Big 12 Conference CEO salary and executive pay
Big 12 Conference paid its CEO, Renu Khator, $3,598,823 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the CEO was Victor Boschini Jr, paid $3,199,429. Total revenue on that return was $610,904,862, up 23.7% from $493,822,339 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. All of Renu Khator's reportable pay, $3,164,090, came from related organizations (column E). Big 12 Conference has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 75-2604555, Irving, TX.
CEO, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,598,823
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Victor Boschini Jr (CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR), $3,498,121; Linda Livingstone (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $3,033,323; Gordon Gee (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $2,026,880; Michael Crow (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,725,118; Wendy Wintersteen (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,464,917; Neville Pinto (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,405,905; Taylor Randall (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,400,410; Alexander Cartwright (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,327,633; Robert Robbins (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,150,436; Doug Girod (CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR), $1,071,548; Lawrence Schovanec (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,058,187; Richard Linton (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $925,699; Justin Schwartz (CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR), $666,413; James D Hess (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $429,510; Suresh Garimella (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $346,117; Shane Reese (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1.
Highest-paid person, fiscal year ending June 2025
$5,605,123Brett YormarkCOMMISSIONER
- Total revenue
- $610,904,862
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 98%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641349349305844.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 7th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.59% 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, 17 people were paid more than $500,000, 13 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Brett YormarkCOMMISSIONER | $5,605,123 |
| Renu Khator CEO PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $3,598,823 |
| Victor Boschini JrCHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR | $3,498,121 |
| Linda LivingstonePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $3,033,323 |
| Gordon GeePRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $2,026,880 |
Also paid on the latest return: Michael Crow (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,725,118; Wendy Wintersteen (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,464,917; Neville Pinto (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,405,905; Taylor Randall (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,400,410; Alexander Cartwright (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,327,633; Robert Robbins (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,150,436; Doug Girod (CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR), $1,071,548; Lawrence Schovanec (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $1,058,187; Richard Linton (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $925,699; Tim Weiser (DEPUTY COMMISSIONER), $853,203; Justin Schwartz (CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR), $666,413; Tyler Kirkham (CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER), $606,504; Jessica Presnall (CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER), $493,780; James D Hess (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR), $429,510; Scott Draper (CHIEF FOOTBALL & COMPETITION OFFICER), $410,237; and 4 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Renu Khator CEO PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $3,598,823 | $610,904,862 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Victor Boschini Jr CEO CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR | $3,199,429 | $493,822,339 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Victor Boschini Jr CEO CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR | $2,909,605 | $510,705,010 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Victor Boschini Jr CEO CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR | $2,323,475 | $480,595,030 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending June 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202641349349305844.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Related | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Brett YormarkCOMMISSIONER | $5,071,482 | $0 | $533,641 | $2,533,333 | $2,500,000 | $38,149 | $501,650 | $31,991 | $5,605,123 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |||
| Renu Khator*PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $0 | $3,164,090 | $434,733 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,064,632 | $300,000 | $1,799,458 | $427,235 | $7,498 | $3,598,823 | |||
| Victor Boschini Jr*CHANCELLOR/DIRECTOR | $0 | $2,878,597 | $619,524 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,431,916 | $750,000 | $696,681 | $389,350 | $230,174 | $3,498,121 | |||
| Linda Livingstone*PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $0 | $2,579,024 | $454,299 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $1,306,025 | $416,094 | $856,905 | $337,260 | $117,039 | $3,033,323 | |||
| Gordon Gee*PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR | $0 | $1,995,866 | $31,014 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Schedule J, from related orgs | $765,366 | $1,200,000 | $30,500 | $20,700 | $10,314 | $2,026,880 | |||
These figures come from Big 12 Conference'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 Big 12 Conference compares
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Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
Noblis$2,126,732 (CEO), fiscal year ending Oct 2025
San Ysidro Health$1,431,424 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
Acts Retirement-Life Communities$1,795,839 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
LifeNet Health$4,117,970 (CEO), fiscal year ending Dec 2024
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation$1,635,457 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Common questions
Renu Khator (PRESIDENT/DIRECTOR) was paid $3,598,823 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $0 from Big 12 Conference, $3,164,090 from related organizations and $434,733 in other compensation (Part VII columns D, E and F).
The highest-paid person on the latest return was Brett Yormark (COMMISSIONER), at $5,605,123. That is $2,006,300 more than the CEO, Renu Khator.
Big 12 Conference paid its CEO, Renu Khator, $3,598,823 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the CEO was Victor Boschini Jr, paid $3,199,429. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the CEO was Victor Boschini Jr, paid $2,323,475. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $2,323,475 (Victor Boschini Jr); June 2023, $2,909,605; June 2024, $3,199,429; June 2025, $3,598,823 (Renu Khator).
Big 12 Conference's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $609,408,614 and total revenue of $610,904,862 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $1,496,248. Expenses were $530,717,573 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 14.8%. The CEO's pay of $3,598,823 equals 0.59% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Big 12 Conference filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 14, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.