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Vikram Dewan

President and CEO (thru 10/23) · Zoological Society of Philadelphia

President and CEO (thru 10/23) at Zoological Society of Philadelphia. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$563K
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as President and CEO (thru 10/23) of Zoological Society of Philadelphia, based in Philadelphia, PA.
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Received $563K 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

Vikram Dewan served as the 14th President and CEO of the Philadelphia Zoo for 16 years, from 2006 to 2023. Prior to joining the Zoo, he was President of Wachovia Bank's Philadelphia and Delaware region, managing nearly 100 branches and over 1,000 employees.

He led significant innovations including Zoo360 animal trails, the KidZooU education center, and the Community Access Program that served over one million Title 1 school children.

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

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Career & tenure

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Tenure here
2006–2023

Affiliations

Organizations

Zoological Society of Philadelphia President and CEO (thru 10/23) · $43.4M revenue · Philadelphia, PABY CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH WILDLIFE, THE PHILADELPHIA ZOO, AMERICA'S FIRST ZOO (SEE SCHED O)CREATES JOYFUL DISCOVERY AND INSPIRES ACTION FOR ANIMALS…pay $392K → $563KFiled FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$563Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Vikram Dewan

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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Vikram Dewan 1 organization · Malvern, PAVanguard Charitable Endowment Program
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Vikram Dewan 1 organization · Philadelphia, PADoing Good Well INC

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Serves alongside

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

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President and CEO · FY2024
$546K
N
Chief Development Officer · FY2024
$283K
A
Chief Operating Officer (thru 10/20) · FY2020
$279K
A
Chief Marketing Officer · FY2023
$278K
L
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$255K
N
Chief Development Officer · FY2019
$220K
R
VP, Animal Well Being · FY2024
$206K
J
Chief Financial Officer · FY2019
$201K
R
VP, Animal Well Being · FY2022
$200K
C
VP, Guest Engagement · FY2024
$191K
G
Director, It · FY2024
$175K
P
Director, Marketing · FY2024
$168K

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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