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Employees Emerson College William Gilligan

William Gilligan

Highest compensated employee

Former Interim President at Emerson College

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

$487,438
2024

Total compensation

William Gilligan has been listed as an employee of Emerson College in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for William Gilligan has increased by 69.4% from 2016 to 2024.

Annual compensation details

$487,438
-51.2%
Former Interim President
2024
$464k org
40 hrs/wk
$24k other
--
$998,256
+53.1%
Interim President (Thru 05/2023)
2023
$935k org
40 hrs/wk
$64k other
--

Total compensation by year

Compare the compensation of William Gilligan to:

2024

Other employees at Emerson College

Jay Bernhardt
President
$657,643
$512,601 from orgNo related comp$145,042 other
Paul Dworkis
Vice President for Administration and Finance
$516,968
$456,992 from orgNo related comp$59,976 other
David Christopher Howse
Vice President, Office of the Arts(Thru 11/2023)
$460,705
$428,403 from orgNo related comp$32,302 other
Jan Roberts-Breslin
INT Provost and Vice President for Academic AFF
$384,147
$325,429 from orgNo related comp$58,718 other
Spencer Kimball
Director of Polling Center/Assoc PROF
$318,488
$275,371 from orgNo related comp$43,117 other
Robert J Butler Jr
Associate Vice President Finance
$305,805
$259,457 from orgNo related comp$46,348 other
Shaya Gregory Poku
Vice President for Equity and Social Justice
$284,124
$270,028 from orgNo related comp$14,096 other
Carolina Avellaneda
General Counsel (AS of 03/2024)
$0
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2024 Emerson College 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2023 Emerson College 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2022 Emerson College 990 published

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$246k org
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