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February 8, 2026

19 Employees at Harvard Take Home $75 Million

by Anne Paddock

19 of the most highly compensated employees at Harvard, in 2024 received $75 million in compensation from 2019-2024 (note: highly compensated employees in any of the years 2019-2023 but not in 2024 are not listed below; including Katherine Lapp who received $6 million from 2019-2023):

Lawrence S Bacow:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $3,080,733
  • 2023:  $1,757,109
  • 2022:  $1,330,220
  • 2021:  $1,132,942
  • 2020:  $1,224,889
  • 2019:  $ 570,072

Paul Healy:  Total Compensation:  2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,972,836
  • 2023:  Not Listed

Herman Leonard:  Total Compensation 2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,858,466
  • 2023:  Not Listed

Linda Hill:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $1,047,648
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $829,843

Paul Andrew:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $647,796
  • 2023:  $614,440
  • 2022:  $560,413
  • 2021:  $536,716
  • 2020:  $528,331
  • 2019:  $495,817

Marc Goodheart:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $644,606
  • 2023:  $565,519
  • 2022:  $496,623
  • 2021:  $478,998
  • 2020:  $479,045
  • 2019:  $470,910

Nitin Nohria:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $634,102
  • 2023:  Not Listed
  • 2022:  $825,732
  • 2021:  $915,279
  • 2020:  $918,972
  • 2019:  $904,517

Michael Smith:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $606,070
  • 2023:  $556,165
  • 2022:  $560,250
  • 2021:  $502,253
  • 2020:  $632,725
  • 2019:  $761,770

Klara Jelinkova:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $1 million

  • 2024:  $601,877
  • 2023:  $621,017
  • 2022:  $226,166

Martha Whitehead:  Total Compensation 2020-2024:  $2 million

  • 2024:  $498,292
  • 2023:  $477,150
  • 2022:  $461,153
  • 2021:  $448,080
  • 2020:  $282,922

David J Malan:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $8 million

  • 2024:  $1,369,936
  • 2023:  $1,381,685
  • 2022:  $1,597,747
  • 2021:  $1,412,660
  • 2020:  $  975,840
  • 2019:  $  947,205

Alan Garber:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,165,036
  • 2023: $1,122,767
  • 2022:  $  946,159
  • 2021:  $  825,670
  • 2020:  $  955,759
  • 2019:  $  926,217

Srikant M Datar:  Total Compensation 2022-2024:  $3 million

  • 2024:  $1,140,102
  • 2023: $1,026,645
  • 2022:  $  982,658

George Q Daley:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $6 million

  • 2024:  $1,013,063
  • 2023:  $  970,197
  • 2022:  $  930,138
  • 2021:  $  896,277
  • 2020:  $  892,218
  • 2019:  $  858,969

Claudine Gay:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $5 million

  • 2024:  $1,362,955
  • 2023:  $951,373
  • 2022:  $879,079
  • 2021:  $824,068
  • 2020:  $783,399
  • 2019:  $487,562

Brian Lee:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $957,201
  • 2023:  $935,672
  • 2022:  $847,878
  • 2021:  $828,544
  • 2020:  $874,077

Diane Lopez:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $1,045,813:
  • 2023:  $  799,702
  • 2022:  $  679,096
  • 2021:  $  583,347
  • 2020:  $  537,551
  • 2019:  $  438,142

Thomas J Hollister:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $509,099
  • 2023:  $703,040
  • 2022:  $613,934
  • 2021:  $613,795
  • 2020:  $629,613
  • 2019:  $612,569

Meredith Weenick:  Total Compensation 2019-2024:  $4 million

  • 2024:  $832,950
  • 2023:  $675,202
  • 2022:  $519,197
  • 2021:  $484,775
  • 2020:  $486,384
  • 2019:  $473,123

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