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Leslie Upton

Chief Operating Officer · American Heart Association INC

Chief Operating Officer at American Heart Association INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.2M

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 Chief Operating Officer of American Heart Association INC, based in Dallas, TX.
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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 Chief Operating Officer of Newco Worldwide INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Leslie (Suzie) Upton is Chief Operating Officer of the American Heart Association. She joined the organization in 1990 and was promoted to Vice President of Development in 1998, ascending to COO where she oversees operations across the nonprofit's national network.

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

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
1990–present

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

American Heart Association INC Chief Operating Officer · $1.1B revenue · Dallas, TXTHE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION IS A NATIONAL VOLUNTARY HEALTH AGENCY FOCUSED ON ACTIVITIES RELATED TO THE CAUSES, DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND…pay $657K → $1.2MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.2Mreported comp
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Newco Worldwide INC Chief Operating Officer · Dallas, TXFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

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

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CEO · FY2024
$4.5M
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CAO/Corp Secretary · FY2024
$1.2M
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Chief Science & Medical Officer · FY2024
$1.2M
L
CAO/Corp Secretary · FY2021
$931K
J
Chief of Mission Aligned Business · FY2024
$887K
J
Chief - Mission Aligned Business · FY2021
$754K
J
EVP Southeast · FY2024
$711K
D
EVP Se Thru · FY2019
$710K
C
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$646K
P
EVP Mission Advancement · FY2024
$641K
L
Chief of Staff to the CEO · FY2024
$638K
E
Chief Medical Officer for Prevention · FY2024
$638K

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