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Employees The Brookings Institution Steven J Bennett

Steven J Bennett

Officer

Vice President and COO, Secretary THRU 12/2017 at The Brookings Institution

Fiscal year ended June 30, 2018. Published on January 24, 2026.

$391,324
2018

Total compensation

Steven J Bennett has been listed as an employee of The Brookings Institution in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Steven J Bennett has increased by 17.9% from 2016 to 2018.

Annual compensation details

$391,324
+5.7%
Vice President and COO, Secretary THRU 12/2017
2018
$354k org
40 hrs/wk
$38k other
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$370,261
+11.6%
Secretary From 06/2017, Vice President and COO
2017
$333k org
40 hrs/wk
$38k other
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Total compensation by year

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2018

Other employees at The Brookings Institution

N Strobe Talbott
President THRU 11/2017
$727,048
$654,006 from orgNo related comp$73,042 other
Martin S Indyk
EXE Vice President THRU 03/2018
$487,149
$419,075 from orgNo related comp$68,074 other
William J Gale
SR Fellow and Director, TAX Policy Center
$477,482
$427,380 from orgNo related comp$50,102 other
Ted Gayer
Executive Vice President EFF 04/2018, Vice President and Director of ECON
$476,723
$428,063 from orgNo related comp$48,660 other
Bruce J Katz
Centennial Scholar THRU 03/2018
$454,569
$395,044 from orgNo related comp$59,525 other
Darrell M West
Vice President and Director of Governance Studies
$398,700
$339,658 from orgNo related comp$59,042 other
Kemal Dervis
SR Fellow EFF 11/2017, Vice President and Director Global
$370,807
$336,395 from orgNo related comp$34,412 other
Catherine A Piez
Chief Investment Officer
$368,277
$315,954 from orgNo related comp$52,323 other
Amy Liu Witmer
Vice President and Director, Metropolita
$348,945
$313,725 from orgNo related comp$35,220 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 24, 2026:
2018 The Brookings Institution 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2017 The Brookings Institution 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2016 The Brookings Institution 990 published

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