What does this employer profile show?
This profile summarizes Vector Institute 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
Vector Institute public compensation profile, 2025
Vector Institute appears in Ontario’s 2025 public salary disclosure with 72 disclosed records, $11,753,329 in salary paid, and a median disclosed salary of $136,772. 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 records72public disclosure rows
Disclosed payroll$11.8M$11,753,329 salary paid
Median disclosed salary$136,772among disclosed records
Taxable benefits$1.0M8.68% of salary paid
SectorOther Public Sector EmployersView Other Public Sector Employers sector page
Inferred placeOntario / not location-specificplatform-generated label
Profile snapshot
- Sector footprint
- 0.5% of sector disclosed records; 0.6% of sector salary paid.
- Median vs sector
- Employer median: $136,772; sector median: $120,964; above sector median.
- Role-family salary share
- Executive and senior leadership — 22.5% of this employer’s salary paid.
- Salary-band concentration
- 100–125k — 34.7% of disclosed records.
- Benefits-to-salary ratio
- Employer: 8.68%; 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 72 disclosed records and $11,753,329 in salary paid.
- The median disclosed salary is $136,772, 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 Executive and senior leadership.
- The largest salary band by disclosed record count is 100–125k.
- Reported taxable benefits equal 8.68% 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, Vector Institute 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 | Vector Institute | Other Public Sector Employers sector | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosed records | 72 | 15,721 | 0.5% of sector disclosed records |
| Disclosed payroll / salary paid | $11,753,329 | $2,131,814,863 | 0.6% of sector salary paid |
| Median disclosed salary | $136,772 | $120,964 | Median salary paid among disclosed records only. |
| Average disclosed salary | $163,241 | $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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Executive and senior leadership | 10 | $2,648,980 | $247,950 |
| Academic and research | 13 | $2,424,585 | $176,144 |
| Other disclosed roles | 15 | $2,144,913 | $132,402 |
| Corporate administration and operations | 13 | $1,713,259 | $117,870 |
| Digital, data and technology | 12 | $1,603,939 | $133,022 |
| Communications, marketing and public affairs | 4 | $492,501 | $127,014 |
| Finance, procurement and audit | 2 | $301,158 | $150,579 |
| Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | 2 | $280,644 | $140,322 |
| Engineering, planning and infrastructure | 1 | $143,350 | $143,350 |
Salary-band distribution
Salary bands summarize disclosed salary-paid records only.
| Salary band | Disclosed records | Salary paid |
|---|---|---|
| 100–125k | 25 | $2,843,861 |
| 125–150k | 19 | $2,569,749 |
| 150–200k | 15 | $2,664,760 |
| 200–300k | 9 | $2,054,124 |
| 300–500k | 3 | $1,086,662 |
| 500k+ | 1 | $534,173 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaffney, Thomas Anthony | Special Advisor to the Chair | Academic and research | $534,173 | $32,828 | 2025 |
| Veerman, Alan | Chief Operations and Finance Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $373,047 | $1,922 | 2025 |
| Schuler, Cameron | Chief Commercialization Officer and Vice President Industry Innovation | Executive and senior leadership | $364,492 | $83,658 | 2025 |
| Pandya, Deval | Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Engineering | Executive and senior leadership | $349,123 | $27,877 | 2025 |
| Sultan, Roxana | Chief Data Officer and Vice President, Health | Executive and senior leadership | $299,803 | $37,293 | 2025 |
| Crisp, Glenda Lynne | President and Chief Executive Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $255,865 | $17,062 | 2025 |
| Judd, Melissa Elizabeth | Vice President, Research Operations and Academic Partnerships | Executive and senior leadership | $240,035 | $18,929 | 2025 |
| Davies, Ben | Chief Information Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $238,514 | $18,931 | 2025 |
| Stewart, Craig Michael | Executive Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence Programs | Executive and senior leadership | $206,793 | $18,466 | 2025 |
| Willes, John | Artifical Intelligence Infrastructure and Research Engineering Manager | Academic and research | $205,366 | $16,952 | 2025 |
| Khushu, Shweta | Manager, Artifical Intelligence Engineering | Corporate administration and operations | $203,750 | $18,022 | 2025 |
