Mission
TO SERVE OUR MEMBERS AND PARTNERS BY IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE THROUGH REGIONAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY.
Executive compensation, broken down
Form 990 · Schedule J · 19 reported individuals · Filing year 2023
Sr. VP of Chairman Circle
board chair
$487k
$532k
- Base
- $428k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
President and CEO
$375k
$409k
- Base
- $326k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
Sr. VP and Cao
vice president
$276k
$302k
- Base
- $236k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
SVP Workforce Development
senior vice president
$238k
$260k
- Base
- $211k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
Economic Devdelopment Chief
highest compensated employee
$220k
$240k
- Base
- $198k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
Chief Public Policy
highest compensated employee
$209k
$229k
- Base
- $175k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
Sr. VP Communication & Programming
vice president
$205k
$224k
- Base
- $187k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $104
Sponsorship Sales
highest compensated employee
$198k
$217k
- Base
- $165k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $17k
President of Cbi
highest compensated employee
$182k
$198k
- Base
- $154k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $12k
Executive Director of Gmerge
$167k
$182k
- Base
- $138k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $16k
VP of Economic Development
vice president
$153k
$167k
- Base
- $134k
- Bonus
- —
- Other
- —
- Benefits
- $6k
Membership- Sales
highest compensated employee
$148k
$161k
VP Talent Development
vice president
$143k
$156k
VP of Finance
vice president
$130k
$142k
Membership- Sales
highest compensated employee
$127k
$139k
Director of Cc Engagement
highest compensated employee
$123k
$134k
Membership- Sales
highest compensated employee
$122k
$134k
Director of Business Development
$120k
$131k
Director of Marketing
director (operational)
$109k
$119k
| Position | Base | Bonus | Other | Benefits | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sr. VP of Chairman Circle board chair | $428k | — | — | $17k | $487k $532k |
President and CEO | $326k | — | — | $17k | $375k $409k |
Sr. VP and Cao vice president | $236k | — | — | $17k | $276k $302k |
SVP Workforce Development senior vice president | $211k | — | — | $6k | $238k $260k |
Economic Devdelopment Chief highest compensated employee | $198k | — | — | $6k | $220k $240k |
Chief Public Policy highest compensated employee | $175k | — | — | $17k | $209k $229k |
Sr. VP Communication & Programming vice president | $187k | — | — | $104 | $205k $224k |
Sponsorship Sales highest compensated employee | $165k | — | — | $17k | $198k $217k |
President of Cbi highest compensated employee | $154k | — | — | $12k | $182k $198k |
Executive Director of Gmerge | $138k | — | — | $16k | $167k $182k |
VP of Economic Development vice president | $134k | — | — | $6k | $153k $167k |
Membership- Sales highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $148k $161k |
VP Talent Development vice president | — | — | — | — | $143k $156k |
VP of Finance vice president | — | — | — | — | $130k $142k |
Membership- Sales highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $127k $139k |
Director of Cc Engagement highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $123k $134k |
Membership- Sales highest compensated employee | — | — | — | — | $122k $134k |
Director of Business Development | — | — | — | — | $120k $131k |
Director of Marketing director (operational) | — | — | — | — | $109k $119k |
Teal figures restate each filed amount in 2026 dollars.
Estimated with BLS CPI-U for the South region, restating filed pay into May 2026 dollars. A restatement of past pay, not current or projected pay.
Plus 33 unpaid individuals.
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