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Kenneth Esser

Trustee/EVP, Cts, Behavioral Health · Hackensack Meridian Health INC

Trustee/EVP, Cts, Behavioral Health at Hackensack Meridian Health INC. 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
$882K
Others who share this name
1

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Reported as Trustee/EVP, Cts, Behavioral Health of Hackensack Meridian Health INC, based in Edison, NJ.
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Received $882K 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

Senior Vice President of Care Transformation Services at Hackensack Meridian Health (promoted 2022), providing strategic leadership on behavioral health and clinical transformation. Led pandemic response efforts including vaccine rollout and federal coordination.

Previously Chief Energy Advisor to the Governor and manager of program strategy at PSE&G with prior state government experience.

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Since October 2018

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Organizations

Hackensack Meridian Health INC Trustee/EVP, Cts, Behavioral Health · $8.8B revenue · Edison, NJTHE ORGANIZATIONS ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING THE FULL SPECTRUM OF LIFE-ENHANCING CARE AND SERVICES TO CREATE AND SUSTAIN HEALTHY, VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$882Kreported comp

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Other people named Kenneth Esser

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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Kenneth Esser 1 organization · Princeton, NJLeadership New Jersey INC

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CEO/Trustee · FY2024
$10.8M
R
CEO/Trustee · FY2020
$6.5M
M
Trustee/Chairperson/COO · FY2024
$5.3M
R
Pres, Fin & It Svcs Div, CFO/Trustee, Secretary/Treasurer · FY2024
$4.5M
P
Pres, Population Health · FY2024
$3.7M
D
Pres, Chief Physician Executive · FY2024
$3.1M
I
Pres, Academics, Rsch, & Innov · FY2024
$3.1M
A
EVP, Co-Chief Legal Officer · FY2024
$2.9M
N
EVP Chf Exp T 4/2021 · FY2021
$2.6M
A
EVP, Co-Chief Legal Officer · FY2024
$2.5M
M
Trustee/Pres, N Reg & Pres, Che, Humc · FY2024
$2.5M
J
EVP, Chief Strategy Officer · FY2024
$2.4M

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