What does this employer profile show?
This profile summarizes MaRS Discovery District disclosed records in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure, including salary paid, taxable benefits, role-family mix, salary bands, and sector context.
Employer public compensation profile
MaRS Discovery District public compensation profile, 2025
MaRS Discovery District appears in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure with 42 disclosed records, $6,300,919 in salary paid, and a median disclosed salary of $128,638. These figures reflect disclosed records only and should not be interpreted as total workforce compensation, total institutional payroll, or a standalone judgment.
Key disclosed metrics
Disclosed records42public disclosure rows
Disclosed payroll$6.3M$6,300,919 salary paid
Median disclosed salary$128,638among disclosed records
Taxable benefits$165.7K2.63% of salary paid
SectorOther Public Sector EmployersView Other Public Sector Employers sector page
Inferred placeOntario / not location-specificplatform-generated label
Profile snapshot
- Sector footprint
- 0.3% of sector disclosed records; 0.3% of sector salary paid.
- Median vs sector
- Employer median: $128,638; sector median: $120,964; above sector median.
- Role-family salary share
- Other disclosed roles — 33.4% of this employer’s salary paid.
- Salary-band concentration
- 100–125k — 45.2% of disclosed records.
- Benefits-to-salary ratio
- Employer: 2.63%; sector: 1.86%.
- Benchmark caveat
- Disclosed-record benchmarks only.
Responsible use and limits
Disclosure records require context: they are not judgments about people, employers, or sectors; salary paid is not total compensation; disclosed rows are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
- Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
- Salary paid is not total compensation.
- Disclosed payroll is not total employer or sector payroll.
- Role family and inferred place are platform-generated heuristics, not official Ontario fields.
What this page does not conclude
- It does not assess performance, value, efficiency, quality, conduct, or compensation fairness.
- It does not prove a trend from one year of disclosure.
- It does not explain individual employment circumstances, overtime, retroactive payments, or partial-year effects.
- It does not replace source review, methodology, or correction context.
What stands out in this profile?
- The profile includes 42 disclosed records and $6,300,919 in salary paid.
- The median disclosed salary is $128,638, compared with $120,964 for the Other Public Sector Employers sector; this is above the sector median disclosed salary.
- The largest role family by disclosed salary paid is Other disclosed roles.
- The largest salary band by disclosed record count is 100–125k.
- Reported taxable benefits equal 2.63% of salary paid, using disclosed taxable benefits only.
These observations summarize disclosed records only and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and responsible-use caveats.
Sector context
Within this sector’s disclosed records, MaRS Discovery District can be compared with the Other Public Sector Employers sector by disclosed record count, salary paid, median disclosed salary, and average disclosed salary where available. This is context for transparency and benchmarking, not a measure of performance, value, efficiency, quality, or compensation fairness.
| Metric | MaRS Discovery District | Other Public Sector Employers sector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed records | 42 | 15,721 | 0.3% of sector disclosed records |
| Disclosed payroll / salary paid | $6,300,919 | $2,131,814,863 | 0.3% of sector salary paid |
| Median disclosed salary | $128,638 | $120,964 | Median salary paid among disclosed records only. |
| Average disclosed salary | $150,022 | $135,603 | Average salary paid among disclosed records only. |
Role-family mix
Role families summarize disclosed position titles using neutral, platform-generated heuristics. They do not assess performance, efficiency, quality, or institutional value.
| Role family | Disclosed records | Disclosed payroll | Median disclosed salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other disclosed roles | 13 | $2,102,330 | $149,963 |
| Corporate administration and operations | 12 | $1,437,936 | $121,124 |
| Executive and senior leadership | 4 | $962,195 | $263,210 |
| Digital, data and technology | 6 | $823,518 | $125,307 |
| Finance, procurement and audit | 2 | $295,007 | $147,503 |
| Communications, marketing and public affairs | 2 | $280,185 | $140,092 |
| Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | 1 | $179,655 | $179,655 |
| Legal and judiciary | 1 | $112,330 | $112,330 |
| Academic and research | 1 | $107,764 | $107,764 |
Salary-band distribution
Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.
