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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.

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William H. Gray, III

William H. Gray, III

  • Between 2008 and 2012 he made
  • $5,017,659
  • as a director, more than 99% of all directors
  • Paid CEOs an average of
  • $22,235,429
  • in the last year of his directorship, more than 74% of all directors
  • Increased CEO pay by an average of
  • $3,483,945
  • between 2008 and 2012, more than 70% of all directors
  • Shares of his companies decreased by
  • 17.6%
  • between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 36% of all directors

The William H. Gray, III Stock Index

From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when William H. Gray, III joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -17.6 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.

William H. Gray, III's companies

Prudential Financial

Jan. 1, 2001 to July 26, 2016

Other board members at Prudential Financial during this time were Christine A. Poon, Constance J. Horner, Frederic K. Becker and 10 more.

His Yearly Compensation
Yearly Payments to CEOs
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Dell

Nov. 1, 2000 to July 26, 2016

Other board members at Dell during this time were Alan A.G. Lafley, Alex J. Mandl, Donald J. Carty and 14 more.

Pfizer

Jan. 1, 2000 to July 26, 2016

Other board members at Pfizer during this time were Constance J. Horner, Dana G. Mead, Dennis A. Ausiello and 15 more.

JPMorgan Chase

Jan. 1, 1992 to May 1, 2012

Other board members at JPMorgan Chase during this time were Crandall C. Bowles, David C. Novak, David M. Cote and 8 more.

  • 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.

* Year where CEO pay is prorated because they were an employee before or after their tenure as CEO.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, JPMorgan Chase SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Dell SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Pfizer SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012), Prudential Financial SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

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