Trustees of Boston University
Boston, MA · EIN 04-2103547 · Rank 149 by total revenue
See schedule o.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $3,513,830,353
- Total expenses
- $3,419,039,088
- Total assets
- $9,263,866,015
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $1,238,793,142
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $1,627,719,708
- Employees
- 29,156
- Salary base per employee
- $42,488
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (43)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa L Gilliam | PRESIDENT (AS OF 7/1/24) | Board, Officer | 55 | $1,704,300 |
| Erika Geetter | SR VP, GEN COUNSEL, SECRETARY | Officer | 55 | $841,406 |
| Nicole K Tirella | SR VP, CFO, & TREASURER | Officer | 55 | $570,535 |
| Karen H Antman MD | MED. CAMPUS PROVOST (UNTIL 6/30/25) | Key employee | 55 | $1,152,100 |
| Kenneth R Lutchen | INT UNI PROV (7/1/23-6/30/24) & PROF | Key employee | 55 | $873,191 |
| Gloria Waters | UNIVERSITY PROVOST (AS OF 7/1/24) | Key employee | 55 | $756,905 |
| Derek Howe | SR VP OPS, ASSISTANT TREASURER | Key employee | 55 | $683,839 |
| Kevin E Smith | TRUSTEE & PROFESSOR | Board | 55 | $269,919 |
| Maureen Alphonse-Charles | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Thomas J Bickerton | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Cassandra M Clay | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Cynthia R Cohen | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| John D Couris | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Shamim A Dahod | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Nathaniel Dalton | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Ahmass L Fakahany | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Maurice R Ferre | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Sandra A Frazier | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Michael D Fricklas | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Ryan K Roth Gallo | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Richard C Godfrey | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Antonio G Gomes | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Carolyn Hessler-Radelet | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 8/20/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Rajen A Kilachand | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Ranch C Kimball | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Antoinette R Leatherberry | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Kenneth Lin | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Joseph Loscalzo | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Kevin Merida | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Ruth A Moorman | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Alicia C Mullen | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Eric D Muller | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Rebecca Norlander | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Jonathan Priester | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Sd Shibulal | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Hugo X Shong | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Kenneth Z Slater | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Malek Sukkar | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Nina C Tassler | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Elizabeth C Thors | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Lisa Wendt | TRUSTEE (AS OF 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Peter L Wexler | TRUSTEE | Board | 3 | None reported |
| Stephen M Zide | TRUSTEE (UNTIL 9/26/24) | Board | 3 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $13,341,545, which is 1.1% of the $1,238,793,142 salary base shared by 29,156 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melissa L Gilliam | PRESIDENT (AS OF 7/1/24) | Board, Officer | 55 | $1,350,089 | $0 | $354,211 | $1,704,300 |
| Pushkar Mehra | PROFESSOR & ORAL SURGEON | Highly paid employee | 55 | $1,517,272 | $0 | $74,483 | $1,591,755 |
| Clarissa C Hunnewell | CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER | Highly paid employee | 55 | $1,521,326 | $0 | $63,013 | $1,584,339 |
| Chadi Tannoury | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,376,064 | $61,326 | $1,437,390 |
| Xinning Li | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,330,643 | $68,242 | $1,398,885 |
| William Creevy | PROFESSOR & PHYSICIAN | Highly paid employee | 0 | $0 | $1,226,917 | $71,605 | $1,298,522 |
| Kenneth W Freeman | FMR INT PRES (8/1/23-6/30/24) & PROF | Former | 55 | $1,094,978 | $0 | $85,502 | $1,180,480 |
| Karen H Antman MD | MED. CAMPUS PROVOST (UNTIL 6/30/25) | Key employee | 55 | $1,097,104 | $0 | $54,996 | $1,152,100 |
| Robert A Brown | FMR PRESIDENT (UNTIL 7/31/23) & PROF | Former | 55 | $1,007,277 | $0 | $65,679 | $1,072,956 |
| Jean Morrison | FMR UNI PROV (UNTIL 6/30/23) & PROF | Former | 55 | $850,827 | $0 | $69,991 | $920,818 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611339349301666 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 04-2103547
- Organization website (as filed): http://www.bu.edu