20 Employees at Columbia University Receive $236 Million in Compensation

20 of the most highly compensated employees in 2023 of Columbia University – a private, Ivy League research University based in New York City, New York that raises about $7 billion a year (including more than $200 million from government grants) and has $19 billion in net assets – received $236 million from 2017-2023 (note: highly compensated employees in any of the years 2017-2022 but not in 2023 are not included):

Lawrence Gerald Lenke:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $39 million

• 2023:  $5,555,734
• 2022: $6,534,183
• 2021:  $7,093,838
• 2020:  $6,914,607
• 2019:  $4,798,221
• 2018:  $4,119,478
• 2017:  $4,057,479

Lee C Bollinger:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $25 million

• 2023:  $4,994,815
• 2022: $3,879,804
• 2021:  $2,443,890
• 2020:  $2,756,502
• 2019:  $4,560,689
• 2018:  $2,648,682
• 2017:  $3,955,161

Ronald Arthur Lehman:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $20 million

• 2023:  $3,561,642
• 2022: $3,556,633
• 2021:  $3,553,813
• 2020: $3,549,044
• 2019:  $3,174,297
• 2018:  $2,455,483

David Silvers:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $29 milli0n

• 2023:  $3,364,639
• 2022: $3,995,010
• 2021:  $3,832,982
• 2020:  $4,429,241
• 2019:  $4,051,351
• 2018:  $4,225,843
• 2017: $4,691,626

Craig Smith:  Total Compensation 2018-2023:  $15 million

• 2023:  $3,204,119
• 2022: $3,001,726
• 2021:  Not Listed
• 2020:  $2,918,957
• 2019:  $2,809,223
• 2018:  $2,538,912

Emile Bacha:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $3,293,052
• 2022:  $2,854,931

Kim Lew:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $7 million

• 2023:  $2,983,339
• 2022: $2,588,466
• 2021:  $1,633,257

Amelia Alverson:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $7 million

• 2023:  $1,715,414
• 2022:  $  844,981
• 2021:  $  850,322
• 2020:  $  827,513
• 2019:  $  800,109
• 2018:  $  778,731
• 2017:  $  751,420

Anil Rustig:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $4 million

• 2023:  $1,712,502
• 2022: $1,093,051
• 2021:  $1,099,820

Katrina Armstrong:  Total Compensation 2023:  $1 million

• 2023:  $1,331,361

Lee Goldman:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $14 million

• 2023:  $1,093,769
• 2022: $1,270,377
• 2021:  $1,784,505
• 2020: $4,143,084
• 2019:  $1,970.501
• 2018:  $1,930,675
• 2017:  $2,127,254

Gerald Rosberg:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $1,083,372
• 2022:  $  938,210
• 2021:  $  941,895
• 2020:  $  917,921
• 2019:  $  854,378
• 2018:  $  801,407
• 2017:  $  404,077

Mary Boyce:  Total Compensation 2022-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $1,018,361
• 2022:  $  864,364

Jane Booth:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $1,013,981
• 2022:  $  860,804
• 2021:  $  880,251
• 2020:  $  851,583
• 2019:  $  773,039
• 2018:  $  707,781
• 2017:  $  682,961

Anne Sullivan:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $978,554
• 2022:  $884,755
• 2021:  $888,121
• 2020:  $872,301
• 2019:  $835,231
• 2018:  $786,051
• 2017:  $771,037

Amy Hungerford:  Total Compensation 2021-2023:  $2 million

• 2023:  $964,041
• 2022:  $749,601
• 2021:  $743,275

Ira Katznelson:  Total Compensation 2020-2023:  $3 million

• 2023:  $824,667
• 2022:  $822,811
• 2021:  $806,707
• 2020:  $648,057

Peter Holland:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $33 million

• 2023:  $  787,508
• 2022: $2,688,804
• 2021:  $4,287,703
• 2020:  $5,459,992
• 2019:  $6,175,706
• 2018:  $6,523,075
• 2017:  $6,709,425

John Coatsworth:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $6 million

• 2023:  $744,760
• 2022:  $805,561
• 2021:  $990,580
• 2020:  $897,080
• 2019:  $865,862
• 2018:  $834,731
• 2017:  $814,321

David Greenberg:  Total Compensation 2017-2023:  $5 million

• 2023:  $693,708
• 2022:  $622,659
• 2021:  $601,109
• 2020:  $578,311
• 2019:  $566,747
• 2018:  $551,922
• 2017:  $547,905