7. Philippe Dauman, Viacom
Total compensation: $54.2 million
Overpaid by: $42 million.
Dauman ran Viacom for more than a decade before losing a battle for control in the summer of 2016. Over the last two years of his time as CEO, the company’s shareholders lost about a third of their invested value. Viacom received 16 red flags on various measures in the As You Sow analysis.
