Brandeis University president salary and executive pay
Brandeis University paid its president, Ronald Liebowitz, $1,371,189 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $121,430 (9.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $496,910,407, down 1.1% from $502,522,897 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Brandeis University ranks 72nd of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Brandeis University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 04-2103552, Waltham, MA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,371,189
Also listed with a president, chancellor or chief executive title on this filing: Arthur Levine (INTERIM PRESIDENT (AS OF 11/2024)), $160,945.
- Total revenue
- $496,910,407
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 77%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611319349301651.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 30th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.28% 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, 5 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Ronald Liebowitz President PRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24) | $1,371,189 |
| Tarek SaghirCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $773,161 |
| Carol FierkePROVOST, EVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $716,721 |
| Stewart UretskyEVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | $619,865 |
| Kathryn ApplebyDEAN | $577,564 |
Also paid on the latest return: Samuel Solomon (CFO, TREASURER), $461,266; Chris Hofmann (DIRECTOR OF INVESTMENTS), $456,604; Debarshi Nandy (FACULTY), $452,586; James La Creta (CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER), $437,818; Steven Locke (SVP, GENERAL COUNSEL), $430,906; Jeffrey Shoulson (DEAN), $427,050; Anna Scherbina (FACULTY), $412,442; Lois Stanley (VP CAMPUS OPERATIONS), $368,367; Robin Switzer (VP HR), $319,914; Hannah Peters (SVP INST ADVNCMNT (THRU 6/2024)), $307,002; Meredith Ainbinder (CHIEF OF STAFF), $290,973; Jennifer Walker (VP ENROLLMENT (AS OF 12/2024)), $287,861; Steven Karel (VICE PROVOST FOR RESEARCH), $285,685; Julie Jette (SVP COMMUNICATIONS (THRU 7/2024)), $250,350; Arthur Levine (INTERIM PRESIDENT (AS OF 11/2024)), $160,945; and 1 more.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Lisa R Kranc (TRUSTEE - CHAIR), Ronald A Ratner (TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR (AS OF 7/2024)), Cynthia D Shapira (TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR), Curtis H Tearte (TRUSTEE - VICE CHAIR), Leslie M Aronzon (TRUSTEE - SECRETARY), Cynthia L Berenson (TRUSTEE), Stephen L Berger (TRUSTEE), Deborah Bial (TRUSTEE), Daniel H Blumenthal (TRUSTEE), Lewis H Brooks (TRUSTEE), Steven M Bunson (TRUSTEE (THRU 9/29/24)), Merle R Carrus (TRUSTEE), Amy L Cohen (TRUSTEE), Barbara A Dortch-Okara (TRUSTEE), Nancy A Dreyer (TRUSTEE), Susan K Feigenbaum (TRUSTEE), Madalyn E Friedberg (TRUSTEE), David A Harris (TRUSTEE), Marjorie Hass (TRUSTEE), Daniel J Jick (VICE CHAIR (THRU 6/2024), TRUSTEE), Ronald L Kaiserman (TRUSTEE), Ellen L Kaplan (TRUSTEE), Stephen B Kay (TRUSTEE), Martin R Kupferberg (TRUSTEE), Sylvia M Neil (TRUSTEE), and 20 more.
President's pay by year
Each row is the president on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Ronald Liebowitz President PRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24) | $1,371,189 | $496,910,407 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Ronald Liebowitz President PRESIDENT | $1,249,759 | $502,522,897 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Ronald Liebowitz President PRESIDENT | $1,294,299 | $478,693,199 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Ronald Liebowitz President PRESIDENT | $875,583 | $479,530,401 | 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 202611319349301651.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Ronald LiebowitzPRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24) | $1,284,634 | $86,555 | $822,290 | $0 | $462,344 | $34,500 | $57,421 | $1,376,555 |
| Tarek SaghirCHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | $707,896 | $65,265 | $678,356 | $0 | $29,540 | $27,600 | $42,055 | $777,551 |
| Carol FierkePROVOST, EVP ACADEMIC AFFAIRS | $648,588 | $68,133 | $609,680 | $0 | $38,908 | $34,500 | $36,585 | $719,673 |
| Stewart UretskyEVP FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION | $585,365 | $34,500 | $559,057 | $0 | $26,308 | $34,500 | $3,049 | $622,914 |
| Kathryn ApplebyDEAN | $507,141 | $70,423 | $452,384 | $0 | $54,757 | $34,500 | $38,665 | $580,306 |
These figures come from Brandeis 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 Brandeis University compares
Ranked 72nd of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 71st, Wesleyan University, $1,374,453
- Next in this ranking: 73rd, Wellesley College, $1,364,215
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
University of Tampa$503,840 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Pomona College$1,638,758 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
High Point University$5,881,203 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Gonzaga University$2,570,058 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Middlebury College$810,670 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Ronald Liebowitz (PRESIDENT (THRU 11/1/24)) was paid $1,371,189 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,284,634 from Brandeis University and $86,555 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Ronald Liebowitz, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,371,189.
Brandeis University paid its president, Ronald Liebowitz, $1,371,189 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $121,430 (9.7%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Ronald Liebowitz, paid $875,583. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $875,583 (Ronald Liebowitz); June 2023, $1,294,299; June 2024, $1,249,759; June 2025, $1,371,189.
Brandeis University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $548,898,836 and total revenue of $496,910,407 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so expenses exceeded revenue by $51,988,429. Expenses were $546,022,794 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 0.5%. The president's pay of $1,371,189 equals 0.25% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Brandeis University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 11, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.