Adelphi University president salary and executive pay
Adelphi University paid its president, Dr Christine Riordan, $1,381,449 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $251,141 (22.2%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. Total revenue on that return was $368,720,585, up 7.1% from $344,343,959 for the fiscal year ending August 2024. Adelphi University ranks 70th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Adelphi University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 11-1630741, Garden City, NY.
President, fiscal year ending August 2025
$1,381,449
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Christopher Storm (PROVOST/EXECUTIVE VP/INTERIM PRES), $508,389.
- Total revenue
- $368,720,585
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 88%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202640789349301409.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 16th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.37% of revenue, our calculation from the same return. Revenue is Part I, line 12; peers are compared on their latest full-year returns.
Highest-paid people on the latest return
On the latest return, 2 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Dr Christine Riordan President PRESIDENT | $1,381,449 |
| Christopher StormPROVOST/EXECUTIVE VP/INTERIM PRES | $508,389 |
| Thomas KlineVP-ADVANCEMENT & EXTERNAL RELATIONS | $475,769 |
| Michael RhattiganVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE | $448,754 |
| Ronald S BakariVP-STUDENT AFFAIRS | $433,715 |
Also paid on the latest return: Maryanne Hyland (DEAN, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS), $382,207; Carol Ann Boyle (VP-INFRASTRUCTURE, TECH & SAFETY), $371,209; John Siderakis (CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER), $369,730; Kristen Capezza (VP-ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT), $357,085; Vincent Wang (DEAN, SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES), $335,227; Xiao Lei Wang (DEAN, RUTHS AMMON COLLEGE OF EDUC.), $329,820; Deborah Hunt (DEAN, COLLEGE OF NURSING), $327,516; John C Muran (DEAN, SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY), $308,751; Benjamin Weeks (PROFESSOR OF MARKETING), $299,940; Joanne Corbin (DEAN, RUTHS AMMON COLLEGE OF EDUC.), $287,670; Hyun Ah Grafer (AVP-ADVANCEMENT & EXTERNAL RELATIONS), $264,423.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Alexandria Cisco (TRUSTEE), Carey Greg (TRUSTEE), Carmen Ortiz (TRUSTEE), Charles Fuschillo (TRUSTEE), Dottie Herman (TRUSTEE), Flynn Doug (TRUSTEE), Humera Qazi (VICE CHAIR), Jose Singer (TRUSTEE), June Collison (TRUSTEE), Kevin Goodman (TRUSTEE), Kevin Mahony (TRUSTEE), Nick Iadevaio (TRUSTEE), Leonard Achan (SECRETARY), Loretta Cangialosi (TRUSTEE), Marc S Strachan (TRUSTEE), Mark Davis (TRUSTEE), Michael Balboni (CHAIR), Michael Sammis (TRUSTEE), Mahnoor Misbah (TRUSTEE), Joe Moscola (TRUSTEE), Kimberly Sluis (TRUSTEE), Steve Jones (TRUSTEE), Suhit Gupta (TRUSTEE), William Fuessler (VICE CHAIR).
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Dr Christine Riordan President PRESIDENT | $1,381,449 | $368,720,585 | Filing |
| Aug 2024 | Dr Christine Riordan President PRESIDENT | $1,130,308 | $344,343,959 | Filing |
| Aug 2023 | Dr Christine Riordan President PRESIDENT | $1,074,002 | $317,638,536 | Filing |
| Aug 2022 | Dr Christine Riordan President PRESIDENT | $1,105,604 | $329,867,300 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending August 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending August 2025, IRS object ID 202640789349301409.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Dr Christine RiordanPRESIDENT | $1,180,417 | $201,032 | $900,089 | $275,000 | $5,328 | $135,367 | $65,665 | $1,381,449 |
| Christopher StormPROVOST/EXECUTIVE VP/INTERIM PRES | $455,584 | $52,805 | $403,086 | $35,000 | $17,498 | $42,775 | $10,030 | $508,389 |
| Thomas KlineVP-ADVANCEMENT & EXTERNAL RELATIONS | $378,727 | $97,042 | $324,971 | $35,000 | $18,756 | $42,514 | $54,528 | $475,769 |
| Michael RhattiganVICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE | $364,920 | $83,834 | $339,920 | $25,000 | $0 | $27,356 | $56,478 | $448,754 |
| Ronald S BakariVP-STUDENT AFFAIRS | $357,171 | $76,544 | $330,921 | $10,000 | $16,250 | $39,175 | $37,369 | $433,715 |
These figures come from Adelphi University's Form 990 returns, as the IRS publishes them. The methodology page explains how they're chosen. To report an error, email corrections@ceopaycheck.com.
How Adelphi University compares
Ranked 70th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 69th, Marist University, $1,388,761
- Next in this ranking: 71st, Wesleyan University, $1,374,453
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Loyola University Maryland$600,783 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Samford University$750,671 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Vassar College$854,501 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Colby College$3,203,132 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
WGU Corporation$2,131,084 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Dr Christine Riordan (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,381,449 for the fiscal year ending August 2025: $1,180,417 from Adelphi University and $201,032 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Dr Christine Riordan, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,381,449.
Adelphi University paid its president, Dr Christine Riordan, $1,381,449 for the fiscal year ending August 2025. That is up $251,141 (22.2%) from the fiscal year ending August 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending August 2022, when the president was Dr Christine Riordan, paid $1,105,604. By fiscal year end: August 2022, $1,105,604 (Dr Christine Riordan); August 2023, $1,074,002; August 2024, $1,130,308; August 2025, $1,381,449.
Adelphi University's return for the fiscal year ending August 2025 reports total expenses of $366,373,397 and total revenue of $368,720,585 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $2,347,188. Expenses were $349,419,839 for the fiscal year ending August 2024, so they rose 4.9%. The president's pay of $1,381,449 equals 0.38% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Adelphi University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on March 19, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending August 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.