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Frances Arnold Net Worth

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William Clark

Updated on March 21, 2026

Frances Arnold biography

Dr. Frances Arnold, Ph.D. is an Independent Director of Illumina, Inc. Dr. Arnold manages a research group at the California Institute of Technology and is the Dick and Barbara Dickinson Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology and Director of the Donna and Benjamin M. Rosen Bioengineering Center. She joined the California Institute of Technology in 1986 and has served as a Visiting Associate, Assistant Professor, Professor, and Director. Dr. Arnold’s laboratory focuses on protein engineering by directed evolution, with applications in alternative energy, chemicals, and medicine. She is the recipient of numerous honors, including induction into the National Inventors Hall of Fame, Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the ENI Prize in Renewable and Nonconventional Energy, the U.S. National Medal of Technology and Innovation, and the Charles Stark Draper Prize of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Dr. Arnold is an elected member of all three U.S. National Academics of Science, Medicine, and Engineering, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Arnold received a B.S. in mechanical and aerospace engineering from Princeton University and a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

What is the salary of Frances Arnold?

As the Independent Director of Illumina Inc, the total compensation of Frances Arnold at Illumina Inc is $481,850. There are 16 executives at Illumina Inc getting paid more, with Mostafa Ronaghi having the highest compensation of $3,541,310.