Companies NeuroPace Inc
NeuroPace (NPCE): executive pay, fiscal 2025
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CEO pay, last three years
- $1,511,674FY2023
- $3,024,894FY2024
- $2,408,566FY2025
CEO total pay was $2,408,566 in fiscal 2025, down from $3,024,894 in fiscal 2024.
FY2025: salary $567,567 · bonus $0 · stock awards $587,340 · option awards $701,850
Executives and directors
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Summary compensation table
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Becker | $567,567 | $0 | $587,340 | $701,850 | $551,810 | $0 | $0 | $2,408,566 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Patrick Williams | 263,461 | 0 | 539,759 | 650,452 | 192,263 | 0 | 0 | 1,645,935 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Martha Morrell | 489,842 | 0 | 140,634 | 168,183 | 235,473 | 0 | 0 | 1,034,132 |
| Chief Medical Officer | ||||||||
| Rebecca Kuhn | 268,166 | 0 | 117,468 | 140,441 | 0 | 0 | 320,233 | 846,308 |
| Former Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Administration | ||||||||
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 officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Becker | $2,408,566 | $3,024,894 | $1,511,674 | ↓ −616,328 |
| Patrick Williams | 1,645,935 | — | — | — |
| Martha Morrell | 1,034,132 | 1,169,551 | 1,108,676 | ↓ −135,419 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | 846,308 | 1,093,306 | 994,911 | ↓ −246,998 |
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
The Company's compensation philosophy is designed to align named executive officers' interests with those of stockholders and to retain and incentivize them over the long-term. Base salary provides a fixed component reflecting skill and responsibility, while equity awards serve as a retention measure tied to continuous service, and annual cash bonuses reward the achievement of defined corporate and individual goals.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Alpine, Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
Equity grants and outstanding awards
No plan-based awards are on file for this fiscal year.
Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2025
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 2,921 | — | $45,100 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 2,922 | — | 45,116 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | Option | 5,842 | 8.15 | — |
| Martha Morrell | Option | 5,846 | 8.15 | — |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 6,667 | — | 102,938 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 6,667 | — | 102,938 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 7,031 | — | 108,559 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 7,031 | — | 108,559 |
| Joel Becker | Option | 8,724 | 10.04 | — |
| Patrick Williams | RSU | 10,370 | — | 160,113 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 11,700 | — | 180,648 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 11,700 | — | 180,648 |
| Martha Morrell | Option | 13,514 | 17.11 | — |
| Rebecca Kuhn | Option | 13,514 | 17.11 | — |
| Patrick Williams | Option | 17,600 | 10.41 | — |
| Rebecca Kuhn | Option | 19,850 | 10.04 | — |
| Martha Morrell | Option | 19,850 | 12.02 | — |
| Patrick Williams | Option | 20,824 | 10.41 | — |
| Joel Becker | RSU | 29,514 | — | 455,696 |
| Patrick Williams | RSU | 41,480 | — | 640,451 |
| Patrick Williams | Option | 49,526 | 10.41 | — |
| Joel Becker | Option | 56,723 | 17.11 | — |
| Joel Becker | RSU | 58,500 | — | 903,240 |
| Joel Becker | Option | 90,476 | 10.04 | — |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 140,449 | — | 0 |
| Joel Becker | Option | 150,584 | 4.39 | — |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 154,000 | — | 0 |
Director compensation
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott HuennekensIndependent · Audit | $49,306 | — | $207,895 | — | — | $257,200 |
| Frank FischerIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 95,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 173,704 |
| Rakhi KumarIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 60,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 138,704 |
| Lisa AndradeIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 60,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 138,704 |
| Renee RyanIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 57,500 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 136,204 |
| Uri GeigerIndependent · Compensation | 47,500 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 126,204 |
| Joseph S. LacobIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election | 45,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 123,704 |
| Joel BeckerEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
Board fee structure and ownership guideline
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $115,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 20,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
Total cost of the board
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $414,306 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $414,306 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
Peer group, and who names NeuroPace as a peer
Companies that benchmark against NPCE
4 companies name NPCE as a compensation peer
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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.
| Rank | Company | FY | Chief executive | Salary | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NeuroPace Inc | 2025 | Joel Becker | $567,567 | $587,340 | $701,850 | $551,810 | $2,408,566 |
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.
Say-on-pay history and pay ratio
No say-on-pay vote is on file for this company.
Insider trades since the proxy
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
Sources (15 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, Joel Becker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation” · page 20. As printed: 2,408,566. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Patrick Williams. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,645,935. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Martha Morrell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,034,132. View filing ↗
- Section 01, Rebecca Kuhn. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 846,308. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Scott Huennekens. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 257,200. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Frank Fischer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 173,704. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Rakhi Kumar. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 138,704. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Lisa Andrade. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 138,704. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Renee Ryan. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 136,204. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Uri Geiger. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 126,204. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joseph S. Lacob. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 123,704. View filing ↗
- Section 08, Joel Becker. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
- Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed). Computed. Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.
- Section 09b board cost (computed). Computed. Cash 414,306 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 414,306, summed across the director compensation table rows.
- NeuroPace Inc (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in NeuroPace Inc's own proxy. As printed: 2,408,566. View filing ↗