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Employees The Brookings Institution David Wessel

David Wessel

Highest compensated employee

SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins at The Brookings Institution

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2023. Published on January 25, 2026.

$399,678
2023

Total compensation

David Wessel has been listed as an employee of The Brookings Institution in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for David Wessel has increased by 17.6% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$399,678
+3.6%
SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins
2023
$334k org
40 hrs/wk
$66k other
--
$385,624
+4.8%
SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins
2022
$322k org
40 hrs/wk
$65k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of David Wessel to:

2023

Other employees at The Brookings Institution

John Allen
Former President THRU 6/12/22
$597,159
$528,277 from orgNo related comp$68,882 other
William Gale
SR FLLW and Director, TAX Policy Center
$578,254
$506,525 from orgNo related comp$71,729 other
Amy Liu Witmer
Interim President
$573,140
$516,040 from orgNo related comp$57,100 other
Darrell M West
Vice President and Director Governance Studies
$459,112
$387,451 from orgNo related comp$71,661 other
Catherine A Piez
Chief Investment Officer
$441,955
$378,972 from orgNo related comp$62,983 other
Stephanie R Aaronson
Vice President and Director of ECON Studies THRU 12/30/22
$415,656
$369,723 from orgNo related comp$45,933 other
Suzanne Maloney
Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy
$395,810
$326,663 from orgNo related comp$69,147 other
Brahima Coulibaly
Vice President and Director, Global
$382,795
$317,437 from orgNo related comp$65,358 other
Ankur R Bhatt
Chief Information Officer
$382,505
$324,411 from orgNo related comp$58,094 other
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January 25, 2026:
2023 The Brookings Institution 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Brookings Institution 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 The Brookings Institution 990 published

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$368,069
+1.8%
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2021
$307k org
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$62k other
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$361,588
+1.8%
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2020
$303k org
40 hrs/wk
$59k other
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$355,347
+3.2%
SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins Center
2019
$300k org
40 hrs/wk
$57k other
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$344,186
+2.3%
SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins Center
2018
$292k org
40 hrs/wk
$53k other
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$336,293
-1%
Sr Fellow and Director, the Hutchins Center
2017
$284k org
40 hrs/wk
$53k other
--
$339,825
SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins
2016
$309k org
40 hrs/wk
$32k other
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