Chart: Top paid CIOs of tax-exempt institutions

Endowment execs top pay list for tax-exempt institutions

RankCIO OrganizationAUM

(billions)

Total compensationW2 compensationNon-W2 compensation
1Jane MendilloHarvard University (HMC)$27.6$4,754,379$3,498,265$1,256,114
2David F. SwensenYale University$16.7$3,795,540$3,715,724$79,816
3Nirmal NarvekarColumbia University (CIMC)$6.5$3,447,953$1,980,746$1,467,207
4Scott C. MalpassUniversity of Notre Dame$5.2$2,057,827$1,532,859$524,968
5Laurance HoaglandHewlett Foundation$7.4$2,015,635$1,919,117$96,518
6Mark SchmidUniversity of Chicago$5.6$1,790,730$1,019,070$771,660
7Chris J. BrightmanUniversity of Virginia (UVIMCO)$3.9$1,708,610$1,475,636$232,974
8Denise StrackMoore Foundation$5.2$1,671,347$1,411,230$260,117
9William H. McLeanNorthwestern University$5.9$1,594,019$1,529,011$65,008
10Andrew GoldenPrinceton University (PRINCO)$14.4$1,458,504$1,270,961$187,543
11John PowersStanford University (SMC)$13.9$1,395,189$1,122,583$272,606
12Susan E. ManskeMacArthur Foundation$6.0$1,353,124$1,353,124NA
13Neal F. TriplettDuke University (DUMAC)$5.7$1,253,819$682,076$571,743
14John H. MoehlingPackard Foundation$6.4$1,196,037$1,062,359$133,678
15D. Ellen ShumanCarnegie Foundation$2.5$1,152,874$1,059,926$92,948
16Bruce ZimmermanUniversity of Texas (UTIMCO)$14.1$1,127,186$1,083,896$43,290
17Suzanne BrennerMetropolitan Museum$3.0$1,120,956$647,372$473,584
18Landis ZimmermanHughes Medical Institute$16.8$1,058,357$1,022,458$35,899
19Joseph BoatengCasey Family Programs$1.9$1,038,916$838,350$200,566
20Scott WiseRice University (RMC)$3.8$1,038,536$804,626$233,910
21James WilliamsGetty Foundation$3.5$1,019,191$962,086$57,105
22Cynthia E. FrostBrown University$2.2$1,011,351$836,028$175,323
23Thomas "Britt" HarrisTexas TRF [Pension]$100.7$1,001,512$1,001,512NA
24Jonathan KingUniversity of North Carolina (UNCMCo)$2.0$983,764$832,136$151,628
25Kristin GilbertsonUniversity of Pennsylvania$5.7$961,059$746,099$214,960
26Paul LawlerKellogg Foundation $6.7$925,565$925,565NA
27Seth AlexanderMIT$9.9$888,495$862,245$26,250
28Scott PittmanMt. Sinai Medical Center$1.1$873,511$852,127$21,384
29Randy KimHilton Foundation$1.9$852,881$793,580$59,301
30Michael J. SmithMott Foundation$2.1$852,153$606,415$245,738
31Mary CahillEmory University$4.7$851,982$812,621$39,361
32Srinivas PulavartiUniversity of Richmond$1.6$826,768$684,315$142,453
33Kathryn J. CreceliusJohns Hopkins University$2.2$825,947$745,747$80,200
34Brian S. O'NeilJohnson Foundation$10.1$808,800$720,908$87,892
35Matthew WrightVanderbilt University$3.0$779,405$687,356$92,049
36Robert J. ManillaKresge Foundation$3.1$774,816$653,465$121,351
37Eric DoppstadtFord Foundation$10.7$768,126$622,718$145,408
38Jeffrey HeilDoris Duke Charitable Foundation$1.6$750,000$750,000NA
39Kimberly G. WalkerWashington University (St. Louis)$4.5$710,836$685,138$25,698
40Gloria D. ReegN.Y. Presbyterian Hospital$1.6$683,968$582,151$101,817
41Bruce W. MaddingHenry J. Kaiser Foundation$0.6$651,815$506,517$145,298
42Marie N. BerggrenUniversity of California$5.4$637,823$637,823NA
43David ClayGrinnell College$1.3$628,243$588,328$39,915
44Colette D. ChiltonWilliams College$1.5$628,120$518,250$109,870
45Jonathan HookOhio State University (OSUniversity Foundation)$1.9$627,300$627,300NA
46John E. HullMellon Foundation$5.1$620,616$551,250$69,366
47Deborah KuenstnerWellesley College$1.3$620,116$588,421$31,695
48Charles W. Cary, Jr.Georgia TRS [Pension]$45.9$609,440$609,440NA
49Lisa DanzigRockefeller University$1.6$608,209$565,860$42,349
50Donna J. DeanRockefeller Foundation$3.8$589,577$564,991$24,586
Source: Charles Skorina & Co.

Related Articles
Endowment execs top pay list for tax-exempt institutions
UTIMCO doles out $7.2 million in bonuses; CEO gets $1.88 million
UTIMCO adds investments, commitments totaling $1.45 billion
UTIMCO trustee urges endowment to hold gold hedge
Spider Management to lose CIO
University of Pennsylvania endowment CIO resigns
Vanderbilt endowment earns 1.3% for year
Recommended for You
By the Numbers for February 2021
Top Performing Managers of Domestic Intermediate-Duration Fixed Income, 4th Quarter 2020
Top Performing Managers of Domestic Taxable Bond, 4th Quarter 2020
sponsored
Events