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Employees Cato Institute Lesley Albanese

Lesley Albanese

Highest compensated employee

Senior Vice President, Initiatives at Cato Institute

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

$300,182
2024

Total compensation

Lesley Albanese has been listed as an employee of Cato Institute in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2019. Total compensation for Lesley Albanese has increased by 37.3% from 2019 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$300,182
+10.6%
Senior Vice President, Initiatives
2024
$273k org
40 hrs/wk
$28k other
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$271,515
+2.5%
Senior Vice President, Initiatives
2023
$247k org
40 hrs/wk
$25k other
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Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Lesley Albanese to:

2024

Other employees at Cato Institute

Peter Goettler
President and Chief Executive Officer
$681,643
$629,856 from orgNo related comp$51,787 other
Stephen Kurtz
Vice President, Chief Digital Officer
$342,939
$304,008 from orgNo related comp$38,931 other
Scott Lincicome
Vice President, General Economics and Trade
$274,277
$236,350 from orgNo related comp$37,927 other
Norbert Michel
Vp,Director,Monetary&Financial
$265,948
$227,711 from orgNo related comp$38,237 other
Clark Neily
Senior Vice President for Legal Studies
$265,804
$226,692 from orgNo related comp$39,112 other
Marissa Delgado
Secretary, Vice President, Finance and CFO
$252,087
$214,892 from orgNo related comp$37,195 other
Harrison Moar
Vice President, Development
$239,840
$215,474 from orgNo related comp$24,366 other
Michael Cannon
Director of Health Policy
$239,518
$215,820 from orgNo related comp$23,698 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Cato Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Cato Institute 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Cato Institute 990 published

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