Strategic Education Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Strategic Education's CEO is Karl McDonnell, appointed in Jan 2006, has a tenure of 19.33 years. total yearly compensation is $5.49M, comprised of 18% salary and 82% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.73% of the company’s shares, worth €13.58M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 8.5 years and 5.5 years respectively.
Key information
Karl McDonnell
Chief executive officer
US$5.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 18.04% |
| CEO tenure | 19.3yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.7% |
| Management average tenure | 8.5yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$113m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$5m | US$990k | US$113m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$126m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$117m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$102m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$5m | US$961k | US$70m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$49m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$37m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$38m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$5m | US$933k | US$47m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$50m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$48m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$53m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$6m | US$906k | US$55m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$39m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$46m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | US$61m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$5m | US$880k | US$86m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$109m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$115m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$105m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$7m | US$840k | US$81m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$75m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | US$6m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$5m | US$702k | -US$16m |
Compensation vs Market: Karl's total compensation ($USD5.49M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD1.82M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Karl's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Karl McDonnell (58 yo)
Mr. Karl McDonnell was Director of Think: Education Group Pty Ltd in 2011 until March 2025. Mr. He has been Chief Executive Officer at Strategic Education, Inc. May 2, 2013 and serves as its President sinc...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 19.3yrs | US$5.49m | 0.73% € 13.6m | |
| CFO & Chief Administrative Officer | 10.2yrs | US$3.21m | 0.43% € 8.0m | |
| Senior VP | 6.8yrs | US$1.89m | 0.26% € 4.8m | |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | 6.8yrs | US$1.89m | 0.25% € 4.8m | |
| Senior VP | 4.2yrs | no data | 0.11% € 2.1m | |
| Director of Investor Relations | no data | no data | no data | |
| President Emerita and Director of Accreditation & Regulatory Affairs - Strayer University | 13.6yrs | US$799.80k | no data | |
| President of U.S. Higher Education | no data | US$1.78m | no data | |
| President of Education Technology Services | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice-Chancellor of Torrens University Australia | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Strayer University | no data | no data | no data | |
| President of Torrens University Australia | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: SQE's management team is seasoned and experienced (8.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | 13.5yrs | US$5.49m | 0.73% € 13.6m | |
| Independent Director | 24.3yrs | US$200.00k | 0.047% € 888.7k | |
| Chairman | 24.2yrs | US$4.09m | 1.23% € 23.1m | |
| Independent Director | 28.8yrs | US$215.00k | 0.070% € 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 28.8yrs | US$200.00k | 0.095% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 6.8yrs | US$210.00k | 0.053% € 992.5k | |
| Presiding Lead Independent Director | 1.7yrs | US$210.00k | 0.094% € 1.8m | |
| Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$250.00k | 0.032% € 597.6k | |
| Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$205.00k | 0.031% € 581.7k | |
| Independent Director | 1.1yrs | US$180.00k | 0.011% € 210.7k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$252.50k | 0.042% € 787.2k | |
| Independent Director | 4.1yrs | US$205.00k | 0.027% € 499.5k |
Experienced Board: SQE's board of directors are considered experienced (5.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/22 16:24 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Strategic Education, Inc. is covered by 27 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Meuler | Baird |
| Gary Bisbee | Barclays |
| Alexander Paris | Barrington Research Associates, Inc. |