Executive Factbook

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

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CEO Factbook

Data last updated April 2021

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	Sundar Pichai was the highest paid CEO in 2020 at $280,621,552
	Lisa Su was the highest paid female CEO in 2020 at $58,534,288

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The communication services sector had the highest median total compensation in 2020
The real estate sector, at $10.2 million, had the lowest median total compensation

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Western Digital Corp. had the highest CEO Pay Ratio among Equilar 500 companies at 4,934:1
The communication services sector had the highest CEO Pay Ratio at 319:1, while the energy sector had the lowest at 91.9:1

The Five Largest CEO Pay Ratios


4,934:1	3,030:1	2,925:1	2,230:1	2,077:1

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Male CEOs

	Warren Buffet (90) is the oldest male CEO
	Mark Zuckerberg (35) is the youngest male CEO

Female CEOs

	Phebe Novakovic (63) is the oldest female CEO
	Corrie Barry (45) is the youngest female CEO

The median tenure for an Equilar 500 CEO is 4.5 years
Male CEOs held the position for 4.7 years compared to female CEOs, who held it for 2.2 years
16 CEOs have announced their departures thus far in 2021, compared to 70 in 2020

Data last updated April 2021

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	George Davis was the highest paid CFO in 2020 at $29,219,100
	Amy Hood was the highest paid female CFO in 2020 at $19,626,234

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The communication services sector had the highest median total compensation for CFOs in 2020
The utilities and consumer cyclical sectors, at $3.3 million, had the lowest median CFO total compensation

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Oldest CFOs

	Walter Berman (78) is the oldest male CFO
	Christine McCarthy (65) is the oldest female CFO

Youngest CFOs

Zachary Kirkhorn (35) is the youngest male CFO

Two women are currently the youngest CFOs at age 40