James J. O’Brien

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$1,196,019
as a director, more than 58% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$8,433,985
in the last year of his directorship, more than 21% of all directors

Increased CEO pay by an average of
$3,248,571
between 2008 and 2012, more than 68% of all directors

Shares of his companies decreased by
10.3%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 43% of all directors

The James J. O’Brien Stock Index

From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when James J. O’Brien joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -10.3 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.

James J. O’Brien's companies

Humana

April 1, 2006 to July 26, 2016

Other board members at Humana during this time were David A. Jones, Jr., David B. Nash, M.D., Frank A. D’Amelio and 7 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, Humana SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

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