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David Spergel

President · Simons Foundation INC

President at Simons Foundation INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$929K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President of Simons Foundation INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $929K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Chairperson/Manager of Clinical Research Associates LLC, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Director of Math for America INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President of the Simons Foundation since 2021, overseeing one of the largest funders of science and basic research in the United States. Theoretical astrophysicist and Emeritus Charles A.

Young Professor of Astronomy at Princeton University, known for pioneering work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP). MacArthur Fellow (2001).

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Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2021–present
Education
  • Theoretical Astrophysics (Princeton) · Ph.D.

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Clinical Research Associates LLC Chairperson/Manager · $1.3M revenue · New York, NYFiled FY2025 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Simons Foundation INC President · $171.4M revenue · New York, NYpay $808K → $929KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$929Kreported comp
Math for America INC Director · $26.1M revenue · New York, NYFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named David Spergel

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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David Spergel 1 organization · Washington, DCCarnegie Institution of Washington

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Serves alongside

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

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President · FY2024
$798K
E
COO · FY2024
$630K
M
CFO/Treasurer · FY2024
$510K
B
Gen. Counsel/Sec./Chief Compl. Off. · FY2024
$456K
J
President (thru 10/2023) · FY2023
$350K
M
Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$282K
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Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$263K
E
Trustee · FY2024
$20K
P
Trustee · FY2024
$20K
C
Trustee · FY2024
$19K
D
Trustee · FY2024
$18K
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Trustee/Vice Chair · FY2024
$18K

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