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Here’s a list of the 100 highest-paid Mass. quasi-public workers in 2018

The highest-paid Mass. quasi-public employees in 2018 Quasi-public agencies are established by the state, provide public services, and receive state financial support, but unlike regular government agencies, they are legally structured to operate somewhat independently. The agencies also operate with less public accountability than traditional government offices, with their budgets largely kept separate and not subject to legislative oversight. Many quasi-public agencies generate significant revenue from fees they charge to customers, such as tolls, fares, and rent. | Related: Pay records show hefty spending at Mass. quasi-public agencies | (Note: This table does not include figures for several quasi agencies that reported their payroll with the rest of the state's traditional offices. To read more about those other agencies and offices, click here and here.
Pay Name Agency Title
$668,824.39 Michael Trotsky Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer
$454,345.60 Christopher Supple Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Deputy Executive Director and General Counsel
$425,226.49 Eric Nierenberg Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Chief Strategy Officer
$424,938.03 Michael Bailey Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer-Director of Private Equity
$370,371.35 Timothy Schlitzer Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer-Director of Real Estate and Timberland
$364,987.26 David Gurtz Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Deputy Chief Investment Officer - Director of Public Markets
$359,684.85 Edward C. Freni Massachusetts Port Authority Director Aviation
$343,270.84 Michael McGirr Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer - Private Equity
$314,410.44 James Leighton Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Chief Operating Officer/Chief Financial Officer
$311,496.48 Thomas Graf Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Executive Director
$308,519.98 Houssam H. Sleiman Massachusetts Port Authority Director Capital Programs & Enviro Affairs
$306,850.89 John P. Pranckevicius Massachusetts Port Authority Acting Chief Executive Officer
$305,806.43 Thomas P. Glynn Massachusetts Port Authority CEO/Executive Director
$301,026.60 Charles LaPosta Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer - Fixed Income
$292,610.44 Elizabeth Fontaine Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Deputy Executive Director
$290,801.35 John LaCara Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer - Real Estate and Timber
$287,553.46 Clark Ziegler Massachusetts Housing Partnership Executive Director
$284,709.98 Anthony Falzone Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Chief Operating Officer
$269,750.72 Lisa S. Wieland Massachusetts Port Authority Port Director
$264,370.47 Thomas Joseph Lyons MassHousing Vice President of External Aff
$264,011.20 David Gibbons Massachusetts Convention Center Authority Executive Director
$252,529.91 Andre Clapp Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer - Public Equities
$249,503.19 Catherine Mcdonald Ferrara Massachusetts Port Authority Chief Legal Counsel
$245,390.53 Deborah Coulter Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Chief Financial Officer
$245,021.27 Matthew Liposky Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Chief Investment Operating Officer
$244,196.01 Mark A. Curtiss Massachusetts Housing Partnership Managing Director
$243,751.77 James B. Roche Massachusetts Port Authority General Electrical Foreperson
$243,244.63 Paul Todisco Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Client Service Officer
$242,700.38 Todd Smith Massachusetts Port Authority Director Aviation Operations
$241,457.56 Travis McCready Massachusetts Life Sciences Center President and Chief Executive Officer
$239,665.00 Walter M. Bird MassVentures President
$238,240.34 Lauren Liss MassDevelopment President/CEO
$237,144.64 Edward Adelman State College Building Authority Executive Director
$230,352.28 Patrick M. Keenan Massachusetts Port Authority Electrical Foreperson
$230,199.65 John P. Vetere Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Deputy Chief OO, OE&C
$230,066.56 David M. Gambone Massachusetts Port Authority Chief Human Resources Officer
$229,921.25 Chengyu Li Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer - Director of PCS
$227,868.23 Chrystal D. Kornegay MassHousing Executive Director
$224,923.92 Trammell Louis Gutierrez Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority Executive Director
$222,745.32 Kevin P. Mello MassHousing Director Of HO Servicing & Ops
$221,559.90 Daniel T. Gallagher Massachusetts Port Authority Director Aviation Business & Finance
$220,425.27 Francis X. Anglin Massachusetts Port Authority Chief Information Officer
$219,662.39 Richard C. Henderson MassDevelopment EVP Real Estate