| Salary band | Disclosed records | Salary paid |
|---|---|---|
| 100–125k | 19 | $2,176,628 |
| 125–150k | 10 | $1,353,045 |
| 150–200k | 8 | $1,455,283 |
| 200–300k | 4 | $998,701 |
| 300–500k | 1 | $317,263 |
| 500k+ | 0 | $0 |
Selected disclosed records for this employer
This table shows selected public disclosure records for this employer, sorted by salary paid. Records are shown for context and should be read with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Reynolds, Grace | Chief Executive Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $317,263 | $10,278 | 2025 |
| Jones, Krista | Chief Delivery Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $290,571 | $0 | 2025 |
| Macfarlane, Jason | Head of Venture and Partner Services | Other disclosed roles | $270,730 | $7,503 | 2025 |
| Bome, Christine | Vice President, Public Affairs | Executive and senior leadership | $235,850 | $6,001 | 2025 |
| Bozzato, Richard | Senior Advisor, Health Venture Services | Other disclosed roles | $201,550 | $400 | 2025 |
| Smajlovic, Adnan | Senior Director, Information Technology Operations and Software Engineering | Digital, data and technology | $196,157 | $6,086 | 2025 |
| Hamilton, Tyler | Senior Director, Climate | Other disclosed roles | $189,572 | $5,812 | 2025 |
| Abbott, Mark W. | Director, Technological Stewardship | Other disclosed roles | $188,138 | $5,511 | 2025 |
| Granieri, Elana | Senior Director, Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $186,040 | $5,586 | 2025 |
| Eizenman, Erin | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Other disclosed roles | $183,743 | $694 | 2025 |
| De Almeida, Amy | Senior Director, People and Culture | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $179,655 | $2,728 | 2025 |
| Hayward, Kathryn A. | Director, Content | Other disclosed roles | $167,743 | $5,445 | 2025 |
View up to 100 disclosed records, sorted by salary paid
The expanded table lists up to 100 public disclosure records for this employer. These rows are not individual pages and should not be treated as a standalone judgment about any individual. These are public disclosure rows for this employer. Disclosed records are not necessarily unique full-time employees and should be interpreted with source attribution, methodology, and role-family caveats.
| Name | Position | Role family | Salary paid | Taxable benefits | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Reynolds, Grace | Chief Executive Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $317,263 | $10,278 | 2025 |
| Jones, Krista | Chief Delivery Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $290,571 | $0 | 2025 |
| Macfarlane, Jason | Head of Venture and Partner Services | Other disclosed roles | $270,730 | $7,503 | 2025 |
| Bome, Christine | Vice President, Public Affairs | Executive and senior leadership | $235,850 | $6,001 | 2025 |
| Bozzato, Richard | Senior Advisor, Health Venture Services | Other disclosed roles | $201,550 | $400 | 2025 |
| Smajlovic, Adnan | Senior Director, Information Technology Operations and Software Engineering | Digital, data and technology | $196,157 | $6,086 | 2025 |
| Hamilton, Tyler | Senior Director, Climate | Other disclosed roles | $189,572 | $5,812 | 2025 |
| Abbott, Mark W. | Director, Technological Stewardship | Other disclosed roles | $188,138 | $5,511 | 2025 |
| Granieri, Elana | Senior Director, Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $186,040 | $5,586 | 2025 |
| Eizenman, Erin | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Other disclosed roles | $183,743 | $694 | 2025 |
| De Almeida, Amy | Senior Director, People and Culture | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $179,655 | $2,728 | 2025 |
| Hayward, Kathryn A. | Director, Content | Other disclosed roles | $167,743 | $5,445 | 2025 |
| Bairos, Wendy P. | Director, Corporate Communications | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $164,235 | $5,000 | 2025 |
| Torvi, Lara | Director, Programming and Content Partnerships | Other disclosed roles | $149,963 | $4,974 | 2025 |
