Table 3.
Compensation and beneficial stock ownership to academic leaders, professors, and trustees for serving as directors of publicly traded healthcare companies
| Academically affiliated directors | No of individuals | Total No of company directorships held | Median (interquartile range) annual compensation per directorship*($) | Total No of beneficially owned stock shares* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leaders, professors, and trustees | 279 | 309 | 193 000 (102 000-271 000) | 59 831 477 |
| Leaders†: | 73† | 85† | 209 000 (103 000-271 000) | 5 493 946 |
| Hospital and health system chief executive officers | 17 | 21 | 221 000 (152 000-277 000) | 891 351 |
| Hospital and health system vice presidents and executive officers | 11 | 13 | 147 000 (81 000-192 000) | 641 912 |
| University and research institute presidents, provosts, and chancellors | 15 | 17 | 185 000 (104 000-199 000) | 1 801 756 |
| University and research institute vice presidents and executive officers | 3 | 5 | 193 000 (189 000-194 000) | 192 909 |
| Health science school deans and presidents | 11 | 17 | 268 000 (105 000-305 000) | 545 917 |
| Department chairs | 16 | 18 | 103 000 (67 000-222 000) | 1 180 334 |
| Interdisciplinary institute directors | 4 | 4 | 173 000 (97 000-245 000) | 599 296 |
| Professors: | 121 | 131 | 160 000 (82 000-259 000) | 22 513 088 |
| Clinical department | 76 | 84 | 158 000 (81 000-253 000) | 15 247 749 |
| Preclinical research department | 31 | 32 | 192 000 (101 000-261 000 | 5 255 549 |
| Joint appointment clinical and preclinical departments | 14 | 15 | 124 000 (69 000-227 000) | 2 009 790 |
| Academic trustees: | 85 | 93 | 227 000 (145 000-278 000) | 31 824 443 |
| Hospital or health system | 44 | 46 | 229 000 (124 000-279 000) | 12 218 861 |
| Research university | 22 | 23 | 251 000 (140 000-278 000) | 16 349 837 |
| Medical school | 3 | 3 | 211 000 (156 000-265 000) | 254 877 |
| Multiple trustee positions | 16 | 21 | 212 000 (170 000-257 000) | 3 000 868 |
$1.00 (£0.65; €0.89).
*Compensation excluded the two leaders, eight professors and 15 academic trustees who held positions as company executive officers positions in addition to directorships, as well as seven individuals appointed midway through the year. Compensation is rounded to the nearest thousand dollars.
†Seven health system chief executive officers held concurrent positions as deans or executive officers of affiliated academic institutions and are listed twice within leader subcategories but counted only once in the total leader compensation.