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Employees Mercatus Center Inc Gary Leff

Gary Leff

Officer

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer at Mercatus Center Inc

Fiscal year ended August 31, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$215,989
2024

Total compensation

Gary Leff has been listed as an employee of Mercatus Center Inc in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Gary Leff has increased by 78.2% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$215,989
+3.9%
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
2024
$195k org
20 hrs/wk
$21k other
--
$207,932
+3.1%
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
2023
$187k org
20 hrs/wk
$21k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Gary Leff to:

2024

Other employees at Mercatus Center Inc

Daniel Rothschild
Executive Director
$536,530
$503,750 from orgNo related comp$32,780 other
Daniel Butler
Senior Development Director
$362,476
$335,129 from orgNo related comp$27,347 other
Veronique de Rugy
Senior Research Fellow
$336,074
$315,671 from orgNo related comp$20,403 other
Eileen Norcross
Vice President of Policy Research
$302,480
$275,929 from orgNo related comp$26,551 other
Jennifer Zambone
Secretary and Vice President of Operations
$274,129
$263,150 from orgNo related comp$10,979 other
Brian Knight
Director of Innovation and Governance
$249,038
$233,255 from orgNo related comp$15,783 other
Virgil Henry Storr
Director/ Vice President Academic and Student Programs
$247,372
$247,251 from orgNo related comp$121 other
Alden Abbott
Senior Research Fellow
$236,652
$235,860 from orgNo related comp$792 other
Benjamin Klutsey
Executive Director
$214,475
$192,466 from orgNo related comp$22,009 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Mercatus Center Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Mercatus Center Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Mercatus Center Inc 990 published

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