MaRS Discovery District

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

Salary Name Position
$175,475.72
earned in 2023
Tyler Hamilton Senior Director, Climate
MaRS Discovery District
$170,992.50
earned in 2023
Adnan Smajlovic Director, Software Engineering
MaRS Discovery District
$169,328.21
earned in 2023
Vartika Manasvi Senior Advisor, Startups
MaRS Discovery District
$164,106.24
earned in 2023
Elana Granieri Senior Director, Finance
MaRS Discovery District
$163,711.37
earned in 2023
Kathryn A. Hayward Director, Content
MaRS Discovery District
$161,080.19
earned in 2023
Nigel Biggar Director, Revenue Operations
MaRS Discovery District
$159,854.01
earned in 2023
Ian Mccarter Director, Corporate Innovation
MaRS Discovery District
$154,785.75
earned in 2023
Rene Azeez Senior Director, Strategy and Sustainability
MaRS Discovery District
$154,262.63
earned in 2023
Marie J. Macdonald Director, Philanthropy
MaRS Discovery District
$147,331.15
earned in 2023
Cory Mulvihill Chief of Staff
MaRS Discovery District
$146,683.09
earned in 2023
Jeremy Walker Director, Information Technology Business Systems
MaRS Discovery District
$144,994.40
earned in 2023
Petia Tchouk Director, Momentum Services
MaRS Discovery District
$143,014.50
earned in 2023
Janet Grant Director, Community Engagement
MaRS Discovery District
$142,738.08
earned in 2023
Chris Giantsopoulos Facilitator, Entrepreneurship Education
MaRS Discovery District
$141,780.57
earned in 2023
Michelle Peng Director, Capital
MaRS Discovery District
$140,526.36
earned in 2023
Asvini Keerawella Director, Momentum Pipeline
MaRS Discovery District
$140,415.13
earned in 2023
Nareh Ghalustians Senior Legal Counsel
MaRS Discovery District
$139,378.04
earned in 2023
Lara Torvi Director, Event Programming and Content Partnerships
MaRS Discovery District
$135,149.95
earned in 2023
Ashley Mamchur Vice President, Finance
MaRS Discovery District
$133,681.72
earned in 2023
Janet Dodge Vice President, People and Culture
MaRS Discovery District
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Published March 2024

Ontario Public Sector Salary Disclosure - Sunshine List 2024

The Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act, 1996 makes Ontario’s public sector more open and accountable to taxpayers. The act requires organizations that receive public funding from the Province of Ontario to make public, by March 31 each year, the names, positions, salaries and total taxable benefits of employees paid $100,000 or more in the previous calendar year.

At SunshineListStats.com, we rank employees from organizations that received public funding from the Province of Ontario and earn over $100,000 per year, including total taxable benefits.

This year's sunshine list includes the top earners in MaRS Discovery District, including:

  • Top Salaries at MaRS Discovery District in the 2024 Sunshine List
  • Chief Executive Officer
    $650,625.00
  • Chief Delivery Officer
    $345,591.68
  • Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer
    $326,000.08
  • Senior Vice President, Marketing, Business Development and Growth
    $303,079.66
  • Vice President, Advisory and Insights
    $272,073.34

2024 Ontario Sunshine List: MaRS Discovery District Top Earners

Every year, the Ontario government publishes its annual Sunshine List of public sector servants with six-figure salaries. According to the document, MaRS Discovery District's 77 staffers made the Sunshine List, earning total compensation of $12,456,727.59 in 2023.

At the top of the MaRS Discovery District Sunshine List

Topping the list for the MaRS Discovery District was Chief Executive Officer Yung Wu, who brought home $650,625.00 in 2023.

Following Yung Wu was Chief Delivery Officer Krista Jones, with annual earnings of $345,591.68. Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administrative Officer Nicole Barry made $326,000.08, Senior Vice President, Marketing, Business Development and Growth Mark Hyland made $303,079.66, and Vice President, Advisory and Insights Susan Mclean round out the top-five highest-paid employees with $272,073.34 for the MaRS Discovery District 2024 Sunshine List.

Breaking down the numbers

Among employees who received more than six-figure salaries in 2023, 10 received earnings between $100,000 and $110,000 followed by 38 who received between $110,001 and $150,000 , 13 received between $150,001 and $200,000 , 8 received between $200,001 and $250,000 , 4 received between $250,001 and $300,000 , and 4 received over $300,000 at the MaRS Discovery District.

  • Salary breakdown
  • 10 employees made between $100,000 to $110,000
  • 38 employees made between $110,000 to $150,000
  • 13 employees made between $150,000 to $200,000
  • 8 employees made between $200,000 to $250,000
  • 4 employees made between $250,000 to $300,000
  • 4 employees made more than $300,000

For a complete list of public sector employees who made the 2024 Sunshine List, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employees List. If you wish to analyze the list by the employer, go to Sunshine List 2024 Employers List.