James R. Houghton

Between 2008 and 2012 he made
$598,236
as a director, more than 31% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$24,822,894
in the last year of his directorship, more than 80% of all directors

Decreased CEO pay by an average of
$5,042,762
between 2008 and 2012, only 16% of directors decreased pay more

Shares of his companies decreased by
24.9%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 70% of all directors

The James R. Houghton Stock Index

From January 2008 to May 2009, if you bought shares in companies when James R. Houghton joined the board, and sold them when he left, you would have a -24.9 percent return on your investment, compared to a -39.2 percent return from the S&P 500.

James R. Houghton's companies

Exxon Mobil

Jan. 1, 1994 to May 27, 2009

Other board members at Exxon Mobil during this time were Edward E. Whitacre, Jr., Kenneth C. Frazier, Larry R. Faulkner and 10 more.

His Yearly Compensation

Yearly Payments to CEOs

MEDIAN

MetLife

Jan. 1, 1999 to April 22, 2008

Other board members at MetLife during this time were Burton A. Dole, Jr., Charles M. Leighton, Cheryl W. Grisé and 11 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.

Sources: Google Finance, Yahoo Finance, MetLife SEC filings (2008), Exxon Mobil SEC filings (2008, 2009).

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