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Environment: highest-paid leaders & CEO salaries

CEO and executive pay at environmental nonprofits: the 100 highest-paid leaders, each figure straight from the organization's IRS Form 990 (Part VII). Gordon Van Welie of Iso New England Inc tops the list at $2.3M.

Leaders ranked
100
Top compensation
$2.3M

Highest-paid leaders at environmental nonprofits

Ranked by IRS Form 990 reported compensation (Part VII).

Gordon Van Welie President & Chief Executive Officer · Iso New England Inc · MA $2.3M
Mahesh Ramanujam President & Ceo Till 12/31/2021 · Us Green Building Council Inc · DC $2.0M
Vamsi K Chadalavada Exec. Vp & Chief Operating Officer · Iso New England Inc · MA $1.7M
Brian McFarland Sr. Vp Of Pr · Environment Next Inc · NY $1.5M
Jarett Emert Vp Of Partne · Environment Next Inc · NY $1.4M
Jacob Duer President & Ceo · Alliance To End Plastic Waste Inc · TX $1.4M
Hal G Smith III Director/President · Kenneth Kirchman Foundation Inc · FL $1.2M
Carter Roberts President & Ceo · World Wildlife Fund Inc · DC $1.2M
Frederic D Krupp President · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · NY $1.2M
Sanjayan Muttulingam Chief Executive Officer · Conservation International Foundation · VA $1.1M
Fredric Krupp President · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · NY $1.1M
David M Yarnold President And Ceo · National Audubon Society Inc · NY $1.1M
Peter T Brandien Vp, System Ops. & Market Admin. · Iso New England Inc · MA $1.1M
Lorenzo Jos De Rosenzweig Pasquel Executive Director - Partial Year; Legal Representative · Fondo Mexicano Para La Conservacion De La Naturaleza Ac $1.1M
Ron Pressman Global Ceo Thru 10/9/23 · Urban Land Institute · DC $1.0M
William Edward Walter Global Ceo Until 11/18/2022 · Urban Land Institute · DC $1.0M
Stephen D Bloom Chief Executive Officer · Japanese Garden Society Of Oregon · OR $967K
Edward O Sullivan President · Scenic Hudson Inc · NY $961K
Christopher J Elliman President And Ceo · Open Space Institute Inc · NY $958K
Peter Templeton President & Ceo · Us Green Building Council Inc · DC $940K
Donnelly Gerard President And Ceo(Thru 10/2022) · The Morton Arboretum · IL $927K
Elizabeth M Gray Chief Executive Officer · National Audubon Society Inc · NY $925K
Kathy Abusow President & Ceo · Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc · DC $914K
David M Yarnold - President (Thru 01/21) & Ceo (Thru 05/21) · National Audubon Society Inc · NY $899K
Lawrence a Selzer Ceo & President · The Conservation Fund A Nonprofit Corporation · VA $886K
John M Peterson Vice President Innovation · Ecology Action Of Santa Cruz · CA $881K
Joseph V Cossaboom End 821 Interim Ceo · New York Botanical Garden · NY $870K
Craig Perkins President - Director · The Energy Coalition · CA $865K
Gina McCarthy President And Ceo (Thru 01/2021) · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · NY $856K
Allison Hart Board Member - Director · The Energy Coalition · CA $843K
Jennifer Bernstein Ceo & The William C. Steer Sr. President · New York Botanical Garden · NY $839K
Mary Pat Matheson President & Ceo · The Atlanta Botanical Garden Inc · GA $821K
Carrie R Barratt End 73120 Ceo · New York Botanical Garden · NY $820K
Andrew Steer President & Director · Bezos Earth Fund Foundation · DC $818K
Robert C Ludlow Vp, Chief Financial & Comp. Off. · Iso New England Inc · MA $817K
Jennifer Kitt President · Climate Lead Inc · CA $802K
Dr Robert Ballard President · Ocean Exploration Trust Inc · CT $766K
Jason Blake President/Ceo · Serc Reliability Corporation · NC $753K
Peter Seligmann Chief Executive Officer · Nia Tero Foundation · WA $740K
Manish Bapna President/Ceo · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · NY $721K
Carrie Rebora Barratt President & Ceo(Through 7/31/20) · New York Botanical Garden · NY $715K
Matthew W White Vp, Market Dev. & Settlements & Chief Econ. · Iso New England Inc · MA $714K
Maria a Gulluni Vp & General Counsel · Iso New England Inc · MA $700K
Carissa P Sedlacek Director, Planning Services · Iso New England Inc · MA $700K
Richard J Powell Ceo, Treas, Director, · Clearpath Inc · DC $697K
Gerard T Donnelly PhD President And Ceo · The Morton Arboretum · IL $688K
Janis Searles Jones Chief Executive Officer · Ocean Conservancy Inc · DC $688K
Allen Monroe President/Ceo & Asst. Sec · The Living Desert · CA $687K
