Wayne LaPierre

Wayne LaPierre
LaPierre at CPAC 2017
Chief Executive Officer of the National Rifle Association of America
Incumbent
Assumed office 1991
Preceded by	J. Warren Cassidy
Executive Vice President of the National Rifle Association of America
Incumbent
Assumed office 1991
Preceded by	J. Warren Cassidy
Personal details
Born	Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr. (1949-11-08) November 8, 1949 (age 75) Schenectady, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Siena College Boston College
Occupation	CEO and Executive Vice President of the NRA,[1]
Salary	$5,051,249 (2015)[2] $1,422,339 (2016)[3]
Website	NRA.org

Wayne Robert LaPierre, Jr. (born November 8, 1949 in Schenectady, New York)^[4][5][6] is an American gun rights activist and businessman. He is best known for his position as the executive vice president of the National Rifle Association of America since 1991.

1. ↑ Garrett, Ben. "Biography: Wayne LaPierre A Look at the Life and Career of the NRA's Executive Director". About.com. Archived from the original on March 18, 2013. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
2. ↑ Pro Publica (February 22, 2018). "National Rifle Association of America IRS Form 990 2015". www.projects.propublica.org. Retrieved Feb 22, 2018.
3. ↑ "New York State Charities Bureau Search for National Rifle Association Form CHAR500 2016". www.charitiesnys.com. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
4. ↑ "LaPierre, Wayne R., 1949- - LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
5. ↑ Janssen, Sarah (December 8, 2015). The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2016. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781600572005.
6. ↑ "NRA leader has Schenectady roots". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 2018-03-05.