Martin S. Feldstein

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$301,700
as a director, more than 18% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$2,910,588
in the last year of his directorship, more than 8% of all directors

Decreased CEO pay by an average of
$26,781,460
between 2008 and 2012, only 3% of directors decreased pay more

Shares of his companies decreased by
97.2%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 7% of all directors

The Martin S. Feldstein Stock Index

From January 2008 to June 2009, if you bought shares in companies when Martin S. Feldstein joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -97.2 percent return on your investment, compared to a -35.8 percent return from the S&P 500.

Martin S. Feldstein's companies

American International Group

Jan. 1, 1987 to June 1, 2009

Other board members at American International Group during this time were Dennis D. Dammerman, Ellen V. Futter, Frank Zarb and 11 more.

His Yearly Compensation

Yearly Payments to CEOs

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Stock Performance is the difference between a director's stock index and the S&P 500.
A director's stock index is an unweighted index of company stock performances while they sat on the board.
CEO pay includes salary, bonuses, stock sales, and other payments.
Average CEO Pay is calculated using the last year a director sat on the board of each company.
Stock returns do not include dividends.
All directors refers to people who sat on the board of at least one Fortune 100 company between 2008 and 2012.

The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance .

By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe