Mission
THE MISSION OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY IS TO PROTECT SIGHT AND EMPOWER LIVES BY SERVING AS AN ADVOCATE FOR PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC, LEADING OPHTHALMIC EDUCATION, SUPPORTING RESEARCH, AND ADVANCING THE PROFESSION OF OPHTHALMOLOGY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 28 reported individuals · Filing year 2024
Exec VP / CEO / Treas & Secretary
$1.2M
$1.3M
- Base
- $945k
- Bonus
- $178k
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $70k
COO / CFO / Chief Legal & Risk Off
$701k
$743k
- Base
- $499k
- Bonus
- $95k
- Other
- $112
- Benefits
- $70k
Vp, Education
vice president
$454k
$481k
- Base
- $347k
- Bonus
- $48k
- Other
- $637
- Benefits
- $23k
Vp, Information Technology
vice president
$435k
$461k
- Base
- $294k
- Bonus
- $43k
- Other
- $112
- Benefits
- $64k
Vp, Quality and Data Science
vice president
$415k
$440k
- Base
- $322k
- Bonus
- $50k
- Other
- $637
- Benefits
- $7k
Vp, Meetings and Exhibits
vice president
$405k
$429k
- Base
- $300k
- Bonus
- $48k
- Other
- $148
- Benefits
- $22k
Vp, Governmental Affairs
vice president
$400k
$424k
- Base
- $320k
- Bonus
- $45k
- Other
- $637
- Benefits
- —
General Counsel & Vp, Legal Affairs Thru 1/2025
vice president
$370k
$392k
- Base
- $265k
- Bonus
- $25k
- Other
- $112
- Benefits
- $49k
Vp, Membership and Alliances
vice president
$352k
$373k
- Base
- $265k
- Bonus
- $33k
- Other
- $112
- Benefits
- $25k
Director of Finance
$321k
$340k
- Base
- $234k
- Bonus
- $12k
- Other
- $130
- Benefits
- $49k
Vp, Ophthalmic Society & Global Relations
vice president
$313k
$332k
- Base
- $230k
- Bonus
- $38k
- Other
- $762
- Benefits
- $17k
Director of Marketing
director (operational)
$280k
$297k
- Base
- $216k
- Bonus
- $13k
- Other
- $112
- Benefits
- $27k
Director of People, Talent Dev, & Eng
highest compensated employee
$264k
$280k
- Base
- $212k
- Bonus
- $13k
- Other
- $106
- Benefits
- $16k
Director of Health Policy
highest compensated employee
$251k
$266k
- Base
- $202k
- Bonus
- $10k
- Other
- $137
- Benefits
- $16k
Director, State Government Affairs
highest compensated employee
$240k
$254k
- Base
- $209k
- Bonus
- $9k
- Other
- $312
- Benefits
- —
Former Vp, Comms/mrktg Thru 3/2024
vice president
$162k
$172k
- Base
- $126k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $3k
President (2024) / Past Pres. (2025)
$85k
$90k
President-elect (2024) / Pres (2025)
$30k
$32k
Trustee / Sr Secr for Advocacy
board member
$25k
$26k
Trustee / Secr for Annual Meeting
board member
$25k
$26k
Trustee / Sr Secr for Ophthalmic Practice
board member
$25k
$26k
Trustee (2024) / Pres.-elect (2025)
board member
$25k
$26k
Trustee / Sr Secr for Educ Start 1/2025
board member
$19k
$20k
Public Trustee
board member
$18k
$19k
Public Trustee
board member
$18k
$19k
Trustee / Chair, the Council
board chair
$15k
$16k
Trustee-at-large
board member
$10k
$11k
Trustee / Vice Chair, the Council
board chair
$10k
$11k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exec VP / CEO / Treas & Secretary | $945k | $178k | — | $70k | $1.2M $1.3M |
COO / CFO / Chief Legal & Risk Off | $499k | $95k | $112 | $70k | $701k $743k |
Vp, Education vice president | $347k | $48k | $637 | $23k | $454k $481k |
Vp, Information Technology vice president | $294k | $43k | $112 | $64k | $435k $461k |
Vp, Quality and Data Science vice president | $322k | $50k | $637 | $7k | $415k $440k |
Vp, Meetings and Exhibits vice president | $300k | $48k | $148 | $22k | $405k $429k |
Vp, Governmental Affairs vice president | $320k | $45k | $637 | — | $400k $424k |
General Counsel & Vp, Legal Affairs Thru 1/2025 vice president | $265k | $25k | $112 | $49k | $370k $392k |
Vp, Membership and Alliances vice president | $265k | $33k | $112 | $25k | $352k $373k |
Director of Finance | $234k | $12k | $130 | $49k | $321k $340k |
Vp, Ophthalmic Society & Global Relations vice president | $230k | $38k | $762 | $17k | $313k $332k |
Director of Marketing director (operational) | $216k | $13k | $112 | $27k | $280k $297k |
Director of People, Talent Dev, & Eng highest compensated employee | $212k | $13k | $106 | $16k | $264k $280k |
Director of Health Policy highest compensated employee | $202k | $10k | $137 | $16k | $251k $266k |
Director, State Government Affairs highest compensated employee | $209k | $9k | $312 | — | $240k $254k |
Former Vp, Comms/mrktg Thru 3/2024 vice president | $126k | — | — | $3k | $162k $172k |
President (2024) / Past Pres. (2025) | — | — | — | — | $85k $90k |
President-elect (2024) / Pres (2025) | — | — | — | — | $30k $32k |
Trustee / Sr Secr for Advocacy board member | — | — | — | — | $25k $26k |
Trustee / Secr for Annual Meeting board member | — | — | — | — | $25k $26k |
Trustee / Sr Secr for Ophthalmic Practice board member | — | — | — | — | $25k $26k |
Trustee (2024) / Pres.-elect (2025) board member | — | — | — | — | $25k $26k |
Trustee / Sr Secr for Educ Start 1/2025 board member | — | — | — | — | $19k $20k |
Public Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $18k $19k |
Public Trustee board member | — | — | — | — | $18k $19k |
Trustee / Chair, the Council board chair | — | — | — | — | $15k $16k |
Trustee-at-large board member | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Trustee / Vice Chair, the Council board chair | — | — | — | — | $10k $11k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 15 unpaid individuals.
Climbed 39%
over 2 years
From $885k in 2022 to $1.2M in 2024.
$885k
2022
$1.2M
2023
$1.2M
2024
$885k
2022
$1.2M
2023
$1.2M
2024
In today's dollarsEst.
Up 31% in real terms$999k to $1.3M
Estimated with San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA metro-area CPI-U, restating filed pay into April 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Highest reported compensation in each year. Volunteer board members and partial-year payouts are filtered out.
Financial trend
Revenue and expenses over time
AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY INC reported revenue and expenses across 3 filing years.
RevenueExpenses
$65.4M
$57.6M
2022
$66.8M
$60.6M
2023
$68.3M
$66.5M
2024
Total revenue and total expenses from IRS Form 990 filings.
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