George Washington University president salary and executive pay
George Washington University paid its president, Ellen Granberg, $1,907,439 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $1,092,336 (134.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. George Washington University ranks 36th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay. George Washington University has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 53-0196584, Ashburn, VA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,907,439
- Total revenue
- $2,041,697,367
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 34%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621259349302557.View the filing
Peers: the 94 other universities on this site. Ranked 63rd of 95 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.09% 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, 15 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
| Name and title | Total |
|---|---|
| Ellen Granberg President President - Ex Officio | $1,907,439 |
| Shahram SarkaniDirector and Professor of EMSE | $1,565,458 |
| Barbara Lee BassVP for Health Affairs and Dean of SMHS | $1,501,840 |
| Christopher BraceyProvost and EVP for Academic Affairs | $1,078,297 |
| Bruno FernandesExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $1,068,130 |
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 | Ellen Granberg President President - Ex Officio | $1,907,439 | $2,041,697,367 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | ELLEN M GRANBERG President PRESIDENT - EX OFFICIO | $815,103 | $1,912,174,697 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Mark S Wrighton President President - Ex Officio | $1,293,735 | $1,803,011,076 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Thomas J LeBlanc President President - Ex Officio (through 12/2021) | $1,527,713 | $1,730,337,567 | 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 202621259349302557.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Ellen GranbergPresident - Ex Officio | $1,649,216 | $258,223 | $1,400,059 | $210,000 | $39,157 | $143,150 | $115,073 | $1,907,439 |
| Shahram SarkaniDirector and Professor of EMSE | $1,501,865 | $63,593 | $1,366,011 | $0 | $135,854 | $34,500 | $29,093 | $1,565,458 |
| Barbara Lee BassVP for Health Affairs and Dean of SMHS | $1,346,972 | $154,868 | $1,292,262 | $24,665 | $30,045 | $132,712 | $22,156 | $1,501,840 |
| Christopher BraceyProvost and EVP for Academic Affairs | $946,134 | $132,163 | $784,398 | $115,041 | $46,695 | $34,500 | $97,663 | $1,078,297 |
| Bruno FernandesExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | $981,778 | $86,352 | $802,536 | $155,000 | $24,242 | $57,794 | $28,558 | $1,068,130 |
These figures come from George Washington 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 George Washington University compares
Ranked 36th of 100 universities by president's pay.
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Brown University$1,953,784 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Grand Canyon University$799,495 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Syracuse University$1,845,442 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Tulane University$2,851,000 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Liberty University$1,127,660 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Ellen Granberg (President - Ex Officio) was paid $1,907,439 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,649,216 from George Washington University and $258,223 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F). George Washington University ranks 36th of 100 universities on this site by president's pay.
The president, Ellen Granberg, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,907,439. Next was Shahram Sarkani (Director and Professor of EMSE), at $1,565,458. On the latest return, 15 people were paid more than $500,000, 6 of them more than $1 million.
George Washington University paid its president, Ellen Granberg, $1,907,439 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $1,092,336 (134.0%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Thomas J LeBlanc, paid $1,527,713. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,527,713 (Thomas J LeBlanc); June 2023, $1,293,735 (Mark S Wrighton); June 2024, $815,103 (ELLEN M GRANBERG); June 2025, $1,907,439.
From the 4 Form 990 returns George Washington University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above. The methodology page explains how they're chosen.