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Margaret Franklin CFA

Pres & CEO & Resrch Fdn Bd Mem · Cfa Institute

Pres & CEO & Resrch Fdn Bd Mem at Cfa Institute. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.4M

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Reported as Pres & CEO & Resrch Fdn Bd Mem of Cfa Institute, based in Charlottesville, VA.
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Received $1.4M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Board Member of Cfa Institute Research Foundation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Margaret Franklin, CFA, serves as CEO and President of the CFA Institute since September 2019, making her the first woman to hold this role. She previously served as Chair of the CFA Board of Governors in 2011 and has been instrumental in advancing the institute's global reach and mission in investment management.

She announced her retirement effective March 1, 2026.

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September 2019 - March 2026 (CEO and President)

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Cfa Institute Pres & CEO & Resrch Fdn Bd Mem · $462.9M revenue · Charlottesville, VASEE STATEMENT Opay $559K → $1.4MFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.4Mreported comp
Cfa Institute Research Foundation Board Member · $2.4M revenue · Charlottesville, VASEE SCHEDULE OFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

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Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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Former President & CEO · FY2019
$1.7M
M
Pres & CEO & Resrch Fdn Bd Mem · FY2024
$1.4M
A
Chief Fin & Risk Officer (exit 8/21) · FY2021
$838K
G
Managing Dir. (exit 5/2021) · FY2021
$725K
N
Managing Director · FY2023
$684K
M
Managing Director · FY2024
$679K
S
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$632K
P
Managing Director · FY2024
$621K
M
Managing Director · FY2023
$603K
S
Managing Dir. (exit 3/2021) · FY2021
$598K
C
Managing Director · FY2024
$590K
S
Managing Director · FY2024
$564K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org