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Cathleen C Gates

CEO · American College of Cardiology Foundation

CEO at American College of Cardiology Foundation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.2M

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO of American College of Cardiology Foundation, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $1.2M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as CEO of American College of Cardiology — $117K.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Cathleen C. Gates has served as Chief Executive Officer of the American College of Cardiology, leading over 500 staff and 54,000 members worldwide.

With more than 30 years of tenure at the ACC, she has held multiple executive roles including interim CEO, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief People Officer. Her major accomplishments include relocating the ACC headquarters from Bethesda, Maryland to Washington, DC, establishing the College's first diversity and inclusion program, and leading the organization's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Tenure here
30+ years at ACC; became CEO December 2020

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Affiliations

Organizations

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American College of Cardiology Foundation CEO · $125.8M revenue · Washington, DCTO TRANSFORM CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AND IMPROVE HEART HEALTH.pay $751K → $1.1MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.1Mreported comp
American College of Cardiology CEO · $29.5M revenue · Washington, DCTO TRANSFORM CARDIOVASCULAR CARE AND IMPROVE HEART HEALTH.pay $469K → $117KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$117Kreported comp

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Serves alongside

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

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Former CEO (04/2020) · FY2020
$789K
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EVP · FY2024
$609K
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EVP/General Counsel · FY2024
$577K
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EVP · FY2024
$561K
J
Chief Scientific Quality Offic · FY2020
$553K
J
Sr. EVP · FY2021
$475K
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Chief Innovation Officer · FY2024
$447K
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Interim CEO · FY2020
$384K
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Chief Health Equity Officer · FY2024
$384K
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Dvp, Clinical Registry & Accreditation · FY2024
$335K
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Dvp, Chief People Officer · FY2024
$332K
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Dvp, Enterprise Content & Digital Strategy · FY2022
$315K

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