America’s highest paid CEO: It’s not who you think

GoPro Inc's founder and CEO Woodman holds a GoPro camera in his mouth as he celebrates GoPro Inc's IPO at the Nasdaq Market Site in New York CityWoodman received a restricted stock grant valued at $284.5 Million as of the end of the year.   Dear Boss: Can I get a rise over the minimum wage to $15.00 dollars an hour.  HA.

The eye-popping payout ordinarily would have gotten the entrepreneur sent to Wall Street’s penalty box, especially since the company’s shares have plunged nearly 30 percent this year. MORE