Shankh Mitra, the Indian-born CEO of Welltower, received an $821 million compensation package in 2025, according to The Wall Street Journal. With this, Mitra became the second-highest-paid executive in the world and Tesla boss Elon Musk tops the list.

Shankh Mitra pay package at Welltower, at $821 million, is only second to Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose compensation package is $158 billion.