Below is a list of the forty highest paid executives in the U.S. according to Business Week's "Executive Compensation Scoreboard" for 2001. While you peruse this list of those who have accomplished the American dream, contemplate this...the U.S. today is the first society on earth in which the poorest group in the population is children.
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L.J.Ellison, Chair. & CEO |
Oracle |
$706,077,000 |
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J.Straus, CoChair.,Pres., & CEO |
JDS Uniphase |
$150,817,000 |
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H.Solomon, Chair & CEO |
Forest Laboratories |
$148,476,000 |
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R.D.Fairbanks, Chair. & CEO |
Capitol One Financial |
$142,231,000 |
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S.M.Case, Chair. |
A.O.L. Time Warner |
$128,290,000 |
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L.V.Gerstner Jr., Chair. & CEO |
IBM |
$127,404,000 |
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G.P.Daugherty, Exec.V.P. & COO |
JDS Uniphase |
$121,375,000 |
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R.S.Fuld Jr., Chair. & CEO |
Lehman Brothers Holdings |
$105,183,000 |
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G.C.Zeman, Vice Chair. |
CDW Computer Centers |
$90,095,000 |
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J.F.MacDonald, Chair., Pres., & CEO |
Scientific Atlanta |
$86,823,000 |
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| S.P.Jobs, CEO |
Apple Computer |
$83,996,000 |
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R.J.Herbold, Exec.V.P. |
Microsoft |
$68,213,000 |
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T.L.White, Chair., Pres., & CEO |
Applied BioSystems Group |
$61,877,000 |
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D.M.Rickey, Chair., Pres. & CEO |
Applied Micro Circuits |
$59,504,000 |
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J.F.Gifford, Chair., Pres., & CEO |
Maxim Integrated Products |
$58,011,000 |
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M.Leslie, Chair. |
Veritas Software |
$56,615,000 |
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D.N.Daft |
Coca-Cola |
$55,004,000 |
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G.C.Bible, Chair. & CEO |
Philip Morris |
$49,907,000 |
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M.T.Devlin, CEO |
Rational Software |
$47,325,000 |
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P.D.Levy, Chair. |
Rational Software |
$45,463,000 |
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E.J.Zander, Pres. & COO |
Sun Microsystems |
$44,901,000 |
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J.M.Gregory, CAO |
Lehman Brothers Holdings |
$44,843,000 |
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C.M.Cawley, Pres. |
MBNA |
$43,922,000 |
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S.I.Weill, Chair. & CEO |
CitiGroup |
$42,613,000 |
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M.M.Arnison, Chair. & CEO |
Carnival |
$40,488,000 |
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J.R,Stafford, Chair. & CEO |
Wyeth |
$39,253,000 |
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D.H.Komansky, Chair.& CEO |
Merril Lynch |
$37,702,000 |
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R.H.Brown, Chair. & CEO |
Electronic Data Systems |
$37,287,000 |
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H.R.Silverman, Chair., Pres., & CEO |
Cendant |
$36,352,000 |
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L.D.Kozlowski |
Tyco International |
$36,343,000 |
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K.E,Goodman, Pres. & COO |
Forest Laboratories |
$32,626,000 |
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L.J.Lasser, Pres. |
Marsh & McLennan |
$30,775,000 |
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K.W.Freeman, Chair. & CEO |
Quest Diagnostics |
$29,566,000 |
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I.R.Carter, Sen.V.P. & CFO |
Cisco Systems |
$29,433,000 |
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J.R.Allen, Exec.V.P. & CFO |
Network Appliance |
$29,082,000 |
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T.A.McDonnell, Pres. & CEO |
DST Systems |
$29,002,000 |
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W.E.Steere Jr., Chair. |
Phizer |
$28,038,000 |
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A.Lerner, Chair. & CEO |
MBNA |
$27,881,000 |
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C.N.Mathewson, Chair. |
International Game Technology |
$26,980,000 |
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R.D.Sugar, Pres. & COO |
Northrup Grumman |
$25,879,000 |
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H.T.Nicholas III, Co-Chair.,Pres.,& CEO |
Broadcom |
$25,617,000 |
