Colby College president salary and executive pay
Colby College paid its president, David A Greene, $3,203,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Greene David A, paid $3,037,048. Total revenue on that return was $354,489,000, down 6.6% from $379,623,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Colby College ranks 11th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Colby College has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 01-0211497, Waterville, ME.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$3,203,132
- Total revenue
- $354,489,000
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 97%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202631319349303008.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 4th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.90% 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, 4 people were paid more than $500,000, 1 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| David A Greene President President | $3,203,132 |
| Deborah ShufrinAssociate VP and Chief Investment Officer | $921,135 |
| Matthew ProtoSenior VP and Chief Institutional Advancement Officer | $534,034 |
| Nicole TrufantVice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer | $525,183 |
| Richard UchidaVP, Gen Counsel, Secretary of Board | $471,042 |
Also paid on the latest return: Thomas Martin (Managing Director of Investments), $447,210; Margaret McFadden (Provost and Dean of Faculty), $439,598; Julie Wood (Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer), $415,221; Gustavo Burkett (Dean of College), $353,822; Ruth Jackson (Vice President and Chief of Staff), $335,746; Jacqueline Terrassa (Director, Museum of Art), $310,268; Randi Maloney (Vice President and Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid), $283,874; Andrew Loftus (Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer), $280,757; Alison Beyea (Executive Director of the Goldfarb Center for Public Affairs), $265,482; Alexander Gentilli (Director of Investment Operations), $265,150; Michael Wisecup (Former Vice President and Director of Athletics (Until 6/30/24)), $181,382; Brian Clark (Former Vice President of Planning (Until 6/30/24)), $175,168; Douglas Terp (Former Vice President for Administration and CFO), $132,328.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Jane Powers (Chair of the Board), Michael Koester (Vice Chair of the Board), Susan Boland (Vice Chair of the Board), Alexander Buck (Trustee), Amy Walter (Trustee), Arman Gokgol-Kline (Trustee), Armando Bengochea (Trustee until May 2025), Brenda Allen (Trustee), Carl Smith (Trustee), Catherine Tinsley (Trustee), Christian Brunet (Trustee), Dailey Coy (Trustee), David Leavy (Trustee), Dean Athanasia (Trustee), Deanna Perez (Trustee), Eric DeCosta (Trustee), Jacklyn Dinneen (Trustee), Jason Werlin (Trustee), Jeffrey N Packman (Trustee), Jennifer Millard (Trustee), Jeremy Springhorn (Trustee), Joerose Tharakan (Trustee), John Lyons (Trustee), John O'Neil (Trustee), Jonathan Barry (Trustee), and 13 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 | David A Greene President President | $3,203,132 | $354,489,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Greene David A President President | $3,037,048 | $379,623,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Greene David A President President | $2,623,243 | $287,466,000 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Greene David A President President | $1,667,839 | $403,263,000 | 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 202631319349303008.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| David A GreenePresident | $2,809,415 | $393,717 | $1,172,256 | $1,162,150 | $475,009 | $232,802 | $160,915 | $3,203,132 |
| Deborah ShufrinAssociate VP and Chief Investment Officer | $859,992 | $61,143 | $650,181 | $172,411 | $37,400 | $32,802 | $28,341 | $921,135 |
| Matthew ProtoSenior VP and Chief Institutional Advancement Officer | $467,431 | $66,603 | $445,531 | $0 | $21,900 | $32,802 | $33,801 | $534,034 |
| Nicole TrufantVice President for Administration and Chief Financial Officer | $502,640 | $22,543 | $454,180 | $25,000 | $23,460 | $18,719 | $3,824 | $525,183 |
| Richard UchidaVP, Gen Counsel, Secretary of Board | $405,369 | $65,673 | $405,369 | $0 | $0 | $32,802 | $32,871 | $471,042 |
These figures come from Colby College'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 Colby College compares
Ranked 11th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 10th, Vanderbilt University, $3,416,810
- Next in this ranking: 12th, Carnegie Mellon University, $3,155,276
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
WGU Corporation$2,131,084 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Adelphi University$1,381,449 (President), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
Loyola University Maryland$600,783 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
University of the Cumberlands$1,974,823 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Spelman College$2,028,496 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
David A Greene (President) was paid $3,203,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $2,809,415 from Colby College and $393,717 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, David A Greene, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $3,203,132.
Colby College paid its president, David A Greene, $3,203,132 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. On the return for the fiscal year ending June 2024, the president was Greene David A, paid $3,037,048. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Greene David A, paid $1,667,839. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,667,839 (Greene David A); June 2023, $2,623,243; June 2024, $3,037,048; June 2025, $3,203,132 (David A Greene).
Colby College's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $325,244,000 and total revenue of $354,489,000 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $29,245,000. Expenses were $299,250,000 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 8.7%. The president's pay of $3,203,132 equals 0.98% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Colby College 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.