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Eventbrite (EB): executive pay, fiscal 2024

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CEO total pay$6,498,392CEO Julia Hartz · source
Say-on-pay support98.47%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers43rd pct.Of 16 peer CEOs
CEO pay ratio58:1To the median employee · source

CEO pay, last three years

  • $9,635,989FY2022
  • $4,787,486FY2023
  • $6,498,392FY2024

CEO total pay was $6,498,392 in fiscal 2024, up from $4,787,486 in fiscal 2023.

FY2024: salary $497,500 · bonus $0 · stock awards $5,999,992 · option awards $0

Executives and directors

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Eventbrite, Inc. in fiscal 2024?
As disclosed, Julia Hartz (Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Eventbrite, Inc. in fiscal 2024, with total compensation of $6,498,392.
How does Eventbrite, Inc.'s chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Julia Hartz's total compensation ranked at the 43rd percentile of Eventbrite, Inc.'s disclosed peer group.
What is Eventbrite, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Eventbrite, Inc.'s CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 58:1.
How did shareholders vote on Eventbrite, Inc.'s executive compensation?
As disclosed, 98.47% of shareholders supported Eventbrite, Inc.'s executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Eventbrite, Inc. spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2024?
As disclosed, Eventbrite, Inc. reported total board compensation of $1,771,303 for fiscal 2024.

Answers are drawn only from the figures disclosed in this brief and cited to their location in the source filing. Where a figure required for an answer is not disclosed, that is stated rather than estimated.

Full detail

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Julia Hartz$497,500$0$5,999,992$0$0$0$900$6,498,392
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Anand Gandhi55,58306,107,2640001136,162,960
Chief Financial Officer
Vivek Sagi454,75002,649,9940007,8003,112,544
Chief Technology Officer
Lanny Baker454,75002,649,994——09003,105,644
Former Chief Financial and Operating Officer
Ted Dworkin409,000150,0001,999,994—009,4002,568,394
Chief Product Officer
Julia Taylor415,00001,249,994——08,5091,673,503
General Counsel

A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed in the filing, without adjustment.

Three-year trend — total compensation per named executive

Named executive officerFY2024 totalFY2023 totalFY2022 totalΔ FY2023→2024
Julia Hartz$6,498,392$4,787,486$9,635,989↑ +1,710,906
Anand Gandhi6,162,960———
Vivek Sagi3,112,5442,801,3575,273,434↑ +311,187
Lanny Baker3,105,6442,793,7345,424,078↑ +311,910
Ted Dworkin2,568,3946,886,582—↓ −4,318,188
Julia Taylor1,673,5031,760,672—↓ −87,169

Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.

Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Eventbrite's goal is to maintain an executive compensation program that is competitive, pays for performance, motivates and retains executives, and builds long-term shareholder value. The program is designed to reward performance by linking pay to individual and company financial results, emphasize equity-based compensation to align executive interests with shareholders, and maintain a competitive program to attract and retain critical talent.

CEO STI target (% of salary)100%
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2024

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Lanny BakerPSU2024-04-15101,727203,454—406,908$1,059,995
Ted DworkinRSU2024-04-15——230,326—1,119,998
Julia TaylorPSU2024-04-1547,98595,969—191,938499,998
Lanny BakerRSU2024-04-15——305,182—1,589,998
Ted DworkinPSU2024-04-1576,775153,550—307,100799,996
Anand GandhiRSU2024-11-19——1,384,083—4,885,813
Anand GandhiPSU2024-11-19173,010346,020—692,0401,221,451
Julia HartzRSU2024-04-15——575,815—2,999,996
Julia HartzPSU2024-04-15287,908575,815—1,151,6302,999,996
Vivek SagiRSU2024-04-15——305,182—1,589,998
Vivek SagiPSU2024-04-15101,727203,454—406,9081,059,995
Julia TaylorRSU2024-04-15——143,953—749,995

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Lanny Baker$1,589,998$1,059,995$040.0%
Ted Dworkin1,119,998799,996041.7%
Julia Taylor749,995499,998040.0%
Anand Gandhi4,885,8131,221,451020.0%
Julia Hartz2,999,9962,999,996050.0%
Vivek Sagi1,589,9981,059,995040.0%

% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.

Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Julia TaylorOption1,80122.31—
Vivek SagiOption3,60122.31—
Lanny BakerOption3,60122.31—
Julia TaylorRSU3,775—12,684
Vivek SagiRSU7,550—25,368
Lanny BakerRSU7,550—25,368
Julia TaylorRSU11,661—39,181
Vivek SagiRSU17,770—59,706
Lanny BakerRSU19,991—67,168
Julia TaylorRSU20,858—70,083
Julia TaylorRSU27,714—93,119
Vivek SagiRSU31,782—106,794
Julia TaylorRSU31,865—107,067
HartzOption32,44921.46—
HartzRSU34,312—115,288
Julia TaylorRSU35,406—118,964
Lanny BakerRSU35,757—120,144
HartzRSU36,095—121,278
Julia TaylorRSU37,928—127,438
Julia TaylorOption47,3248.12—
Julia TaylorRSU47,985—161,228
Vivek SagiRSU55,427—186,235
Lanny BakerRSU55,427—186,235
Vivek SagiOption57,6138.12—
Lanny BakerOption57,6138.12—
Vivek SagiRSU58,190—195,517
Lanny BakerRSU58,190—195,517
Ted DworkinRSU61,576—206,895
Vivek SagiRSU64,655—217,241
Lanny BakerRSU64,655—217,241
HartzRSU65,554—220,261
Vivek SagiRSU75,858—254,883
Lanny BakerRSU75,858—254,883
Julia TaylorRSU84,667—284,481
Vivek SagiRSU101,727—341,803
Lanny BakerRSU101,727—341,803
HartzOption109,7408.12—
HartzRSU110,837—372,413
HartzRSU123,153—413,794
Ted DworkinOption128,7248.72—
Julia TaylorRSU143,953—483,682
Ted DworkinRSU153,550—515,928
Anand GandhiRSU173,010—581,314
HartzOption194,31714.07—
Ted DworkinRSU230,326—773,895
Ted DworkinRSU284,282—955,188
HartzRSU287,908—967,369
Vivek SagiRSU305,182—1,025,412
Lanny BakerRSU305,182—1,025,412
HartzRSU575,815—1,934,738
Anand GandhiRSU1,384,083—4,650,519
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Sean P. MoriartyIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation$72,500$199,999$0—$0$272,499
Helen RileyIndependent · Audit (Chair)63,754199,9990—0263,753
Katherine August-deWildeIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee55,000199,9990—0254,999
Pilar ManchónIndependent · Audit45,000199,9990—0244,999
Jane LauderIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)45,000199,9990—0244,999
April UnderwoodIndependent · Compensation Committee43,614199,9990—0243,613
Naomi WheelessIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee40,000199,9990—0239,999
Kevin HartzNot independent · Not standing for re-election6,44200—06,442
Julia HartzEmployee director · Board Chair—————0
Steffan TomlinsonIndependent · Departed during FY000—00

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$35,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline$175,000

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$371,310
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,399,993
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,771,303

Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.

Peer group, and who names Eventbrite as a peer

Companies that benchmark against EB

12 companies name EB as a compensation peer

The list of companies that name EB as a peer is temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2024

The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.

BL BlackLineSPT Sprout SocialBMBL BumbleYEXT YextSQSP SquarespaceUDMY UdemyCOUR Coursera Rover GroupAGYS AgilysysNXDR Nextdoor HoldingsCMRC BigCommerce HoldingsQNST QuinStreetUPWK UpworkSSTK ShutterstockZIP ZipRecruiterCARS Cars.com

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Eventbrite, Inc. names as compensation peers, which name it back in their own disclosed peer groups. A peer set the market reciprocates reads differently from one selected in a single direction.

— BlackLine (BL)37— Sprout Social (SPT)38— Bumble (BMBL)39— Yext (YEXT)40— Squarespace (SQSP)41— Udemy (UDMY)42— Coursera (COUR)43— Agilysys (AGYS)44✓ Nextdoor Holdings (NXDR)45— BigCommerce Holdings (CMRC)46— QuinStreet (QNST)47— Upwork (UPWK)48— Shutterstock (SSTK)49✓ ZipRecruiter (ZIP)50— Cars.com (CARS)51

Reciprocity shown where the peer’s own current proxy has been read — each mark is cited in the register to that peer’s filing. A dash means the peer’s current proxy was read and names no reciprocal group including Eventbrite, Inc..

Chief executive pay against the peer group

Most recent fiscal-year chief executive compensation at each disclosed peer, taken from that company’s own proxy statement.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Eventbrite, Inc.2024Julia Hartz$497,500$5,999,992$0$0$6,498,392
—BlackLine——————not in coverage universe
—Sprout Social——————not in coverage universe
—Bumble——————not in coverage universe
—Yext——————not in coverage universe
—Squarespace——————not in coverage universe
—Udemy——————not in coverage universe
—Coursera——————not in coverage universe
—Agilysys——————not in coverage universe
—Nextdoor Holdings——————not in coverage universe
—BigCommerce Holdings——————not in coverage universe
—QuinStreet——————not in coverage universe
—Upwork——————not in coverage universe
—Shutterstock——————not in coverage universe
—ZipRecruiter——————not in coverage universe
—Cars.com——————not in coverage universe

Each peer’s compensation is from its most recently filed proxy; fiscal years differ by company. Each peer’s figures come from its own filings; the subject company is highlighted. Peers whose chief executive compensation is outside our coverage universe are stated as such, never left blank.

Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Eventbrite, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Agilysysnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
BigCommerce Holdingsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
BlackLinenot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Bumblenot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Cars.comnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Courseranot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Nextdoor Holdingsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
QuinStreetnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Shutterstocknot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Sprout Socialnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Squarespacenot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Udemynot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Upworknot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Yextnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
ZipRecruiternot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed

Read from each company’s Compensation Discussion and Analysis: annual incentive payout as a percentage of target, the disclosed long-term vehicle mix, whether performance-share measures include a total shareholder return component, and the retained compensation consultant. “Not disclosed” appears only where the company’s filing does not state the item.

Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
Meeting yearMeeting dateForAgainstAbstainSupportOutcome
20252025-06-05196,806,8542,609,849447,57698.47%Passed
20242024-06-06190,544,0379,772,9851,135,98294.58%Passed
20232023-06-08181,777,84846,990,041217,06579.38%Passed
20222022-06-09189,295,25136,743,359233,54083.66%Passed
20212021-06-09230,423,03221,129,728878,93091.28%Passed

Rows are labeled by annual-meeting year, with the meeting date beside each; the vote held in a given year acts on the prior fiscal year’s compensation.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20252025-06-0598.47%a
20242024-06-0694.58%b
20232023-06-0879.38%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have the same effect as a vote "against" the ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2025 and the Say-on-Pay Vote.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have the same effect as a vote "against" the approval of an amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, the ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 and the Say-on-Pay Vote.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have the same effect as a vote "against" the ratification of the appointment of Moss Adams LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023 and the Say-on-Pay Vote.”.

Approval percentages are the company’s own reported computations under its own stated standard, not recomputed by Velarion. Where a company does not state a standard, none is assumed.

CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)58 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation—
Insider trades since the proxy

Equity transactions since the proxy statement are temporarily unavailable — recheck shortly.

Sources (51 citations)

Each figure is listed with the filing it comes from, where it appears in that filing, and the value as printed. Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

  • Section 01, Julia Hartz. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 6,498,392. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Anand Gandhi. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 6,162,960. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Vivek Sagi. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 3,112,544. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Lanny Baker. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 3,105,644. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Ted Dworkin. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 2,568,394. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Julia Taylor. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 45. As printed: 1,673,503. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Lanny Baker PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ted Dworkin RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julia Taylor PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Lanny Baker RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Ted Dworkin PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Anand Gandhi RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Anand Gandhi PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julia Hartz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julia Hartz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Vivek Sagi RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Vivek Sagi PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Julia Taylor RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 07, pay ratio. DEF 14A. Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 58 : 1. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sean P. Moriarty. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 272,499. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Helen Riley. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 263,753. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Katherine August-deWilde. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 254,999. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Pilar Manchón. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,999. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Jane Lauder. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 244,999. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, April Underwood. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 243,613. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Naomi Wheeless. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 239,999. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kevin Hartz. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 6,442. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Julia Hartz. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Steffan Tomlinson. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-06-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.47% (votes for as printed: 196,806,854). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-06-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.58% (votes for as printed: 190,544,037). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2023 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2023-06-14. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 79.38% (votes for as printed: 181,777,848). View filing ↗
  • Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
  • Section 03b vehicle mix (computed). Computed. RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).
  • Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 371,310 + equity 1,399,993 + all other 0 = 1,771,303, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Eventbrite, Inc. (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Eventbrite, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,498,392. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, BlackLine reciprocity. DEF 14A. BlackLine's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Sprout Social reciprocity. DEF 14A. Sprout Social's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Bumble reciprocity. DEF 14A. Bumble's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Yext reciprocity. DEF 14A. Yext's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Squarespace reciprocity. DEF 14A. Squarespace's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Udemy reciprocity. DEF 14A. Udemy's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Coursera reciprocity. DEF 14A. Coursera's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Agilysys reciprocity. DEF 14A. Agilysys's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Nextdoor Holdings reciprocity. DEF 14A. Nextdoor Holdings names Eventbrite, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, BigCommerce Holdings reciprocity. DEF 14A. BigCommerce Holdings's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, QuinStreet reciprocity. DEF 14A. QuinStreet's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Upwork reciprocity. DEF 14A. Upwork's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Shutterstock reciprocity. DEF 14A. Shutterstock's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ZipRecruiter reciprocity. DEF 14A. ZipRecruiter names Eventbrite, Inc. in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Cars.com reciprocity. DEF 14A. Cars.com's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Eventbrite, Inc.. View filing ↗
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