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Invitae (NVTA): executive pay, fiscal 2022

Free brief. Every figure links to the company’s own filing.

Invitae no longer files a proxy statement; its last pay data is FY2022.

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CEO total pay$4,950,752CEO Kenneth Knight · source
Say-on-pay support95.52%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers1st pct.Of 13 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $11,012,250FY2020
  • $3,775,685FY2021
  • $4,950,752FY2022

CEO total pay was $4,950,752 in fiscal 2022, up from $3,775,685 in fiscal 2021.

FY2022: salary $610,577 · bonus $0 · stock awards $1,588,500 · option awards $1,962,800

Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Invitae in fiscal 2022?
As disclosed, Kenneth Knight (Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Invitae in fiscal 2022, with total compensation of $4,950,752.
How does Invitae's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Kenneth Knight's total compensation ranked at the 1st percentile of Invitae's disclosed peer group.
How did shareholders vote on Invitae's executive compensation?
As disclosed, 95.52% of shareholders supported Invitae's executive compensation in the latest say-on-pay vote.
How much does Invitae spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2022?
As disclosed, Invitae reported total board compensation of $1,547,078 for fiscal 2022.

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
Kenneth Knight$610,577$0$1,588,500$1,962,800$786,875$0$2,000$4,950,752
Chief Executive Officer
Yafei Wen475,00001,928,1600419,6660502,0003,324,826
Chief Financial Officer
Thomas Brida425,00001,369,5080349,72202,0002,146,230
General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
Robert Nussbaum400,00001,369,5080349,72202,2292,121,459
Chief Medical Officer
Sean George282,692000582,6370791,0741,656,403
Former President and Chief Executive Officer

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 officerFY2022 totalFY2021 totalFY2020 totalΔ FY2021→2022
Kenneth Knight$4,950,752$3,775,685$11,012,250↑ +1,175,067
Yafei Wen3,324,8265,079,101—↓ −1,754,275
Thomas Brida2,146,2303,202,1191,971,023↓ −1,055,889
Robert Nussbaum2,121,4593,168,4651,955,597↓ −1,047,006
Sean George1,656,4038,828,2543,881,365↓ −7,171,851

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

Our executive compensation philosophy is focused on real pay delivery through the achievement of performance targets, which ultimately drives total stockholder return (“TSR”) and aligns our named executive officers with long-term stockholders. We compensate our named executive officers for achievement of short and long-term financial and operating goals and have competitive base salaries with limited perks, excessive severance, or deferred compensation.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantCompensia
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
Equity grants and outstanding awards

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2022

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
Thomas BridaRSU2022-04-09——168,511—$1,189,688
Thomas BridaRSU2022-08-22——54,000—179,820
Kenneth KnightRSU2022-04-09——225,000—1,588,500
Kenneth KnightOPTION2022-07-16——1,000,000—1,962,800
Robert NussbaumRSU2022-08-22——54,000—179,820
Robert NussbaumRSU2022-04-09——168,511—1,189,688
Yafei WenRSU2022-08-22——102,000—339,660
Yafei WenRSU2022-04-09——225,000—1,588,500

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
Thomas Brida$1,369,508$0$00.0%
Kenneth Knight1,588,50001,962,8000.0%
Robert Nussbaum1,369,508000.0%
Yafei Wen1,928,160000.0%

% 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 2022

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Thomas BridaOption7,35016.17—
Robert NussbaumOption7,35016.17—
Kenneth KnightRSU7,352—13,675
Yafei WenRSU7,352—13,675
Thomas BridaRSU7,352—13,675
Robert NussbaumRSU7,352—13,675
Kenneth KnightOption13,53434.9—
Thomas BridaOption13,53434.9—
Robert NussbaumOption13,53434.9—
Thomas BridaRSU19,717—36,674
Robert NussbaumRSU19,717—36,674
Kenneth KnightRSU29,800—55,428
Thomas BridaRSU29,800—55,428
Robert NussbaumRSU29,800—55,428
Sean GeorgeRSU44,734—83,205
Thomas BridaRSU54,000—100,440
Robert NussbaumRSU54,000—100,440
Kenneth KnightRSU83,334—155,001
Yafei WenRSU83,334—155,001
Yafei WenRSU102,000—189,720
Thomas BridaRSU168,511—313,430
Robert NussbaumRSU168,511—313,430
Kenneth KnightRSU225,000—418,500
Yafei WenRSU225,000—418,500
Kenneth KnightOption1,000,0002.85—
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Eric Aguiar, MDIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation · Nominating and Governance (Chair)$106,019$226,548$76,030—$0$408,597
Christine M. GorjancIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation77,500167,56256,150—0301,212
Geoffrey S. CrouseIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)75,000167,56256,150—0298,712
Kimber D. LockhartIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Governance65,000167,56256,150—0288,712
Chitra NayakIndependent · Nominating and Governance55,000167,56256,150—0278,712
Randal W. Scott, PhDIndependent · Board Chair50,000153,33053,005—0256,335
Sean E. George, PhDNot independent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY22,69045,7438,462—076,895
Kenneth D. KnightEmployee director · Newly elected—————0
William H. OsborneIndependent · Audit · Newly elected——————

