M.C. Nelson

Between 2008 and 2012 she made
$1,456,400
as a director, more than 73% of all directors

Paid CEOs an average of
$40,266,501
in the last year of her directorship, more than 97% of all directors

Increased CEO pay by an average of
$8,055,422
between 2008 and 2012, more than 85% of all directors

Shares of her companies decreased by
15.3%
between 2008 and 2012, better performance than 47% of all directors

The M.C. Nelson Stock Index

From January 2008 to May 2012, if you bought shares in companies when M.C. Nelson joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a -15.3 percent return on your investment, compared to a -10.5 percent return from the S&P 500.

Her Yearly Compensation

Yearly Payments to CEOs

MEDIAN

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, Exxon Mobil SEC filings (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012).

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