WARREN BUFFETT
The Oracle of Omaha named richest man by Forbes magazine as he guides Berkshire Hathaway up11% in 2007.
LLOYD BLANKFEIN
Is $100M a year enough, sir? That’s what the Goldman Sachs CEO took home in total compensation in 2007.
ALEX RIGOPULOS
Harmonix CEO stands to cash in on Viacom’s move to set aside $200M for the developers of “Rock Band.”
Losers
ANGELO MOZILO
Countrywide Financial CEO, in the midst of now-imploding subprime mortgages, ignored consultants’ suggestions to cut his pay.
BARRY DILLER
Efforts by search engine Ask.com – a unit of his sprawling empire – to gain market share fail, forcing it to lay off 8% of its workforce.
PETER LYNCH
Reputation of legendary money manager sullied as SEC complaint claims he solicited concert and sports tickets in exchange for business.