$219,444.78 Charles C. Karimbakas MassHousing CFO
$218,580.31 Sergio Alves Ferreira MassHousing Director of Rental Underwritin
$218,389.48 Robert Ruzzo MassDevelopment Deputy Director & Chief Operating Officer
$217,398.78 Joseph DeGrace Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Chief
$216,950.76 Michael Meyran Massachusetts Port Authority Deputy Port Director Operations
$215,610.54 Laura L. Canter MassDevelopment EVP Finance Programs
$215,323.73 Beth M. Elliott MassHousing General Counsel
$214,874.99 Michelle Kalowski Massachusetts Port Authority Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
$214,711.68 Simon R. Gerlin MassDevelopment EVP Finance/CFO
$214,029.48 Cynthia D. Lacasse MassHousing Director of Rental Business De
$211,752.23 Kevin P. O'Neil Massachusetts Port Authority Electrician
$210,172.06 Henry M. Mukasa MassHousing Director of Rental Management
$209,450.20 Daniel Eckman Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Director of Finance and Administration
$208,954.12 David S. Ishihara Massachusetts Port Authority Director of Aviation Services
$208,220.41 Tyrone Reed MassHousing Chief Information Officer
$207,132.33 Andrew G. Hargens Massachusetts Port Authority Chief Development Officer
$206,470.06 David P. Rockwell Massachusetts Housing Partnership Director of Lending
$206,254.96 Richard G. Covino Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
$206,199.75 Charleen R. Tyson Massachusetts Housing Partnership Chief Financial and Administrative Officer
$205,049.56 Victoria L. Coates Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority Deputy Executive Director/Chief Oper Officer
$204,338.92 John P. Berry Massachusetts Port Authority Cruise Terminal Manager
$203,939.94 George Naccara Massachusetts Port Authority Chief Security Officer
$203,625.89 Frederick A. Laskey Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Executive Director
$202,592.72 Michael J. Beeley Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
$202,147.95 Roger Herzog Community Economic Development Assistance Corp Executive Director
$201,905.40 Philip F. Holahan Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Deputy Executive Director & General Counsel
$200,902.77 Lawrence Andrews Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation President
$199,717.96 Eric J. Warren Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
$199,562.78 Peter Breiling Massachusetts Port Authority Deputy Director Administration & Finance
$199,171.30 Luciana Burdi Massachusetts Port Authority Deputy Director Capital Programs & Env Affairs
$199,115.63 Rahul Yarala Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Executive Director, WTTC
$197,519.92 Stephen Pike Massachusetts Clean Energy Center Chief Executive Officer
$196,751.71 John T. Kirk Massachusetts Port Authority Electrician
$194,504.11 Patrick Larkin Massachusetts Technology Collaborative Deputy Director, MTC & Director John Adams
$193,113.34 Michele E. DeTour Massachusetts Port Authority Deputy Chief Legal Counsel
$192,977.28 Edward J. DeAngelo Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority General Counsel
$192,280.47 Janet Chrisos State College Building Authority Deputy Director
$191,451.08 Christina Marcarelli Pension Reserves Investment Management Board Senior Investment Officer - Real Estate and Timber
$190,493.54 Stephen E. Vickery MassHousing Comptroller
$190,452.12 Matthew J. Clogher Massachusetts Port Authority Electrician
$190,368.77 James D. Collins Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
$189,572.96 David L. Keene MassHousing Chief Preservation Officer
$189,308.94 Kathy Soni Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Budget Director
$188,557.66 Myra L. Carmona MassHousing VP of Talent and Culture
$188,378.00 James V. Lochirco Massachusetts Port Authority Electrician
$187,953.26 Robert J. DeFlaminis Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Chief Maritime Security
$187,312.47 Joseph F. McCann Massachusetts Port Authority Comptroller
$187,096.46 Thomas Domenico Massachusetts Port Authority Acting Chief Information Officer
$187,043.66 Almond A. Osgood Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
$186,937.87 Joseph Allen Massachusetts Port Authority Fire Lieutenant/EMT
$186,816.37 Flavio Leo Massachusetts Port Authority Director of Aviation Planning & Strategy
$186,801.54 Mounzer M. Aylouche MassHousing VP of Homeownership Programs
$186,557.80 Leo J. Saidnawey MassHousing Manager of Network & Computer
$186,521.54 Gregory M. Mooney Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
$186,405.67 David W. Coppes Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Chief Operating Officer
$184,592.52 Frank Cavanaugh Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Senior Director of Portfolio Originations
$184,406.49 Norman J. Aubert Massachusetts Port Authority Assistant Fire Chief/EMT
SOURCE: Office of the Comptroller, Agency records

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