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. Total revenue on that return was $2,041,697,367, up 6.8% from $1,912,174,697 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. George Washington University ranks 40th of 137 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 25%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202621259349302557.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 98th of 132 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 |
Also paid on the latest return: Julie Bauman (GW Cancer Center), $1,027,218; Christian Caputo (Mens' Basketball Coach), $997,424; Sharon L Reich Paulsen (Former Executive vice president), $897,310; Thomas A Mazzuchi (Chair, Dept. of Engineering), $877,041; Donna Arbide (VP for Development and Alumni Relations), $828,706; Charles Barber (VP and General Counsel), $823,344; Lynn Goldman (Dean, Milken Institute School of Public Health), $688,022; Paul J Wahlbeck (Dean, CCAS), $603,814; Jeffrey S Akman (Former VP for Health Affairs and Dean of SMHS), $530,934; Scott Mory (Senior VP & Chief of Staff), $505,672; Forrest Maltzman (Former Provost and EVP for Academic Affairs), $425,444; Jonathan Post (Vice President for Board Relations and Secretary of the University), $363,005; Mark Diaz (Former Executive VP and CFO), $125,000.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Aaron Bates (Trustee), Adam Conner (Trustee), Ali H Kolaghassi (Trustee), Avram Tucker (Secretary of the Board/Comm Chair), Camila Tapias (Trustee), Charles R Bendit (Trustee/Comm Chair), Christine Piorkowski Barth (Trustee/Comm Chair), Donna Hill Staton (Trustee/Comm Chair), Grace E Speights (Board Chair/Comm Chair), Jeffrey Flaks (Trustee), Jennifer Park Stout (Trustee), Jonathan Perlin (Trustee (as of 06/25)), Judith Lane Rogers (Trustee/Comm Chair), Luis Otero-Bravo (Trustee), Mark H Chichester (Vice Chair of the Board/Comm Chair), Michelle Rubin (Trustee/Comm Chair), Pamela Lawrence (Trustee), Raymond J Brimble (Trustee (as of 01/25)), Regina James (Trustee), Richard A Jones (Trustee), Stacie R Lissette (Trustee (as of 06/25)), Ted Segal (Trustee (as of 06/25)), Todd Klein (Trustee).
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 40th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 39th, Medical College of Wisconsin, $1,947,303
- Next in this ranking: 41st, Chapman University, $1,897,658
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Brown University$1,953,784 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Syracuse University$1,845,442 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Liberty University$1,127,660 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Dartmouth College$2,108,837 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Georgetown University$1,947,390 (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).
The president, Ellen Granberg, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,907,439.
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.
George Washington University's return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $2,032,943,695 and total revenue of $2,041,697,367 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $8,753,672. Expenses were $1,871,220,964 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 8.6%. The president's pay of $1,907,439 equals 0.09% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns George Washington University filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 5, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.