U.S. public firms increasingly use long-term performance-based plans to compensate CEOs. Under these plans, CEOs are expected to receive different levels of pay based on how the firm performs relative to various performance goals over multi-year periods. For example, Tesla gave Elon Musk a controversial pay package in 2018 with an initial estimated value of $2.6 billion and a potential payout of over $50 billion. However, to realize the payout, Musk needs to meet 12 market capitalization milestones and 16 revenue- or earnings-based milestones in the coming 10 years. What Musk will actually receive at the end of the performance … Read more