College Board CEO salary and executive pay
College Board paid its CEO, David Coleman, $2,345,561 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $34,810 (1.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. Total revenue on that return was $1,174,989,530, up 15.3% from $1,019,073,270 for the fiscal year ending December 2023. College Board has 3 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 13-1623965, New York, NY.
CEO, fiscal year ending December 2024
$2,345,561
Also listed with a chief executive title on this filing: Jeremy Singer (PRESIDENT), $1,437,119; Matt Wagner (Interim President 7/24-12/24), $449,310.
- Total revenue
- $1,174,989,530
- CEO pay vs. peers
- Higher than 67%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523149349305782.View the filing
Peers: the 330 other organizations on this site with revenue of $500 million to $5 billion. Ranked 107th of 331 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.20% 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, 13 people were paid more than $500,000, 3 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| David Coleman CEO CEO/TRUSTEE | $2,345,561 |
| Jeremy SingerPRESIDENT | $1,437,119 |
| James MontoyaSEC'Y & CHIEF OF MEMBERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, & GLOBAL HIGHER ED -END 11/24 | $1,064,813 |
| Jeff OlsonChief Data Officer and SVP, Technology Strategy | $810,278 |
| Trevor PackerSVP, AP PROGRAMS | $713,557 |
Also paid on the latest return: Peter Schwartz (CHIEF LEGAL AND RISK OFFICER), $701,743; John McGrath (Chief Communications & Marketing Officer), $657,575; Daniela Berger Pollack (CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER), $627,721; Elissa Kim (SVP, Global Strategy and Talent), $617,884; Gregory Walker (Senior Vice President, State & District Partnerships), $573,613; Steve Bumbaugh (SVP, COLLEGE, CAREER, AND DIGITAL ACCESS), $570,128; Priscilla Rodriguez (SVP, College Readiness Assessments), $524,879; Kanika Lichthardt (Senior Vice President, Operations), $515,956; Matt Wagner (Interim President 7/24-12/24), $449,310; Sae-Young Kim (Vice President of Investments and Treasurer), $419,352; Martha Stratis (CHIEF ACCOUNTING OFFICER), $406,946; Kedra Ishop (Trustee-END 8/2024; Sec'y/SVP of Higher Ed, Membership and Access), $183,687.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Susan Enfield (TRUSTEE- END 10/24), Thomas Moore (TRUSTEE), Adrian Epps (TRUSTEE), Adrian Palazuelos (TRUSTEE), Aimee Eubanks Davis (TRUSTEE), Anthony Jones (TRUSTEE), Art Rodriguez (TRUSTEE), Catalina Cifuentes (TRUSTEE), Chad Spencer (TRUSTEE), Christoph Guttentag (TRUSTEE), Courtney McAnuff (TRUSTEE), Derek Kindle (TRUSTEE), Elizabeth Chacko (TRUSTEE), Jason Klein (TRUSTEE), Jeffrey Miller (TRUSTEE), Jennifer Norrell (TRUSTEE), Jessica Marinaccio (TRUSTEE), Karen Ritter (TRUSTEE), Kelly Walter (TRUSTEE - END 10/24), Kimberly Scott (TRUSTEE), Kristina Wong Davis (TRUSTEE), Kyle Farmbry (TRUSTEE), Magdalena Hinojosa (TRUSTEE), Manuel French (TRUSTEE- END 10/24), Mark Thomas (TRUSTEE- END 10/24), and 12 more.
CEO pay by year
Each row is the CEO on that year's return.
| Fiscal year ending | Name and title | Total | Revenue | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2024 | David Coleman CEO CEO/TRUSTEE | $2,345,561 | $1,174,989,530 | Filing |
| Dec 2023 | DAVID COLEMAN CEO CEO/TRUSTEE | $2,380,371 | $1,019,073,270 | Filing |
| Dec 2022 | DAVID COLEMAN CEO CEO/TRUSTEE | $2,142,577 | $1,040,203,098 | Filing |
How this pay was reported
The parts of each total, as reported on the return for the fiscal year ending December 2024.
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending December 2024, IRS object ID 202523149349305782.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| David ColemanCEO/TRUSTEE | $2,019,924 | $325,637 | $891,738 | $1,051,650 | $76,536 | $294,850 | $30,787 | $2,345,561 |
| Jeremy SingerPRESIDENT | $1,372,586 | $64,533 | $814,794 | $492,056 | $65,736 | $44,850 | $19,683 | $1,437,119 |
| James MontoyaSEC'Y & CHIEF OF MEMBERSHIP, GOVERNANCE, & GLOBAL HIGHER ED -END 11/24 | $1,008,022 | $56,791 | $404,000 | $103,641 | $500,381 | $44,850 | $11,941 | $1,064,813 |
| Jeff OlsonChief Data Officer and SVP, Technology Strategy | $726,464 | $83,814 | $518,987 | $137,000 | $70,477 | $44,850 | $38,964 | $810,278 |
| Trevor PackerSVP, AP PROGRAMS | $657,853 | $55,704 | $508,840 | $124,941 | $24,072 | $44,850 | $10,854 | $713,557 |
These figures come from College Board'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 College Board compares
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Closest in revenue among organizations in the same revenue band:
IDEA Public Schools$401,654 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Southeastern Conference$4,828,580 (highest-paid), fiscal year ending Aug 2025
RTI International$1,823,892 (CEO), fiscal year ending Sep 2025
Milton Hershey School$978,736 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jul 2025
American Heart Association$4,563,563 (CEO), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
David Coleman (CEO/TRUSTEE) was paid $2,345,561 for the fiscal year ending December 2024: $2,019,924 from College Board and $325,637 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The CEO, David Coleman, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $2,345,561.
College Board paid its CEO, David Coleman, $2,345,561 for the fiscal year ending December 2024. That is down $34,810 (1.5%) from the fiscal year ending December 2023. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending December 2022, when the CEO was DAVID COLEMAN, paid $2,142,577. By fiscal year end: December 2022, $2,142,577 (DAVID COLEMAN); December 2023, $2,380,371; December 2024, $2,345,561.
College Board's return for the fiscal year ending December 2024 reports total expenses of $962,967,183 and total revenue of $1,174,989,530 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $212,022,347. Expenses were $973,652,927 for the fiscal year ending December 2023, so they fell 1.1%. The CEO's pay of $2,345,561 equals 0.24% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 3 Form 990 returns College Board filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2024. The latest full-year return was filed on November 10, 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending December 2024 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.