Blue Cross Blue Shield Association CEO salary and executive pay
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association paid its CEO, Kim Keck, $8,414,231 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $2,372,816 (39.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $862,659,881, up 5.3% from $819,123,548 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association ranks 5th of 45 major nonprofits on this site by CEO pay. Blue Cross Blue Shield Association has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. Also known as BCBSA or Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-5656874, Chicago, IL.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$8,414,231
- Total revenue
- $862,659,881
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 99%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523189349310097.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 4th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.98% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
This is the national association in Chicago. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are independent companies, many of them for-profit, and their executives are not on this return.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 27 people were paid more than $500,000, 7 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Kim Keck CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $8,414,231 |
| Sean RobbinsEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (END 05/24) | $1,651,878 |
| William NehsSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (END 06/24) | $1,627,148 |
| Jennifer VachonEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (END 07/24) | $1,610,579 |
| Christina FisherEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO | $1,329,060 |
Also paid on the latest return: John Banta (VP INVESTMENTS & NEBA), $1,065,106; Kari Hedges (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $1,032,332; Lachlan Tidmarsh (SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT), $973,041; Kelly Williams (VICE PRESIDENT (END 06/24)), $915,715; Christopher Lugo (VP & CHIEF INFO SEC OFFICE), $905,870; David Merritt (SVP POLICY AND ADVOCACY), $899,094; Lynn Merritt (SVP AND CHIEF HR OFFICER), $847,602; David Yoder (SVP FEDERAL EMPLOYEE PROGR), $816,257; Mark Talluto (VICE PRESIDENT), $706,948; Kris Haltmeyer (VICE PRESIDENT), $664,078; Erin Barney (VICE PRESIDENT), $653,234; Brian Bauer (VP APP. SOLUTIONS), $579,600; Monica Auciello (CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER (BEGIN 04/24)), $572,722; Katie McBreen (VICE PRESIDENT), $569,778; Kristin Peng (CHIEF OPER OFFICER (BEGIN 07/24)), $564,564; and 23 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Matt All (BOARD MEMBER), Curtis Barnett (BOARD MEMBER), Gail Boudreaux (BOARD MEMBER), Dan Conrad (BOARD MEMBER), Gregory Deavens (BOARD MEMBER), Dana Erickson (BOARD MEMBER), Patrick Geraghty (BOARD MEMBER), Diane Gore (BOARD MEMBER), Cory Harris (BOARD MEMBER), Jd Hickey (BOARD MEMBER), David Holmberg (BOARD MEMBER), Sarah Iselin (BOARD MEMBER), Pam Kehaly (BOARD MEMBER), Daniel Loepp (BOARD MEMBER), Charlene Maher (BOARD MEMBER (END 01/24)), Paul Markovich (BOARD MEMBER), Michael Mizeur (BOARD MEMBER), Mark Mugiishi (BOARD MEMBER), Brian Pieninck (BOARD MEMBER), M Carol Pigott (BOARD MEMBER), James Reed (BOARD MEMBER), Jeffrey Roe (BOARD MEMBER), Jeff Russell (BOARD MEMBER), Mark Ruszczyk (BOARD MEMBER), Todd Shamash (BOARD MEMBER), and 10 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | Kim Keck CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $8,414,231 | $862,659,881 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | Kim Keck CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $6,041,415 | $819,123,548 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | Kim Keck CEO PRESIDENT AND CEO | $3,986,239 | $755,791,525 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523189349310097.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Kim KeckPRESIDENT AND CEO | $6,155,415 | $2,258,816 | $1,555,062 | $4,392,400 | $207,953 | $2,227,277 | $31,539 | $8,414,231 |
| Sean RobbinsEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (END 05/24) | $1,284,466 | $367,412 | $310,304 | $972,724 | $1,438 | $349,860 | $17,552 | $1,651,878 |
| William NehsSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT (END 06/24) | $1,455,280 | $171,868 | $310,007 | $559,308 | $585,965 | $155,860 | $16,008 | $1,627,148 |
| Jennifer VachonEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT (END 07/24) | $1,302,007 | $308,572 | $442,521 | $1,038,402 | -$178,916 | $268,095 | $40,477 | $1,610,579 |
| Christina FisherEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & CFO | $1,097,094 | $231,966 | $589,315 | $504,445 | $3,334 | $214,715 | $17,251 | $1,329,060 |
These figures come from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Blue Cross Blue Shield Association compares
Ranked 5th of 45 major nonprofits by CEO pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 4th, Cleveland Clinic, $9,709,152
- Next in this ranking: 6th, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, $8,391,682
Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Broad Institute$982,376 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
UNICEF USA$976,864 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Blue Meridian Partners$1,549,315 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Southwest Research Institute$1,799,081 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Southeastern Conference$4,828,580 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Common questions
Kim Keck (PRESIDENT AND CEO) was paid $8,414,231 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $6,155,415 from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and $2,258,816 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, Kim Keck, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $8,414,231.
This is the national association in Chicago. The Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans are independent companies, many of them for-profit, and their executives are not on this return.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association paid its CEO, Kim Keck, $8,414,231 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is up $2,372,816 (39.3%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was Kim Keck, paid $3,986,239. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $3,986,239 (Kim Keck); December 2023, $6,041,415; December 2024, $8,414,231.
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $851,503,421 and total revenue of $862,659,881 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $11,156,460. Expenses were $797,976,234 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they rose 6.7%. The CEO's pay of $8,414,231 equals 0.99% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns Blue Cross Blue Shield Association filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 14, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.