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Wayne Ai Frederick MD, MBA

President · The Howard University

President at The Howard University. 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
$1.6M

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Reported as President of The Howard University, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $1.6M 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

Wayne A.I. Frederick, MD, MBA, FACS, was appointed interim president of Howard University in September 2025 and serves as president emeritus.

He is the Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at Howard University College of Medicine and a practicing cancer surgeon at Howard University Hospital.

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

Track record

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Tenure here
Interim president as of Sept 2025; faculty for multiple decades
Education
  • MBA 2011) · Howard University (B.S. 1992, M.D. 19941992

Affiliations

Organizations

The Howard University President · $1.0B revenue · Washington, DCTHE HOWARD UNIVERSITY WAS ESTABLISHED BY AN ACT OF CONGRESS IN 1867. THE UNIVERSITY IS AN INSTITUTION THAT EDUCATES STUDENTS, DEVELOPS PROFESSIONALS,…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.6Mreported comp

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$843K
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$817K
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Clinical Professor · FY2023
$813K
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VP Clinical Affairs · FY2022
$721K

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