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10 HARTFORDBUSINESS.COM | 2026 BOOK OF LISTS E C O N O M Y TOP-PAID CEOS AT PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANIES BASED IN CONNECTICUT Ranked by total compensation (1) Top-paid CEOs at publicly traded companies based in Connecticut Ranked by total compensation ((11)) CEO Total compensation/ salary Market capitalization Dec. 3, 2025 (millions)/ 2024 revenue (millions) CEO pay ratio/ median employee compensation (2) 1 Bradley S. Jacobs (3) Chairman & CEO QXO Inc.: NYSE:QXO Greenwich $189,367,735 (4) $418,269 $13,488 $57 N/A 2 Glenn D. Fogel President & CEO Booking Holdings Inc.: NASDAQ:BKNG Norwalk $44,837,665 $1,166,667 $163,579 $23,739 466:1 $96,228 3 Judy F. Marks Chair, CEO & president Otis Elevator Co.: NYSE:OTIS Farmington $42,102,257 $1,393,750 $34,122 $14,261 689:1 $61,120 4 William C. Stone Founder, chairman & CEO SS&C Technologies Holdings Inc.: NASDAQ:SSNC Windsor $25,870,693 $1,000,000 $21,128 $5,882 381:1 $67,831 5 David M. Cordani Chairman & CEO Cigna Corp.: NYSE:CI $23,251,096 $1,573,077 $72,209 $244,384 279:1 $83,483 6 Jacek Olczak CEO & director Philip Morris International Inc.: NYSE:PM Stamford $20,237,916 $1,706,594 $236,158 $37,878 430:1 $47,109 7 Christopher J. Swift Chairman & CEO The Hartford: NYSE:HIG Hartford $19,343,348 $1,200,000 $37,407 $26,384 191:1 $101,161 8 Brian D. Doubles President & CEO Synchrony Financial: NYSE:SYF Stamford $18,776,256 $1,232,692 $29,448 $16,125 323:1 $58,195 9 Eugene A. Hall CEO & chairman Gartner Inc.: NYSE:IT Stamford $18,352,293 $963,506 $17,564 $6,267 148:1 $123,618 10 William R. Berkley Jr. President & CEO W.R. Berkley Corp.: NYSE:WRB Greenwich $17,371,233 $1,086,800 $27,229 $13,691 134:1 $130,099 11 Milan Galik President, CEO & director Interactive Brokers Group Inc.: NASDAQ:IBKR Greenwich $17,333,150 $575,000 $110,428 $9,316 164:1 $106,000 12 Richard Adam Norwitt President & CEO Amphenol: NYSE:APH Wallingford $17,156,750 $1,510,000 $169,715 $15,223 265:1 $17,712 13 Luca Savi CEO, president & director ITT Inc.: NYSE:ITT Stamford $16,575,231 $1,140,393 $14,086 $3,631 332:1 $49,988 14 Donald Allan Jr. (5) Former president & CEO Stanley Black & Decker Inc.: NYSE: SWK New Britain $16,000,281 $1,350,000 $11,234 $15,366 208:1 $76,984 15 Steven John Bandrowczak CEO Xerox Holdings Corp.: NYSE:XRX Norwalk $14,320,642 $1,066,667 $347 $6,221 260:1 $53,149 16 Mario Harik CEO XPO Logistics: NYSE:XPO Greenwich $14,042,700 $850,000 $16,458 $8,072 237:1 $59,304 17 Anthony J. Guzzi Chairman, president & CEO EMCOR Group Inc.: NYSE:EME Norwalk $13,959,058 $1,275,000 $27,397 $14,566 212:1 $65,828 18 Matthew J. Flannery President & CEO United Rentals Inc.: NYSE:URI Stamford $13,073,855 $1,137,568 $52,352 $15,345 132:1 $98,913 19 John G. Houston President & CEO Arvinas Inc.: NASDAQ:ARVN New Haven $12,746,981 $684,005 $930 $263 44:1 $292,571 20 Joseph R. Nolan Jr. President, CEO & chairman Eversource Energy Co.: NYSE:ES Hartford $11,389,421 $1,384,770 $24,751 $11,901 95:1 $142,220 21 Vlad Coric Chairman & CEO Biohaven Ltd.: NYSE:BHVN New Haven $10,479,038 $885,000 $1,210 $0 26:1 $408,248 Sour ahoo Finance. Note: N/A = Not available. (1) For 2024, unless otherwise noted. (2) Company annual proxy reports, sec.gov, provide more detail on how CEO pay ratio and median employee compensation are calculated. (3) aste Systems Inc., United Rentals Inc., XPO Inc. and its spin-offs, GXO Logistics Inc. and RXO Inc. He still serves as executive chairman of XPO and the managing partner of Jacobs Private Equity LLC. (4) Stock awards comprise $188,199,466 of 2024 total compensation. (5) In October 2025, succeeded by Christopher Nelson. -Compiled by Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com