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$50,000
Annual equity retainer$200,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)10,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2022
Cash retainers and fees$451,209
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,095,869
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$1,547,078

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

Peer group, and who names Invitae as a peer

Companies that benchmark against NVTA

1 company names NVTA as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses NVTA in its own benchmarking peer group, as disclosed in each company's most recent proxy statement within the last two proxy seasons. Two companies are therefore absent by design: one that named NVTA in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

Disclosed peer group — fiscal year 2022

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

Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Invitae 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.

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 Invitae.

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
1BioMarin Pharmaceutical2025Alexander Hardy$1,130,769$16,833,629$1,909,310$1,644,500$21,927,563
2Exact Sciences2024Kevin Conroy1,083,36813,496,1380712,32915,539,378
3Natera2025Steven Chapman853,71012,979,55801,114,15114,957,319
4Alnylam Pharmaceuticals2025Yvonne Greenstreet1,404,2005,512,5004,363,3803,562,50014,867,600
5Nevro2023Kevin Thornal515,62510,080,1730402,75011,453,548
6QuidelOrtho2025Brian Blaser1,000,0008,965,82201,274,50011,255,782
7iRhythm Technologies2025Quentin Blackford700,0038,919,45701,350,00011,003,163
8Maravai LifeSciences2025Bernd Brust388,8637,660,0001,460,000425,34310,129,708
9Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals2025Christopher Anzalone981,0466,810,29201,236,0009,029,861
10Neogen2026Mike Nassif630,7693,250,0003,250,0001,000,0008,693,916
11Acadia Pharmaceuticals2025Catherine Owen Adams930,0003,240,5583,234,797818,5598,256,518
12Sarepta Therapeutics2025Douglas Ingram1,171,4256,000,0050649,0007,840,666
13CareDx2025John Hanna693,2695,622,6380852,5157,179,699
14Invitae2022Kenneth Knight610,5771,588,5001,962,800786,8754,950,752

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
Invitaenot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia
Acadia Pharmaceuticals110%Options 50 · PSU 25 · RSU 25YesFrederic W. Cook & Co., Inc. (FW Cook)
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals200%PSU 50 · RSU 25 · Option 25NoPay Governance
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals125%PRSU 70 · RSU 30not disclosedCompensia
BioMarin Pharmaceutical130%PSU 66 · RSU 21 · Options 13Yes — Relative TSRAon Human Capital Solutions
CareDxnot disclosedRSU 70 · PRSU 30NoAlpine Rewards
Exact Sciences47%PSU 60 · RSU 40NoAon
iRhythm Technologies173%RSU 50 · PSU 50Yes — Relative TSRAon and Mercer
Maravai LifeSciencesnot disclosednot disclosedNoMeridian Compensation Partners, LLC
Natera131.1%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon
Neogennot disclosedPSU 50 · Option 50not disclosedFarient Advisors, LLC
Nevro53.7%not disclosedNoAon
QuidelOrthonot disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Total Shareholder Return (TSR)Compensia
Sarepta Therapeutics100%PSU 50 · Option 25 · RSU 25NoFW Cook

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
20222022-06-06131,882,0754,956,2741,226,01095.52%Passed
20212021-06-07116,591,3041,464,921413,78898.41%Passed
20202020-06-0866,686,582976,546180,33698.29%Passed
20192019-06-11—————
20182018-05-15—————
20172017-05-16—————

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
20222022-06-0695.52%a
20212021-06-0798.41%b
20202020-06-0898.29%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Non-binding, advisory proposal. We will consider the matter approved if it receives the affirmative "FOR" vote of a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. | Abstentions: Counted as vote Same effect as vote against”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Non-binding, advisory proposal. We will consider the matter approved if it receives the affirmative "FOR" vote of a majority of the voting power present in person or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting and entitled to vote. | Abstentions: Counted as vote Same effect as votes against”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “For Proposal 2, the approval, on a non-binding advisory basis, of the compensation of our named executive officers, you may vote “FOR,” vote “AGAINST” or “ABSTAIN.” An abstention has the same effect as a vote “AGAINST” Proposal 2.”.

