NEW YORK CITY – The financial advisory site Investopedia identified the chief executive of Ameriprise Financial as the highest compensated leader of a publicly traded corporation in in Minnesota. His compensation: $22.8 million. Investopedia said the top executives of the 350 largest publicly traded companies in the nation average $24 million — 350 times more than their average employee. The whole the Investopedia list:
> Ameriprise Financial, Minneapolis: James Cracchiolo, $22.8 million.
> United Health, Minnetonka: Andrew Witty, $20.8 million.
> Target, Minneapolis: Brian Cornell, $17.6 million.
> Medtronic, Minneapolis (although legally Dublin): Geoff Martha, $16.8 million.
> U.S. Bancorp, Minneapolis: Andrew Cecare, $16.2 million.
> Bio-Techne, Minneapolis: Charles Kummeth, $15.4 million.
> 3M, Maplewood: Michael Roman, $14 million.
> Best Buy, Richfield: Corie Barry, $12.8 million.
> General Mills, Golden Valley: Jeff Harmening, $12.3 million.
> Piper Sandler investments, Minneapolis: Chad Abraham, $11.2 million.