The $647m figure was stock grants and he did indeed make $1 in base in 2006. http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/03/ceo-executive-compensation-lead-07ceo-cx_sd_0503c

The $647m figure was stock grants and he did indeed make $1 in base in 2006. http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/03/ceo-executive-compensation-lead-07ceo-cx_sd_0503ceocompensationintro_print.html http://www.forbes.com/2007/05/03/ceo-executive-compensation-... Again, outside the finance world, 7 figure base salaries are quite rare.