D. Wayne Watts
- $8.50M
- Senior executive vice president and general counsel
- AT&T
- Dallas
- B.A., University of Texas at Arlington
- J.D., Southern Methodist University
Talk about the value of regulatory expertise, Watts is returning in our No. 1 spot. He earned even more last year, $9.2 million. He has 28 years with his company, the last five as GC. He’s a master of the regulatory details that go into making AT&T the giant on this list. The corporate website credits him with leading mergers and acquisitions worth a total of $200 billion. Yes, that’s billion with a B.
