Why are Massachusetts CEOs paid so much money? Here’s a primer


A company's stock price rises and falls, but CEO pay tends to only go in one direction: up.

Last year, DraftKings (Nasdaq: DKNG) co-founder and CEO Jason Robins’s compensation was $238 million. This year, Ginkgo Bioworks (NYSE: DNA) CEO Jason Kelly’s number was $381 million — and his co-founder, Reshma Shetty, the company’s COO, had the exact same compensation.

Why do Boston's CEOs make so much money? What do their compensation packages look like? Which types of companies tend to pay the…

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