| Clarke-Zemnickis, Kari | Vice President, Marketing and Communications | Executive and senior leadership | $203,160 | $29,677 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gaffney, Thomas Anthony | Special Advisor to the Chair | Academic and research | $534,173 | $32,828 | 2025 |
| Veerman, Alan | Chief Operations and Finance Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $373,047 | $1,922 | 2025 |
| Schuler, Cameron | Chief Commercialization Officer and Vice President Industry Innovation | Executive and senior leadership | $364,492 | $83,658 | 2025 |
| Pandya, Deval | Vice President, Artificial Intelligence Engineering | Executive and senior leadership | $349,123 | $27,877 | 2025 |
| Sultan, Roxana | Chief Data Officer and Vice President, Health | Executive and senior leadership | $299,803 | $37,293 | 2025 |
| Crisp, Glenda Lynne | President and Chief Executive Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $255,865 | $17,062 | 2025 |
| Judd, Melissa Elizabeth | Vice President, Research Operations and Academic Partnerships | Executive and senior leadership | $240,035 | $18,929 | 2025 |
| Davies, Ben | Chief Information Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $238,514 | $18,931 | 2025 |
| Stewart, Craig Michael | Executive Director, Applied Artificial Intelligence Programs | Executive and senior leadership | $206,793 | $18,466 | 2025 |
| Willes, John | Artifical Intelligence Infrastructure and Research Engineering Manager | Academic and research | $205,366 | $16,952 | 2025 |
| Khushu, Shweta | Manager, Artifical Intelligence Engineering | Corporate administration and operations | $203,750 | $18,022 | 2025 |
| Clarke-Zemnickis, Kari | Vice President, Marketing and Communications | Executive and senior leadership | $203,160 | $29,677 | 2025 |
| Emerson, David Bruce | Applied Machine Learning Scientist | Academic and research | $200,837 | $17,158 | 2025 |
| Afkanpour, Arash | Applied Machine Learning Scientist | Academic and research | $199,361 | $16,601 | 2025 |
| Rojas, Andres | Director, Applied Artifical Intelligence Projects | Other disclosed roles | $198,906 | $16,435 | 2025 |
| Raza, Shaina | Applied Machine Learning Scientist, Responsible Artifical Intelligence | Academic and research | $191,987 | $16,231 | 2025 |
| Naccarato, Robert Andrew | Director, Scientific Computing | Other disclosed roles | $190,258 | $15,743 | 2025 |
| Ramachandram, Dhanesh | Applied Machine Learning Scientist | Academic and research | $187,095 | $16,134 | 2025 |
| Chang, Edward Kihoon | Senior Technical Program Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $185,686 | $15,377 | 2025 |
| Krishnan, Amrit | Technical Team Lead | Other disclosed roles | $181,610 | $16,451 | 2025 |
| Lotif Araujo, Marcelo | Senior Software Developer, Machine Learning | Digital, data and technology | $178,622 | $15,812 | 2025 |
| Shafieinejad, Masoumeh | Applied Machine Learning Scientist, Privacy-enhancing technology | Academic and research | $176,144 | $15,283 | 2025 |
| Roy, Daniel | Research Director and Vector Faculty Member | Academic and research | $171,450 | $0 | 2025 |
| Chong, Carolyn | Senior Product Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $170,050 | $14,057 | 2025 |
| Burlakoff, Gary | Director, Finance | Finance, procurement and audit | $168,703 | $13,584 | 2025 |
| Taiyeb, Ali H | Director, Partnerships and Ecosystem | Other disclosed roles | $158,448 | $12,479 | 2025 |
| Kirby, Catherine | Director, Human Resources and Corporate Services | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $154,201 | $14,207 | 2025 |
| Akinli Kocak, Sedef | Director, Professional Development | Other disclosed roles | $152,238 | $13,801 | 2025 |
| Blackman, Jessica | Director, Data Operations | Digital, data and technology | $149,095 | $13,692 | 2025 |
| Coatsworth, Mark | Systems Specialist | Digital, data and technology | $146,945 | $12,450 | 2025 |
| Ali, Warren | Director, Industry Development | Other disclosed roles | $144,669 | $11,623 | 2025 |
| Wang, Xuekun | Machine Learning Infrastructure Specialist | Engineering, planning and infrastructure | $143,350 | $13,390 | 2025 |
| Garcia, Erik | Senior Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $138,593 | $13,010 | 2025 |
| Shamji, Hussein | Director, Strategic Partnerships | Other disclosed roles | $137,981 | $8,715 | 2025 |
| Magda, David | High Performance Computing Systems Administrator | Digital, data and technology | $137,435 | $11,486 | 2025 |
