Bram Goldsmith has enjoyed notable success in banking. He pegged his compensation to the bank’s stock price, and the rapidly expanding City National so outperformed its rivals that Goldsmith earned $3.1 million in 1984 when the bill came due. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)
Russell Goldsmith of City National Bank speaks onstage at Variety’s Business Managers Elite Breakfast at the Montage Beverly Hills on Nov. 13, 2014. (Rachel Murray / Getty Images )
