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Employees Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc Lee Tien

Lee Tien

Highest compensated employee

Legislative Director at Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc

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

$228,711
2023

Total compensation

Lee Tien has been listed as an employee of Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Lee Tien has increased by 33.6% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$228,711
-5.6%
Legislative Director
2023
$184k org
40 hrs/wk
$46k other
--
$242,181
+12%
Legislative Director
2022
$198k org
40 hrs/wk
$45k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Lee Tien to:

2023

Other employees at Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc

Cindy Cohn
Executive Director
$336,435
$313,121 from orgNo related comp$23,314 other
Kurt Opsahl
Secretary/Deputy Exec. Director
$244,957
$224,582 from orgNo related comp$20,375 other
David Greene
Civil Liberties Director
$233,001
$199,048 from orgNo related comp$33,953 other
Corynne McSherry
Legal Director
$230,058
$218,347 from orgNo related comp$11,711 other
Kelly Esguerra
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
$224,394
$188,801 from orgNo related comp$35,593 other
Rebecca Jeschke
Chief Operating Officer
$222,935
$193,214 from orgNo related comp$29,721 other
Jon Callas
Public Interest Technology Director
$216,655
$164,486 from orgNo related comp$52,169 other
Jennifer Lynch
Surveillance Litigation Director
$196,953
$172,933 from orgNo related comp$24,020 other
Adam Schwartz
Assistant Director - Legal
$196,242
$174,161 from orgNo related comp$22,081 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2023 Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Electronic Frontier Foundation Inc 990 published

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