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Deborah W Brooks

Co-Founder & CEO · The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research

Co-Founder & CEO at The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.5M

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Co-Founder & CEO of The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, based in New York, NY.
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Received $1.5M 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

CEO and Co-Founder of The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (established 2000), driving research innovation and patient engagement in the Parkinson's disease community.

Previously served as Vice President in Fixed Income at Goldman Sachs for nine years.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2000-present
Education
  • AB Economics · College of William and Mary
  • MBA · Tuck School at Dartmouth College
  • MS Marital and Family Therapy · Northwestern University

Affiliations

Organizations

The Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research Co-Founder & CEO · $708.3M revenue · New York, NYTHE FOUNDATION IS DEDICATED TO FINDING A CURE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE THROUGH AN AGGRESSIVELY FUNDED RESEARCH AGENDA AND ENSURING THE DEVELOPMENT OF…pay $964K → $1.5MFiled FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.5Mreported comp

Network

Serves alongside

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Chief Mission Officer · FY2025
$1.2M
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Chief Program Officer · FY2025
$1.1M
L
Chief Development Officer · FY2025
$609K
H
Chief Marketing Officer · FY2025
$525K
B
Chief Science Officer · FY2025
$477K
M
Chief Science Officer · FY2025
$476K
J
Chief Financial Officer · FY2025
$450K
V
Chief People Officer · FY2025
$433K
J
General Counsel/Secretary · FY2025
$417K
M
Chief Development Officer · FY2023
$405K
R
SVP, Medical Communications · FY2023
$359K
W
SVP, Strat, Fin & Operations · FY2020
$299K

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