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.

Insider trades since the proxy

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

Sources (55 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, Kenneth Knight. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 4,950,752. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Yafei Wen. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 3,324,826. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Thomas Brida. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,146,230. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Robert Nussbaum. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 2,121,459. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Sean George. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Summary Compensation Table”. As printed: 1,656,403. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Brida RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Thomas Brida RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kenneth Knight RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Kenneth Knight OPTION. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert Nussbaum RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Robert Nussbaum RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Yafei Wen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Yafei Wen RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Eric Aguiar, MD. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 408,597.
  • Section 08, Christine M. Gorjanc. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 301,212.
  • Section 08, Geoffrey S. Crouse. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 298,712.
  • Section 08, Kimber D. Lockhart. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 288,712.
  • Section 08, Chitra Nayak. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 278,712.
  • Section 08, Randal W. Scott, PhD. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 256,335. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Sean E. George, PhD. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 76,895. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Kenneth D. Knight. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, William H. Osborne. DEF 14A. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —.
  • Section 06, 2022 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2022-06-10. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.52% (votes for as printed: 131,882,075). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2021 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2021-06-11. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.41% (votes for as printed: 116,591,304). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2020 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2020-06-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.29% (votes for as printed: 66,686,582). 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 451,209 + equity 1,095,869 + all other 0 = 1,547,078, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • BioMarin Pharmaceutical, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in BioMarin Pharmaceutical's own proxy. As printed: 21,927,563. View filing ↗
  • Exact Sciences, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-29. CEO total compensation as printed in Exact Sciences's own proxy. As printed: 15,539,378. View filing ↗
  • Natera, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-23. CEO total compensation as printed in Natera's own proxy. As printed: 14,957,319. View filing ↗
  • Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-06. CEO total compensation as printed in Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 14,867,600. View filing ↗
  • Nevro, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-12. CEO total compensation as printed in Nevro's own proxy. As printed: 11,453,548. View filing ↗
  • QuidelOrtho, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in QuidelOrtho's own proxy. As printed: 11,255,782. View filing ↗
  • iRhythm Technologies, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in iRhythm Technologies's own proxy. As printed: 11,003,163. View filing ↗
  • Maravai LifeSciences, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Maravai LifeSciences's own proxy. As printed: 10,129,708. View filing ↗
  • Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-01-27. CEO total compensation as printed in Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 9,029,861. View filing ↗
  • Neogen, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-08-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Neogen's own proxy. As printed: 8,693,916. View filing ↗
  • Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Acadia Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 8,256,518. View filing ↗
  • Sarepta Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Sarepta Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 7,840,666. View filing ↗
  • CareDx, Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-27. CEO total compensation as printed in CareDx's own proxy. As printed: 7,179,699. View filing ↗
  • Invitae (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2023-04-19. CEO total compensation as printed in Invitae's own proxy. As printed: 4,950,752. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, iRhythm Technologies reciprocity. DEF 14A. iRhythm Technologies's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Natera reciprocity. DEF 14A. Natera's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals reciprocity. DEF 14A. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Neogen reciprocity. DEF 14A. Neogen's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Nevro reciprocity. DEF 14A. Nevro's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ACADIA Pharmaceuticals reciprocity. DEF 14A. ACADIA Pharmaceuticals's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Exact Sciences reciprocity. DEF 14A. Exact Sciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, CareDx reciprocity. DEF 14A. CareDx's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, BioMarin Pharmaceutical reciprocity. DEF 14A. BioMarin Pharmaceutical's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, QuidelOrtho reciprocity. DEF 14A. QuidelOrtho's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals reciprocity. DEF 14A. Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Sarepta Therapeutics reciprocity. DEF 14A. Sarepta Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Maravai LifeSciences reciprocity. DEF 14A. Maravai LifeSciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Invitae. View filing ↗