| Pichette, Louise | Director, Health Sciences | Other disclosed roles | $144,240 | $4,578 | 2025 |
| Murray, Marlon N. | Senior Manager, Information Technology Security and Dev Ops | Digital, data and technology | $140,700 | $4,730 | 2025 |
| Malszecki, Aislinn | Product Lead | Other disclosed roles | $139,800 | $966 | 2025 |
| Spence, Ian | Senior Manager, Business Development | Corporate administration and operations | $135,207 | $4,398 | 2025 |
| Hennessey, Erin | Senior Manager, Benchmarking and Insights | Corporate administration and operations | $131,040 | $4,227 | 2025 |
| Giantsopoulos, Chris | Facilitator and Instructional Designer, Core Startup Service | Other disclosed roles | $129,430 | $2,469 | 2025 |
| Gonzalez Guerrero, Ana F. | Senior Manager, Climate and Cities | Corporate administration and operations | $129,000 | $4,460 | 2025 |
| Yan, Yutao | Senior Software Engineer | Digital, data and technology | $128,275 | $4,441 | 2025 |
| Sultana, Mayisha | Senior Manager, Business Development | Corporate administration and operations | $125,390 | $2,586 | 2025 |
| Liss, Sarah M. | Senior Manager, Content | Corporate administration and operations | $122,787 | $4,282 | 2025 |
| Malowany, Mihailo M. | Senior Manager, Corporate Innovation (Climate) | Corporate administration and operations | $122,650 | $4,260 | 2025 |
| Sharma, Shilpa R. | Associate, Corporate Innovation | Other disclosed roles | $122,650 | $4,299 | 2025 |
| Chan, Arnold | Senior Software Engineer | Digital, data and technology | $122,339 | $4,251 | 2025 |
| Dinh, Daniella | Senior Manager, Financial Systems | Digital, data and technology | $120,046 | $4,315 | 2025 |
| Lorimer, Morgan L. | Senior Manager, Ecosystem, Cohort Programs | Corporate administration and operations | $119,599 | $4,160 | 2025 |
| McLean, Susan | Vice President, Advisory and Insights | Executive and senior leadership | $118,511 | $0 | 2025 |
| Poirier, Sofie | Senior Manager, Corporate Innovation | Corporate administration and operations | $117,573 | $4,064 | 2025 |
| Ng, Pui Yi | Senior Manager, Market Intelligence | Corporate administration and operations | $116,630 | $3,730 | 2025 |
| Abushawish, Fadi | Senior Manager, Systems and Platforms | Digital, data and technology | $116,000 | $4,068 | 2025 |
| Whalen, Amanda T. | Senior Manager, Media Relations | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $115,950 | $4,044 | 2025 |
| Williams, Susan | Director, Climate Impact Accelerator | Other disclosed roles | $114,155 | $3,040 | 2025 |
| Lee, Evelyn | Legal Counsel and Corporate Secretary | Legal and judiciary | $112,330 | $3,516 | 2025 |
| Dodaro, Melissa | Senior Manager, Core Products | Corporate administration and operations | $109,479 | $3,823 | 2025 |
| Rimando-Hoque, Mark V. | Manager, Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $108,967 | $3,822 | 2025 |
| Adiga, Sahana Srinivas | Senior Analyst, Benchmarking and Insights | Corporate administration and operations | $108,230 | $3,795 | 2025 |
| Maqbool, Sana | Manager, Policy Research | Academic and research | $107,764 | $3,777 | 2025 |
| Thingvold, Sheryl | Senior Advisor, Medical Devices | Other disclosed roles | $100,616 | $0 | 2025 |
| Bostandoust, Nazli | Manager, Corporate Innovation | Corporate administration and operations | $100,350 | $3,540 | 2025 |
Source, methodology, and corrections
This profile is based on Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure source data as processed for public-interest analysis. Review source attribution, methodology, and correction options before relying on any single figure.
Employer profile questions and answers
Are disclosed records the same as employees?
No. Disclosed records are public disclosure rows and are not necessarily unique full-time employees.
Is role family an official Ontario field?
No. Role family is a platform-generated heuristic based on position title and is not an official Ontario field.
Where can corrections or privacy concerns be raised?
Use the corrections / privacy review page linked from this profile to raise spelling, classification, context, or privacy concerns.