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Employees National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. James M Poterba

James M Poterba

OfficerTrustee/director

President and Chief Executive Officer at National Bureau of Economic Research Inc.

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2024. Published on January 25, 2026.

$924,694
2024

Total compensation

James M Poterba has been listed as an employee of National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for James M Poterba has increased by 20.3% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$924,694
+3.9%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2024
$846k org
35 hrs/wk
$79k other
--
$890,026
+4.7%
President and Chief Executive Officer
2023
$813k org
35 hrs/wk
$78k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of James M Poterba to:

2024

Other employees at National Bureau of Economic Research Inc.

Erin Richardson
Information Systems Director
$378,402
$343,812 from orgNo related comp$34,590 other
Alterra Milone
CORP SEC and Director of Grants
$372,785
$278,849 from orgNo related comp$93,936 other
Kelly Horak
ASST CORP SEC and Controller
$339,735
$261,729 from orgNo related comp$78,006 other
Mohan Ramanujan
UNIX System Administrator
$321,017
$237,258 from orgNo related comp$83,759 other
Carl Beck
Conference DEPT Director
$316,258
$252,517 from orgNo related comp$63,741 other
Steve Harriman
ASST Director of Accounting
$267,364
$191,227 from orgNo related comp$76,137 other
Richard Woodbury
Aging Program Specialist
$262,769
$198,780 from orgNo related comp$63,989 other
Alexander Aminoff
Programmer and SYS Admin
$244,285
$210,692 from orgNo related comp$33,593 other
Deborah Nicholson
Webmaster
$212,448
$154,144 from orgNo related comp$58,304 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 National Bureau of Economic Research Inc. 990 published

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