Chapman University president salary and executive pay
Chapman University paid its president, Daniele Struppa, $1,897,658 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $58,149 (3.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. Total revenue on that return was $757,765,974, down 2.4% from $776,237,180 for the fiscal year ending May 2024. Chapman University ranks 41st of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Chapman University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 95-1643992, Orange, CA.
President, fiscal year ending May 2025
$1,897,658
- Total revenue
- $757,765,974
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 74%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202641009349300639.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 34th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.25% 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, 10 people were paid more than $500,000, 2 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Daniele Struppa President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,897,658 |
| Harold Hewitt JrEXEC VP & COO (THRU 4/23/25) | $1,060,378 |
| Matthew ParlowEXEC VP AND CHIEF ADVANCEMENT | $983,995 |
| Norma BouchardEVP PROVOST (THRU 3/13/25) | $875,095 |
| Andrew JordanFACULTY | $709,232 |
Also paid on the latest return: Janna Bersi (SR.VP, INVESTMENTS & ADMIN), $687,710; Vernon Smith (FACULTY - NOBEL LAUREATE), $645,642; Yakir Aharonov (FACULTY), $548,154; Henrik Cronqvist (FACULTY), $540,302; Janine Dumontelle (VP, GENERAL COUNSEL), $534,186; Helen Norris (VICE PRESIDENT & CIO), $488,235; Jerry Price (SVP STDNT AFFAIRS/DEAN OF STDNT), $471,345; Brenda Rushforth (VP & CHIEF HR OFFICER), $454,981; Glenn Pfeiffer (INTERIM PROVOST (3/1-5/31/25)), $452,837; Brian Thomason (INTERIM EXEC VP & COO), $443,614; Michael Pelly (VP OFFICE OF ENROLLMENT MGMT), $425,968; Collette Creppell (VP CAMPUS PLANNING & DESIGN), $417,951.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Parker S Kennedy (CHAIR (12/24)/EMERTIUS TRUSTEE), James P Burra (CHAIRMAN (AS OF 1/1/25)), James V Mazzo (VICE CHAIR), Scott Chapman (SECRETARY), Marilyn Alexander (TRUSTEE), Lisa Argyros (TRUSTEE), Raj S Bhathal (TRUSTEE), Gaye Birtcher (TRUSTEE), Ken Bunt (TRUSTEE), Robert Case (TRUSTEE), Akin Ceylan (TRUSTEE), Irving M Chase (TRUSTEE), Jerome W Cwiertnia (TRUSTEE), Zeinab Dabbah (TRUSTEE), Dale E Fowler (TRUSTEE), Gavin S Herbert Jr (TRUSTEE), Mark Hilbert (TRUSTEE), Andy Horowitz (TRUSTEE), Andres Irlando (TRUSTEE), Mark Chapin Johnson (TRUSTEE), Jason Krotts (TRUSTEE), Danielle Limp (TRUSTEE), Rick Lowe (TRUSTEE), Melinda Masson (TRUSTEE), Maronya Moultrie (TRUSTEE), and 39 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Daniele Struppa President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,897,658 | $757,765,974 | Filing |
| May 2024 | Daniele Struppa President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,839,509 | $776,237,180 | Filing |
| May 2023 | Daniele Struppa President PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,740,527 | $697,587,519 | Filing |
| May 2022 | Gary Brahm Chancellor CHANCELLOR/CEO RELATED | $3,569,783 | $697,718,019 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending May 2025.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending May 2025, IRS object ID 202641009349300639.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Daniele StruppaPRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE | $1,308,930 | $588,728 | $852,600 | $440,000 | $16,330 | $231,050 | $357,678 | $1,897,658 |
| Harold Hewitt JrEXEC VP & COO (THRU 4/23/25) | $994,193 | $66,185 | $665,852 | $300,000 | $28,341 | $31,050 | $35,135 | $1,060,378 |
| Matthew ParlowEXEC VP AND CHIEF ADVANCEMENT | $835,398 | $148,597 | $513,082 | $300,000 | $22,316 | $106,050 | $42,547 | $983,995 |
| Norma BouchardEVP PROVOST (THRU 3/13/25) | $718,447 | $156,648 | $550,615 | $150,000 | $17,832 | $131,050 | $25,598 | $875,095 |
| Andrew JordanFACULTY | $652,860 | $56,372 | $399,851 | $0 | $253,009 | $13,801 | $42,571 | $709,232 |
These figures come from Chapman 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 Chapman University compares
Ranked 41st of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 40th, George Washington University, $1,907,439
- Next in this ranking: 42nd, Wake Forest University, $1,883,267
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Pepperdine University$1,323,005 (President), fiscal year ending Jul 2025
University of San Diego$1,682,191 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Amherst College$846,242 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Loyola Marymount University$1,237,126 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute$1,306,266 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Daniele Struppa (PRESIDENT/EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE) was paid $1,897,658 for the fiscal year ending May 2025: $1,308,930 from Chapman University and $588,728 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Daniele Struppa, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,897,658.
Chapman University paid its president, Daniele Struppa, $1,897,658 for the fiscal year ending May 2025. That is up $58,149 (3.2%) from the fiscal year ending May 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending May 2022, when the chancellor was Gary Brahm, paid $3,569,783. By fiscal year end: May 2022, $3,569,783 (Gary Brahm); May 2023, $1,740,527 (Daniele Struppa); May 2024, $1,839,509; May 2025, $1,897,658.
Chapman University's return for the fiscal year ending May 2025 reports total expenses of $689,739,963 and total revenue of $757,765,974 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $68,026,011. Expenses were $682,269,801 for the fiscal year ending May 2024, so they rose 1.1%. The president's pay of $1,897,658 equals 0.28% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Chapman University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on April 10, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending May 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.