778 |
| Patricia Robidoux | Secretary | 1 | $84,859 |
| Steven Kosslyn | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| David Lawrence | Trustee (thru 03/2020) | 1 | $0 |
| Richard Yochum | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Lilian Wu | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Richmond Wolf | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Lydia Villa-Komaroff | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Alexander Suh | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Jose Ignacio Santos | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Arthur Riggs | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Rod Markin | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Kosacz | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Prasad Jeereddi | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Ross Grossman | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Steven Galson | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Jamie Dananberg | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Curry | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Bradbury | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Bernstein | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Madhaven Balachandran | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Wade Ackerman | Trustee | 1 | $0 |
| Yolanda Moses | Vice-Chairperson | 1 | $0 |
| James Widergren | Chairperson | 1 | $0 |
| Mia Alonzo | Assistant Vice President/Controller | 4 | $0 |
Data for this page was sourced from XML published by IRS (
public 990 form dataset) from:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/irs-form-990/202111319349303481_public.xml