Executive Factbook

Executive statistics for the largest U.S. companies (Equilar 500)

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CEO Factbook

Data last updated December 2022

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	David Zaslav was the highest-paid male CEO in 2021 at $246,573,481
	Safra Catz was the highest-paid female CEO in 2021 at $138,192,032

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The communication services sector had the highest median total compensation in 2021
The consumer defensive sector had the lowest CEO compensation in 2021

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Amazon had the highest CEO Pay Ratio among Equilar 500 companies at 6474:1
The consumer cyclical sector had the highest CEO Pay Ratio at 438:1, while the energy and utilities sectors had the lowest at 96:1

The Five Largest CEO Pay Ratios


6474:1	2972:1	2485:1	2457:1	2342:1

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Male CEOs

	Warren Buffet (91) is the oldest male CEO
	Mark Zuckerberg (37) is the youngest male CEO

Female CEOs

	Carol Tome (65) is the oldest female CEO
	Linda Rendle (44) is the youngest female CEO

The median tenure for an Equilar 500 CEO is 4.9 years
Male CEOs held the position for 5.0 years compared to female CEOs, who held it for 3.4 years
61 CEOs have announced their departures thus far in 2022, compared to 59 in 2021

Data last updated December 2022

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	Safra Catz was the highest-paid CFO in 2021 at $138,192,032
	Daniel Durn was the highest-paid male CFO in 2021 at $32,007,054

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The communication services sector had the highest median total compensation for CFOs in 2021
The utilities sector, at $3.8 million, had the lowest median CFO total compensation

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Oldest CFOs

	Walter Berman (79) is the oldest male CFO
	Christine McCarthy (67) is the oldest female CFO

Youngest CFOs

	Celso Goncalves (34) is the youngest male CFO
	Jessica Fischer (36) is the youngest female CFO