Updated: Aug. 25, 2014 at 7:07 p.m.
The University’s top financial officer earned a larger compensation package than his counterparts at competitor schools last fiscal year, though most outperform the institution financially.
Executive Vice President and Treasurer Lou Katz’s total compensation package topped $1.41 million, according to fiscal year 2013 tax forms. That’s more than double what the average chief financial officer received at 13 of the schools GW calls its peers, including Duke and New York universities and the University of Southern California.
At the same time, the University’s nearly $1.5 billion endowment is smaller than over half of its competitor schools, and it