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Employees The Brookings Institution Ted Gayer

Ted Gayer

Officer

Interim President THRU 7/7/22 at The Brookings Institution

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

$322,975
2023

Total compensation

Ted Gayer has been listed as an employee of The Brookings Institution in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for Ted Gayer has decreased by 16.2% from 2016 to 2023.

Annual compensation details

$322,975
-41.8%
Interim President THRU 7/7/22
2023
$292k org
40 hrs/wk
$32k other
--
$554,466
+7.8%
Interim President
2022
$510k org
40 hrs/wk
$45k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of Ted Gayer to:

2023

Other employees at The Brookings Institution

John Allen
Former President THRU 6/12/22
$597,159
$528,277 from orgNo related comp$68,882 other
William Gale
SR FLLW and Director, TAX Policy Center
$578,254
$506,525 from orgNo related comp$71,729 other
Amy Liu Witmer
Interim President
$573,140
$516,040 from orgNo related comp$57,100 other
Darrell M West
Vice President and Director Governance Studies
$459,112
$387,451 from orgNo related comp$71,661 other
Catherine A Piez
Chief Investment Officer
$441,955
$378,972 from orgNo related comp$62,983 other
Stephanie R Aaronson
Vice President and Director of ECON Studies THRU 12/30/22
$415,656
$369,723 from orgNo related comp$45,933 other
David Wessel
SR Fellow and Director, Hutchins
$399,678
$333,722 from orgNo related comp$65,956 other
Suzanne Maloney
Vice President and Director, Foreign Policy
$395,810
$326,663 from orgNo related comp$69,147 other
Brahima Coulibaly
Vice President and Director, Global
$382,795
$317,437 from orgNo related comp$65,358 other
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January 25, 2026:
2023 The Brookings Institution 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 The Brookings Institution 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 The Brookings Institution 990 published

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