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The Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation

By: Brian Hall, Aaron Chadbourne, Vibha Kagzi and Caren Kelleher
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:27
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Abstract

This case is about the response of the US government to the excessive compensation of executives following the market collapse of 2008. In particular, the case focuses on the special committee that was formed to oversee and regulate any financial companies that had borrowed money from the US government to stay afloat. The protaganist is Kenneth Feinberg, who is appointed as Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation and who has the challenging task of negotiating compensation amidst all of the many competing interests.

Keywords

Executive Compensation; United States

Citation

Hall, Brian, Aaron Chadbourne, Vibha Kagzi, and Caren Kelleher. "The Special Master for TARP Executive Compensation." Harvard Business School Case 914-052, June 2014.

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Brian J. Hall

Negotiation, Organizations & Markets
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