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Walter D Downing JR

Exec.vp/COO/Dir · Southwest Research Institute

Exec.vp/COO/Dir at Southwest Research Institute. 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
$1.0M

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 Exec.vp/COO/Dir of Southwest Research Institute, based in San Antonio, TX.
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Received $1.0M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee of Tom Slick Memorial for Southwest Research Institute, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Walter D. Downing is Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in San Antonio, Texas, a position held since joining the organization in 1979.

He designed automated systems for missile subsystem reliability testing and introduced new technical programs for automated testing of aircraft electronics.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
EVP and COO, Southwest Research Institute (1979-present)
Education
  • Southern Methodist University (BSEE)
  • University of Texas at San Antonio (MBA)
  • University of Texas at Austin (executive certificate in management and leadership)
  • MIT Sloan School of Management (executive certificate)

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Southwest Research Institute Exec.vp/COO/Dir · $978.6M revenue · San Antonio, TXSouthwest Reseach Institute(SwRI) exists to benefit government, industry & the public by conducting innovative applied & basic research;…pay $860K → $1.0MFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.0Mreported comp
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Tom Slick Memorial for Southwest Research Institute Trustee · $190K revenue · San Antonio, TXThe purpose of the Trust is to devote and apply the property of the Trust and the income derived therefrom exclusively for the scientific or…Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

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

A
Pres./CEO/Dir. · FY2024
$1.7M
J
Sr. Vice Pres. · FY2024
$736K
B
CFO/Sec/VP-Fin. · FY2024
$624K
R
Vice President · FY2024
$613K
S
Associate VP · FY2024
$595K
C
Vice President · FY2024
$541K
S
Associate V.p. · FY2024
$529K
S
Vice President · FY2024
$507K
M
Vice President · FY2024
$506K
S
Vice President · FY2024
$497K
M
General Counsel · FY2024
$491K
W
President-Signature Science · FY2021
$490K

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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