Julius Court Chief Operating Officer · Conservation International Foundation · VA $682K
Julia Hamm President And Ceo · Smart Electric Power Alliance · DC $677K
David Hooker President/Ceo Through Feb 2023 · West Michigan Horticultural Society Inc · MI $676K
Mitchell Bernard Interim President & Chief Counsel · Natural Resources Defense Council Inc · NY $674K
John Landi End 821 Chief Advancement Officer · New York Botanical Garden · NY $674K
Gwyneth Cote President Americas Thru 10/15/23 · Urban Land Institute · DC $672K
Jeremy Bryce Harrell Cso To Ceo, Director 5/24 · Clearpath Inc · DC $667K
Janice S Dickstein V.P. Human Resources · Iso New England Inc · MA $660K
Mark G Karl Vp, Market Dev. & Settlements · Iso New England Inc · MA $657K
Nikhil Sekhran Chief Conservation Officer · World Wildlife Fund Inc · DC $655K
Ahmed Saeed Chief Executive Officer · Allied Climate Partners Inc · NY $643K
Loren Mayor Chief Operating Officer · World Wildlife Fund Inc · DC $642K
Jerry Keir Gbi Founder · Great Basin Institute · NV $637K
John Gans Past President · National Outdoor Leadership School · WY $635K
Amanda Leland Executive Director · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · NY $629K
Sebastian Anders Troeng Evp Conservation Partnership · Conservation International Foundation · VA $627K
Adam Putnam Chief Executive Officer · Ducks Unlimited Inc · TN $622K
Joseph V Cossaboom Director Of Garden(Through 7/31/20) · New York Botanical Garden · NY $612K
Anne C George Vp, Chief Ext Affairs & Comm. Off. · Iso New England Inc · MA $609K
Karen Cowan Executive Director · California Stormwater Quality Association · CA $608K
Margaret Ackerley Svp & General Counsel · World Wildlife Fund Inc · DC $607K
Larry Todd Rose Ceo · Populace Inc · MA $605K
Theresa Pierno President And Ceo · National Parks Conservation Association · DC $604K
Monica D Ellis Bod/Ceo · Global Environment & Technology Foundation · VA $603K
Eric Carlson President · Environment Next Inc · NY $600K
Avi Garbow See Sch O Director And Pres. (End 10/24) · Resources Legacy Fund · CA $600K
Zakir a Baig Managing Director-Gov'T Affairs · Clearpath Inc · DC $596K
Michael Mantell Director, President · Resources Legacy Fund · CA $595K
Dan Lutkenhouse JR Exec.Dir/Cha · Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden · HI $594K
Jessica Issacs Thru 819 Chief Administrative Officer · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · NY $588K
Richard G Newell President And Ceo · Resources For The Future Inc · DC $584K
Debra B Ryker Secretary/Treasurer/Vice P · Tompkins Conservation · CA $579K
Sheri Givens President & Ceo · Smart Electric Power Alliance · DC $576K
Stephen William Sikra Vice President, Americas · Alliance To End Plastic Waste Inc · TX $568K
Lawrence E Goldenhersh President · Center For Sustainable Energy · CA $567K
Kenneth J Schutz Executive Director · Desert Botanical Garden · AZ $567K
Koski Jill President And Ceo · The Morton Arboretum · IL $566K
Jamshid a Afnan V.P. Info. & Cyber Security Svc. · Iso New England Inc · MA $563K
Holly Hawkins Vp - Gen. Counsel & Corp. Secretary · Serc Reliability Corporation · NC $562K
Brett Jenks Ceo · Rare Inc · VA $561K
Robert G Ethier Vp, System Planning · Iso New England Inc · MA $557K
Jeremy B Harrell Chief Strategy Officer · Clearpath Inc · DC $555K
Catherine Nardonethru 1223 Sr. Evp, Chief Dev. Officer · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · NY $554K
Halla Tomasdottir Chief Executive Officer · B Team Headquarters Inc · NY $554K
Richard Piacentini President And Ceo · Phipps Conservatory And Botanical Gardens Inc · PA $554K
Erick Lindblad Former Ceo · Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation · FL $553K
Abigail Dillen President · Earthjustice · CA $550K
Andrew F Sharpless Chief Executive Officer · Oceana Inc · DC $548K
Diane C Regas President · The Trust For Public Land · CA $548K
Catherine Nardone Sr. Evp, Chief Dev. Officer · Environmental Defense Fund Incorporated · NY $542K
Kenneth Schutz Executive Director (Until 9/30/25) · Desert Botanical Garden · AZ $540K
Leo Gonzalez Co-Interim Managing Director · Urban Land Institute · DC $538K
Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & Business Master File. A 990 shows how an organization is run and funded — not its real-world outcomes. Figures are presented without evaluation; we do not rate, score, or rank organizations. · philanthropy.org