| Behan, Brendan Thomas | Director, Data Strategy and Partnerships | Digital, data and technology | $137,268 | $12,873 | 2025 |
| Power, Zackary | High Performance Computing Systems Administrator | Digital, data and technology | $136,276 | $11,424 | 2025 |
| Lacey, Chiara | Director, Community Engagement and Events | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $134,111 | $12,148 | 2025 |
| Namian, Orli | Director, Communications and Public Affairs | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $133,985 | $11,241 | 2025 |
| Forguson, Geoffrey Lynd | Manager, Financial Planning and Services | Finance, procurement and audit | $132,455 | $12,119 | 2025 |
| Raval, Ananya | Applied Machine Learning Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $132,402 | $11,779 | 2025 |
| Burlacu, Sebastian | High Performance Computing Systems Administrator | Digital, data and technology | $129,767 | $11,240 | 2025 |
| Moyano, Diana Catalina | Senior Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $128,060 | $11,972 | 2025 |
| Yee, John | Manager, Business Computing | Corporate administration and operations | $127,792 | $11,993 | 2025 |
| Kore, Ali | Applied Machine Learning Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $126,713 | $12,028 | 2025 |
| D'Souza, Michelle | Manager, Human Resources | Human resources, labour relations and total rewards | $126,443 | $11,138 | 2025 |
| Alinoori, Mahshid | Applied Machine Learning Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $126,409 | $12,504 | 2025 |
| Ciccone, Marco | Vector Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow | Academic and research | $124,616 | $1,912 | 2025 |
| Khazaie, Vahid Reza | Applied Machine Learning Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $124,520 | $11,853 | 2025 |
| Dhalla, Azra | Director, Health Artifical Intelligence Implementation | Other disclosed roles | $121,690 | $10,268 | 2025 |
| Renkosinski, Adam | Director, Talent Initiatives and Analytics | Digital, data and technology | $121,665 | $11,155 | 2025 |
| Ogidi, Franklin | Software Developer, Machine Learning | Digital, data and technology | $120,804 | $10,356 | 2025 |
| Phaphe, Kagiso Emang | High Performance Computing Systems Administrator | Digital, data and technology | $120,129 | $11,129 | 2025 |
| De Cesare, Marcie Markella | Director, Marketing and Brand | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $120,044 | $11,326 | 2025 |
| Kohankhaki, Farnaz | Applied Machine Learning Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $119,143 | $11,386 | 2025 |
| Araujo, Liliana | Manager, Office of the Chief Executive Officer | Executive and senior leadership | $118,147 | $10,343 | 2025 |
| Joshi, Himanshu | Senior Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $117,870 | $10,043 | 2025 |
| Singh, Amandeep | Software Developer, Machine Learning | Digital, data and technology | $116,390 | $10,770 | 2025 |
| Au, Hiu Laam | Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $115,356 | $10,820 | 2025 |
| Khamitova, Fatima | Director, Startups and Scaleups | Other disclosed roles | $115,343 | $9,719 | 2025 |
| Tonekaboni, Seyedehsana | Vector Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow | Academic and research | $114,963 | $1,157 | 2025 |
| Tavakoli, Fatemeh | Applied Machine Learning Specialist | Other disclosed roles | $114,583 | $10,721 | 2025 |
| Morozovas, Valerijus | Business Systems Administrator | Digital, data and technology | $109,542 | $9,286 | 2025 |
| Kacollja, Arber | Manager, Research Services | Academic and research | $108,637 | $10,587 | 2025 |
| Prince, Nadiea | Events Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $108,335 | $10,558 | 2025 |
| Khan, Tahniat | Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $108,100 | $9,170 | 2025 |
| Fajardo, Val Andrei | Applied Machine Learning Scientist | Academic and research | $107,643 | $10,131 | 2025 |
| Joseph, Michael | Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $106,445 | $10,143 | 2025 |
| Chilmeran, Ridha | Manager, Government and Stakeholder Relations | Communications, marketing and public affairs | $104,361 | $8,871 | 2025 |
| Khan, Umar Ali | Project Manager | Corporate administration and operations | $102,998 | $11,370 | 2025 |
| Thumb, Johannah | Manager, Student Engagement and Research Program | Academic and research | $102,314 | $9,644 | 2025 |
| Gormely, Ian | Manager, Media and Public Relations | Corporate administration and operations | $100,224 | $9,840 | 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?
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