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Employees American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Michael R Strain

Michael R Strain

Key employee

Director, Economic Policy at American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

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

$404,716
2024

Total compensation

Michael R Strain has been listed as an employee of American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research in Form 990 filings since fiscal year 2017. Total compensation for Michael R Strain has increased by 77.5% from 2017 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$404,716
+6.8%
Director, Economic Policy
2024
$329k org
40 hrs/wk
$76k other
--
$379,100
+7.3%
Director, Economic Policy
2023
$311k org
40 hrs/wk
$69k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2024

Other employees at American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

Robert Doar
President
$1,123,965
$1,052,158 from orgNo related comp$71,807 other
Jason W Bertsch
Executive Vice President
$527,425
$460,768 from orgNo related comp$66,657 other
Yuval Levin
Director, SCCS
$441,373
$375,116 from orgNo related comp$66,257 other
Kori Schake
Director, FDP
$407,669
$358,140 from orgNo related comp$49,529 other
Suzanne B Gershowitz - Senior Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer
$396,575
$326,379 from orgNo related comp$70,196 other
Nicholas Eberstadt
Senior Fellow
$382,069
$319,408 from orgNo related comp$62,661 other
Adam White
Senior Fellow
$330,434
$270,508 from orgNo related comp$59,926 other
John Cusey - Senior Vice
President, External Relations
$329,826
$265,835 from orgNo related comp$63,991 other
James Pethokoukis
Senior Fellow
$308,010
$250,508 from orgNo related comp$57,502 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research 990 published

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