Yaffe & Company, Inc. is your resource center for executive compensation, regulatory compliance, and effective governance.  Our goal is to provide trustees and boards of non-profit organizations with the information you need.

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       For a list of all past articles and reports: view our resource archives

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June 2010: Webinar: Executive Compensation Trends at Non-Profit Hospitals & Systems

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This presentation discusses the results of Yaffe & Company's Executive Compensation Survey for Hospitals & Systems.  Rian Yaffe and Sally LaFond use the 2010 survey results to examine approaches to executive compensation in 2010/2011. Whether you froze, reduced, or were able to give salary raises, we discuss what possibilities lie ahead for the coming years.

Topics covered include incentives, retirement plans, executive contracts, and base salaries. 


April 2010: Webinar: Trends in Higher Education Executive Compensation

  Full Recorded Presentation | Slides Only

This presentation discusses the results of Yaffe & Company's Executive Compensation Survey for Higher Education.  Rian Yaffe and Sally LaFond use the 2009/2010 survey results to examine approaches to executive compensation in 2010/2011. Whether you froze, reduced, or were able to give salary raises, we discuss what possibilities lie ahead for the coming years.

Topics covered include incentives, retirement plans, executive contracts, and base salaries.  Full presentation length is 50 minutes.


October 2009: Trends in CEO Retirement at Non-Profit Hospitals & Systems

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In October 2009, Yaffe & Company, Inc. conducted a survey to explore retirement trends for healthcare CEOs, including the effects of the recession and impending healthcare reform legislation on CEO retirement planning.  The survey also examined CEO satisfaction with retirement benefits and whether a formal succession plan is in place.  The survey generated responses from 237 organizations from 23 states. 

To receive a copy of the full report, contact Aubrey Barrett

August 2009: Supplemental Retirement Plans: An Emerging Trend in Higher Education Presidential Compensation

An overview of the use of SERPs based on 2006 to 2008 survey data from independent colleges and universities.  The results are presented with charts and graphs, as well as comparing Catholic institutions to non-Catholic institutions.  The article also recommends the first steps to take for beginning to put a supplemental retirement plan in place.

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August 2009: Colleges Freeze Salaries and Slash Benefits - Chronicle of Higher Education

Rian Yaffe, Chairman & CEO of Yaffe & Company, was recently interviewed about the recession and its impact on executive compensation. The article spoke about our recent survey and also what Rian has been seeing in the industry.

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To receive a copy of Yaffe's full report on the recessions impact on executive compensation in independent colleges and universities, contact Christine Tachovsky.


August 2009: A cut in pay -- Modern Healthcare

Rian Yaffe, Chairman & CEO of Yaffe & Company, was recently interviewed about the recession and its impact on executive compensation. The article quoted our recent survey and also what Rian has been seeing in the industry.

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To receive a copy of Yaffe's full report on the recessions impact on executive compensation in hospitals and systems, contact Aubrey Barrett