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Aaron Kowalski PhD

Chief Executive Officer · Breakthrough T1d

Chief Executive Officer at Breakthrough T1d. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$825K

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Profile

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Reported as Chief Executive Officer of Breakthrough T1d, based in New York, NY.
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Received $825K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, since 2019). Internationally recognized scientific expert who joined the organization in 2004 and shaped strategy across the full research and development pipeline.

Personal experience living with T1D for 35+ years.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
JDRF/Breakthrough T1D since 2004; CEO since 2019
Education
  • Ph.D. in scientific field related to diabetes research

Affiliations

Organizations

Breakthrough T1d Chief Executive Officer · $223.8M revenue · New York, NYImproving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications. SEE SCHEDULE O,…pay $751K → $825KFiled FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$825Kreported comp

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

A
Chief Executive Officer · FY2024
$978K
D
President and CEO · FY2019
$870K
S
Managing Dir. T1d Fund (end 1/25) · FY2024
$807K
H
Former Key Employee · FY2024
$604K
R
Cfao/Treasurer (end 1/25) · FY2024
$563K
P
Chief Marketing Officer · FY2024
$520K
K
Chief Global Development Officer · FY2024
$492K
L
Chief Global Advocacy Officer · FY2024
$461K
S
Chief Scientific Officer · FY2024
$460K
S
Chief Dev Officer & Asst. Secy · FY2019
$451K
H
Managing Dir. Jdrf T1d Fund · FY2020
$427K
T
Chief Human Resources Officer · FY2024
$408K

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