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Thomas C Kiernan

CEO · American Wind Energy Association

CEO at American Wind Energy Association. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$902K
Others who share this name
1

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as CEO of American Wind Energy Association, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $902K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Secretary/CEO of Awea of Wind Solar Alliance, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Thomas C. Kiernan served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) from 2013, leading the national trade association representing the U.S.

wind power industry. An environmental policy expert with a background at the EPA, he previously spent 15 years as President of the National Parks Conservation Association and held senior roles at the Audubon Society of New Hampshire and Arthur Andersen & Co.

He holds degrees from Dartmouth College.

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

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President and Chief Executive Officer, American Wind Energy Association (2013-2020)
Education
  • Dartmouth College (BA 1981)1981

Affiliations

Organizations

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

American Wind Energy Association CEO · $22.9M revenue · Washington, DCTO PROMOTE WIND POWER GROWTH THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNICATIONS, AND EDUCATION.Filed FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$902Kreported comp
Wind Solar Alliance Secretary/CEO of Awea · $161K revenue · Washington, DCFiled FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Thomas C Kiernan

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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Thomas C Kiernan 1 organization · Sausalito, CANaturebridge

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Serves alongside

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

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SVP of Gov't & Public Affairs · FY2020
$488K
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CFO & SVP of Operations · FY2020
$384K
B
VP, Federal Affairs · FY2020
$324K
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VP, Federal Regulatory Affairs · FY2020
$317K
G
Senior Counsel · FY2020
$310K
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Of Member Value & Experience · FY2020
$271K
J
SVP of Member Value & Experience · FY2020
$265K
S
Sr Dir Electricity · FY2020
$261K
J
VP, It · FY2020
$246K
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Chair · FY2020
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Vice Chair · FY2020
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Treasurer · FY2020

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org