Corporate Executive Board Co.

2000 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Year founded: 1997

Industry: Consulting/professional services

Post 200 Category: Top 125 Companies

Revenue: $280.72 Million

Net Income/Loss: $53.66 Million

Earnings per share: $1.34

Dividend: $0.30

Stockholder equity: $327.46 Million

Auditor: Ernst & Young LLP

Stock: EXBD

Assets: $578.45 Million

Market capitalization: $2.59 Billion

52-week high: 69.48 11/18/2004

52-week low: 48.58 4/29/2004

Chairman and CEO: James J. McGonigle

CFO: Timothy R. Yost

Employees: 1449

Local employees: 1237

Description: Corporate Executive Board hosts and manages networks that executives join to share problems and take advantage of research by the company. The networks, for which the company charges annual membership fees, allow executives with similar functions—human resources managers, for example—to come together to learn best practices and examine issues and trends.

Developments: The reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley law on corporate governance, the resurgence of mergers and acquisitions, the challenge of engaging an increasingly disaffected workforce, opportunities and threats in China — the list of corporate concerns has never been longer, said Derek van Bever, the company's chief research officer. Those are the types of problems that Corporate Executive Board addresses. The company, which went public in 1999, expects continued growth in 2005, with a projected revenue increase of 25 percent and an additional 300 staff members. More than 80 percent of Fortune 500 companies subscribe to one or more of the company's research programs, van Bever said. With an average membership fee of $36,000, the company's profit grew 50.3 percent to $53.7 million, from $35.7 million the previous year. Four new programs were launched in 2004 that serve tax directors, heads of corporate communications, customer contact center executives, and chief compliance and ethics officers. Thomas L. Monahan will become chief executive July 1, and James J. McGonigle, currently chairman and chief executive, will remain as executive chairman. Monahan worked for Corporate Executive Board for nine years, most recently as general manager of the company's largest operating division. He is also on the board of directors.

Executive Compensation
CEO: James J. McGonigle
Total Cash: $1,150,000.00
Total Compensation: $3,904,034.00