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On the 2021 Sunshine List · 13 years

Brian Lesser

Chief Information Officer · Ryerson University
2021 Total Compensation Paid
$238,782.52
▲ 70.7% since 2009

Brian Lesser was paid $238,782.52 in total compensation as Chief Information Officer at Ryerson University in 2021, 139% above Ontario's $100,000.00 Sunshine List threshold.

Brian Lesser has appeared on the Ontario Sunshine List 13 times since 2009, earning $2.6M in combined disclosed pay — an average of $197,047.00 a year, up 71% over that span.

That is 54% above the average disclosed pay of $155,177.98 across 1,601 listed Ryerson University employees.

$238,782.52
Latest compensation
in 2021
$2.6M
Total compensation
across 13 years
$197,047.00
Average / year
while on Sunshine List
+70.7%
Career growth
since 2009
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FIG. 01

13 years on the list

Annual total compensation (CAD) — hover to inspect.

$122K$154K$186K$219K$251K2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021
FIG. 02

The career in numbers

Totals, averages, and the biggest moves — all total compensation.

A career, year by year.

How Brian Lesser's total compensation has moved across 13 years on the Ontario Sunshine List.

Highest year2021 · $238,782.52
Lifetime total compensation$2.6M
Annual average$197,047.00
Total growth since 2009+70.7%
Biggest raise+28.3% (2010)
Biggest drop-4.2% (2011)
FIG. 03

Year-by-year history

13 years on the Sunshine List.

YearPositionTotal CompensationChange
2021Latest★ Best
Chief Information Officer$238,782.52▲ 0.0%
2020
Chief Information Officer$238,730.52▲ 0.0%
2019
Chief Information Officer$238,710.48▲ 9.1%
2018
Chief Information Officer$218,868.97▲ 11.1%
2017
Chief Information Officer$197,046.00▼ 1.4%
2016
Chief Information Officer$199,896.00▲ 4.5%
2015
Chief Information Officer↑ role changed$191,366.98▲ 5.9%
2014
Director, Computing and Communications Services$180,754.05▲ 0.0%
2013
Director, Computing and Communications Services$180,754.05▼ 2.5%
2012
Director, Computing and Communications Services$185,470.29▲ 7.9%
2011
Director, Computing and Communications Services↑ role changed$171,919.20▼ 4.2%
2010
Director, Computing & Communication Services↑ role changed$179,441.16▲ 28.3%
2009First
Assistant Director, Development & Support$139,875.17
13 years total$2.6M total$197,047.00 avg
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Employee details

Position
Chief Information Officer
Sector
Universities
Province
Ontario
First appeared
2009
Latest disclosure
2021
Years on list
13

Data source

Salary data is published annually by the Ontario government under the Public Sector Salary Disclosure Act. Only employees earning $100,000+ are disclosed.

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