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Fiscal year 2024 · Filings through 2026-04-30

Adverum Biotechnologies (ADVM)

CEO Laurent Fischer was paid $4,131,290 in fiscal year 2024, ↑ up 167.1% from fiscal year 2023, the 60th percentile of its disclosed peer group (SEC filing 0001140361-25-016005 ↗): executive and director compensation, incentive-plan design, equity activity, and governance — every figure in this brief is traceable to its exact location in the company’s SEC filing — the document, the section, the page, and the table, linked directly.

$4,131,290 ↑
Laurent Fischer total, FY2024
60th
CEO pay percentile vs peers
19:1
CEO-to-median pay ratio
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Summary Compensation Table — fiscal year 2024

Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
Laurent Fischer$691,795$0$171,363$2,839,252$415,080$0$13,800$4,131,290
President and Chief Executive Officer
Kishor Soparkar509,300055,4371,062,124203,720012,5971,843,178
Chief Operating Officer
Linda Rubinstein499,60000892,685199,840013,8001,605,925
Chief Financial Officer
Setareh Seyedkazemi497,500025,190867,631199,00009,1211,598,442
Chief Development Officer
Rabia Ozden281,250150,0000732,503112,022029,3581,305,133
Chief Medical 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 officerFY2024 totalFY2023 totalFY2022 totalΔ FY2023→2024
Laurent Fischer$4,131,290$1,546,477$2,906,639↑ +2,584,813
Kishor Soparkar1,843,178903,0241,346,784↑ +940,154
Linda Rubinstein1,605,9252,301,333111,888↓ −695,408
Setareh Seyedkazemi1,598,442799,3621,520,756↑ +799,080
Rabia Ozden1,305,133———

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

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Companies that benchmark against ADVM
5 companies name ADVM as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses ADVM 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 ADVM in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.

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Equity transactions since the proxy statement was filed

No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.

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Outstanding equity awards at fiscal year-end 2024

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Kishor SoparkarOption7,43812.9—
Laurent FischerOption10,50012.9—
Laurent FischerOption52,3137.5—
Linda RubinsteinOption62,0837.15—
Kishor SoparkarOption22,5007.5—
Kishor SoparkarPSU14,666—68,490
Rabia OzdenOption2,66713.5—
Setareh SeyedkazemiOption11,51117.3—
Setareh SeyedkazemiOption43,4587.15—
Rabia OzdenOption44,0107.15—
Laurent FischerOption2,840134.4—
Kishor SoparkarOption4,33412.9—
Rabia OzdenOption85,0007.32—
Laurent FischerPSU45,333—211,705
Setareh SeyedkazemiPSU6,664—31,121
Kishor SoparkarOption45,00019.9—
Laurent FischerOption200,0007.15—
Laurent FischerOption110,42019.9—
Laurent FischerOption16,87610.9—
Laurent FischerOption18,37512.9—
Linda RubinsteinOption35,00019.9—
Kishor SoparkarOption582134.4—
Linda RubinsteinOption46,04221—
Setareh SeyedkazemiOption40,00019.9—
Setareh SeyedkazemiOption14,0637.5—
Setareh SeyedkazemiOption2,83412.9—
Kishor SoparkarOption64,3947.15—
Kishor SoparkarOption4,09610.9—
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Incentive-plan design — the Compensation Discussion & Analysis

Adverum aligns executive financial interests with stockholders by making a significant portion of compensation variable and tied to the achievement of key financial and strategic performance objectives and stock price performance. The program is designed to attract and retain high-performing leaders, emphasize a pay-for-performance culture without encouraging excessive risk, and support strategic initiatives.

CEO STI target (% of salary)—
CEO LTI target (% of salary)—
Independent consultantAon
Clawback policytrue
Anti-hedgingtrue
Anti-pledgingtrue
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CEO pay ratio

Ratio (CEO : median employee)19 : 1
CEO total compensation—
Median employee compensation$212,303
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Director compensation — fiscal year 2024

DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Patrick MachadoIndependent · Board Chair · