In time-based billing, the client is best served with quick resolution to a problem, while the consultant is best compensated by a lengthy engagement.
She also leads the overall group of women that make this list: Of these 100 CEOs, nine are female, and Whitman is the best compensated.
"When I sit down with my constituency," said Supervisor David Campos, who was on the police commission before running for district office, "the feeling I get is they want the police, but they don't want the police being the best compensated in the country when we're shutting down gyms and pools".
Should they be the best compensated in the country at a time when we're cutting all these services?
Barcelona's soccer players are the best compensated in all of sports, with an average weekly pay of $166,934.
Goldman's board is the best compensated of any big American bank and the fifth-highest paid of any company in the country, according to Equilar.
The directors of Goldman Sachs, who are the best compensated of any big bank board members in the United States, made $488,709 on average in 2011, up more than 50 percent from 2008, according to the compensation data firm Equilar.
"In 1989, we were the 92nd best compensated department in the state of California," said Kevin M. Martin, a 25-year patrolman out of Southern Station who also serves as vice president of the officers' union.
Among the best compensated of these are hedge-fund operators, who typically receive 2 percent of the assets under their control plus 20 percent of any increase, annually.
A cool room is best in winter, with cool temperatures compensating to some degree for reduced light.
