On the surface, the well-paid association CEO and their better-paid counterparts in the private sector have similar job tasks, including raise revenue, generate a return to stakeholders, navigate crises and raise the profile of their industries. As the 2005 IRS 990 forms begin to trickle in, the highest paid in associations took home seven figures last year: Donald G. Oglivie, former president and CEO, American Bankers Association, made $2.3 million; Joe Colvin, former president and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute, pocketed $3.3 million; E. Edward Kavanaugh, former president and CEO of the Cosmetic, Toiletry, and Fragrance Association, collected $13.2 million in… Read More