Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences president salary and executive pay
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences paid its president, Richard J Lessard, $1,790,552 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $169,905 (10.5%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. Total revenue on that return was $456,475,330, up 29.7% from $351,899,896 for the fiscal year ending June 2024. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences ranks 50th of 137 universities on this site by president's pay. Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences has 4 Form 990 returns on record, for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025.
Last updated from IRS e-file data. EIN 04-2104700, Boston, MA.
President, fiscal year ending June 2025
$1,790,552
- Total revenue
- $456,475,330
- Pay vs. peers
- Higher than 89%
Source: Form 990, fiscal year ending June 2025, IRS object ID 202611359349312001.View the filing
Peers: the 131 other universities on this site. Ranked 15th of 132 by top pay as a share of revenue. Pay is 0.39% 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 |
|---|---|
| Richard J Lessard President PRESIDENT | $1,790,552 |
| Caroline ZeindVPAA - PROVOST | $948,231 |
| Keith A BellucciCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $810,106 |
| Thomas A ScanlonCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $543,506 |
| Charles BrecklingCHIEF DIGITAL MARKETING OFFICER | $448,200 |
Also paid on the latest return: Robert Dicenzo (DEAN), $443,773; Kevin M Dolan (CHIEF HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER), $426,108; Kevin M McGovern (SOFTWARE DIRECTOR), $399,765; Ashleigh C Jones (CHIEF BUSINESS OFFICER), $398,894; Frederick Frankhauser (PROFESSOR), $382,354; Tammy Gravel (DEAN), $373,135; Susan L Gorman (CHIEF ADVANCEMENT OFFICER), $369,263; Delia M Anderson (DEAN), $365,182; Eric Thompson (CHIEF ENROLLMENT OFFICER), $356,098; Stephen Kerr (FMR. INTERIM DEAN/CURR. ASSOC. PROVOST), $312,532.
Also listed in Part VII of the latest return, with no pay reported: Heidi Snyder (TRUSTEE), Richard E Griffin (TRUSTEE), Michael Searvance (TRUSTEE), Maryesther L Fournier (TRUSTEE), Marie Dyer (TRUSTEE), Lesley L Walls (TRUSTEE), Laura Chan (TRUSTEE), Carol Bright (TRUSTEE), Gary J Kerr (TRUSTEE), Gail P Bucher (TRUSTEE), Karen Tubridy (TRUSTEE), Emery W Johnson (TRUSTEE), David L Maher (EX-OFFICIO TRUSTEE), Christopher Flynn (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 | Richard J Lessard President PRESIDENT | $1,790,552 | $456,475,330 | Filing |
| Jun 2024 | Richard J Lessard President PRESIDENT | $1,620,647 | $351,899,896 | Filing |
| Jun 2023 | Richard J Lessard President PRESIDENT | $1,550,015 | $342,287,085 | Filing |
| Jun 2022 | Richard J Lessard President PRESIDENT | $1,449,185 | $425,452,913 | 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 202611359349312001.View the filing
| Part VII | Schedule J | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name and title | From org | Other | Base | Bonus | Other | Deferred | Nontaxable | Total |
| Richard J LessardPRESIDENT | $1,358,888 | $431,664 | $901,000 | $405,000 | $52,888 | $409,500 | $22,164 | $1,790,552 |
| Caroline ZeindVPAA - PROVOST | $765,817 | $182,414 | $516,500 | $244,000 | $5,317 | $160,250 | $22,164 | $948,231 |
| Keith A BellucciCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | $638,935 | $171,171 | $432,500 | $203,000 | $3,435 | $139,550 | $31,621 | $810,106 |
| Thomas A ScanlonCHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER | $488,615 | $54,891 | $433,500 | $50,000 | $5,115 | $33,850 | $21,041 | $543,506 |
| Charles BrecklingCHIEF DIGITAL MARKETING OFFICER | $380,620 | $67,580 | $351,000 | $25,000 | $4,620 | $33,700 | $33,880 | $448,200 |
These figures come from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' 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 Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences compares
Ranked 50th of 137 universities by president's pay.
- Previous in this ranking: 49th, Nova Southeastern University, $1,800,665
- Next in this ranking: 51st, Caltech, $1,753,140
Closest in revenue among the universities on this site:
Rockefeller University$1,593,942 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Berklee College of Music$644,731 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Bowdoin College$1,120,866 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Illinois Institute of Technology$865,337 (President), fiscal year ending May 2025
Yeshiva University$1,186,985 (President), fiscal year ending Jun 2025
Common questions
Richard J Lessard (PRESIDENT) was paid $1,790,552 for the fiscal year ending June 2025: $1,358,888 from Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and $431,664 in other compensation (Part VII columns D and F).
The president, Richard J Lessard, was the highest-paid person on the latest return, at $1,790,552.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences paid its president, Richard J Lessard, $1,790,552 for the fiscal year ending June 2025. That is up $169,905 (10.5%) from the fiscal year ending June 2024. The earliest return on record is for the fiscal year ending June 2022, when the president was Richard J Lessard, paid $1,449,185. By fiscal year end: June 2022, $1,449,185 (Richard J Lessard); June 2023, $1,550,015; June 2024, $1,620,647; June 2025, $1,790,552.
Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences' return for the fiscal year ending June 2025 reports total expenses of $303,181,639 and total revenue of $456,475,330 (Part I, lines 18 and 12), so revenue exceeded expenses by $153,293,691. Expenses were $295,156,173 for the fiscal year ending June 2024, so they rose 2.7%. The president's pay of $1,790,552 equals 0.59% of expenses, our calculation.
From the 4 Form 990 returns Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences filed with the IRS for fiscal years ending 2022 to 2025. The latest full-year return was filed on May 15, 2026. Schedule J of the fiscal year ending June 2025 return breaks down pay for all 5 people in the pay breakdown above.