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Employees Center For American Progress Neera Tanden

Neera Tanden

OfficerTrustee/director

CEO and President (Thru 5/14/21) at Center For American Progress

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Published on January 25, 2026.

$194,792
2021

Total compensation

Neera Tanden has been listed as an employee of Center For American Progress in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Neera Tanden has decreased by 45.3% from 2016 to 2021.

Annual compensation details

$194,792
-56.6%
CEO and President (Thru 5/14/21)
2021
$170k org
40 hrs/wk
$26k other
--
$449,341
+7.4%
President
2020
$395k org
39 hrs/wk
$55k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Neera Tanden to:

2021

Other employees at Center For American Progress

Cynthia W Stachelberg
Evp,Ext. Affairs(Thru 12/5/21)
$268,880
$236,490 from orgNo related comp$32,390 other
Mara Rudman
Evp,Policy
$249,542
$223,699 from orgNo related comp$25,843 other
Christina Goldfuss
Senior Vice President, Energy and ENVR Policy
$243,201
$209,296 from orgNo related comp$33,905 other
Brian Demarco
Chief Development Officer
$235,582
$216,854 from orgNo related comp$18,728 other
Daniella Leger
Executive Vice President, Comms and Strategy
$232,761
$204,032 from orgNo related comp$28,729 other
Alex Demots
Senior Vice President, GEN Counsel and Secretary
$211,896
$180,347 from orgNo related comp$31,549 other
Deborah Holston
Inter Cfo(Thru 10/21) and Vice President FIN
$179,809
$159,910 from orgNo related comp$19,899 other
Gordon Gray
COO and Treasurer(Thru 10/29/21)
$173,503
$159,592 from orgNo related comp$13,911 other
Patrick Gaspard
President and Chief Executive Officer
$141,919
$136,595 from orgNo related comp$5,324 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2021 Center For American Progress 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Center For American Progress 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2019 Center For American Progress 990 published

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2019
$368k org
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$51k other
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2018
$369k org
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$69k other
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2017
$349k org
39 hrs/wk
$48k other
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$356,414
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$315k org
37 hrs/wk
$42k other
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