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Melissa a Berman

President and CEO (thru 01/2024) · Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC

President and CEO (thru 01/2024) at Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors 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
$380K

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Reported as President and CEO (thru 01/2024) of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC, based in New York, NY.
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Received $380K 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

Melissa A. Berman is the founding President and CEO of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, serving from 2002 through January 2024.

Under her leadership, RPA grew into a global leader managing or facilitating approximately $600 million in annual giving across 35+ countries.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

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Tenure here
2002-2024 (Founding CEO/President)

Affiliations

Organizations

Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors INC President and CEO (thru 01/2024) · $706.0M revenue · New York, NYHELP DONORS CREATE THOUGHTFUL, EFFECTIVE PHILANTHROPY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. (SEE SCHEDULE O) RPA ASSISTS INDIVIDUALS, TRUSTS, FOUNDATIONS, &…pay $581K → $380KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$380Kreported comp

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President and CEO (as of 01/2024) · FY2024
$688K
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Senior VP/COO (thru 08/2024) · FY2024
$629K
J
Executive Director (climate Init). · FY2022
$616K
F
Exe. Director, Spons. Project · FY2024
$591K
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Senior Vice President · FY2024
$493K
G
Senior Vice President · FY2024
$473K
R
SVP & Corp Secretary (thru 05/2024) · FY2024
$446K
M
Exec. Director, Spons. Project · FY2024
$426K
Y
CHRO & SVP, People & Culture · FY2023
$415K
T
Founder, Sponsored Project · FY2020
$400K
R
VP & COO, Sponsored Project · FY2022
$381K
J
Exec. Director, Spons. Project · FY2024
$380K

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