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COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE

EIN: 52-1351785Washington, DCZIP: 20005
501(c)(3)

Mission

COMPETITIVE ENTERPRISE INSTITUTE (CEI) IS A NON-PROFIT PUBLIC POLICY ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE ENTERPRISE AND LIMITED GOVERNMENT. WE BELIEVE THAT CONSUMERS ARE BEST HELPED NOT BY GOVERNMENT REGULATION BUT BY BEING ALLOWED TO MAKE THEIR OWN CHOICES IN A FREE MARKETPLACE.

Financials

YearRevenueExpensesAssets
2023$8.8M$0$9.4M
2022$10.1M$0$10M

Compensation

2023

KENT LASSMAN
President
chief executive officer
$301,621
$45,000
$0
$379,318
WAYNE CREWS
Fred L. Smith Fellow
highest compensated employee
$176,647
$0
$0
$208,873
JOEL ZINBERG
Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$183,136
$0
$0
$194,564
IAIN MURRAY
Vice President for Strategy
vice president
$150,993
$2,970
$0
$184,196
JESSICA MELUGIN
Director of Center for Tech & Inno.
highest compensated employee
$141,206
$10,659
$0
$160,579
DANIEL GREENBERG
General Counsel
officer (unspecified)
$0
$0
$0
$144,689
AMANDA FRANCE
Director of Events
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$142,241
CARRIE DIAMOND
VP of Administration
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$141,001
TRAVIS BURK
Vice President of Communications
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$135,347
JEAN-CLAUDE GRUFFAT
Chairman Until 11/23
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRED L SMITH JR
Founder, Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRISTINA CRANE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL S GREVE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANA MODZELEWSKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
GEOFFREY POHANKA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD TREN
Director Until 11/23 Then Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
TODD ZYWICKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

2022

KENT LASSMAN
President
chief executive officer
$267,055
$11,200
$0
$306,377
WAYNE CREWS FRED L SMITH
Fellow in Regulatory Studies
highest compensated employee
$168,403
$1,200
$0
$199,598
JOEL ZINBERG
Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$177,242
$1,200
$0
$181,673
IAIN MURRAY
Vp of Strategy
vice president
$144,468
$1,200
$0
$173,459
MARLO LEWIS
Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$147,371
MYRON EBELL
Senior Fellow
highest compensated employee
$0
$0
$0
$135,601
DANIEL GREENBERG
Vice President As of 10/22
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$130,800
AMANDA FRANCE
Director of Events
director (operational)
$0
$0
$0
$125,288
CARRIE DIAMOND
Vp of Administration
vice president
$0
$0
$0
$119,550
GEOFFREY POHANKA
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
RICHARD TREN
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
KRISTINA CRANE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
FRED L SMITH JR
Founder, Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
DANA MODZELEWSKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
TODD ZYWICKI
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0
JEAN-CLAUDE GRUFFAT
Chairman
board chair
$0
$0
$0
$0
MICHAEL S GREVE
Director
board member
$0
$0
$0
$0

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Data from IRS Form 990 filings (2022-2023).