CEO pay is determined by a company’s board of directors. Those directors are compensated for the time they spend shaping the company’s strategy. Here’s what the Fortune 100 executives paid each other from 2008 to 2012.
June 1, 2011 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Fannie Mae during this time were Brenda J. Gaines, Charlynn Goins, David H. Sidwell and 5 more.
July 2, 2012 to July 26, 2016
Other board members at Morgan Stanley during this time were C. Robert Kidder, Donald T. Nicolaisen, Erskine B. Bowles and 10 more.
The Pay Pals project relies on financial research conducted by the Center for Economic Policy and Research.
* Year where CEO pay is prorated because they were an employee before or after their tenure as CEO.
Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, Fannie Mae SEC filings (2011, 2012), Morgan Stanley SEC filings (2012).
By Shane Shifflett, Jay Boice, Hilary Fung and Aaron Bycoffe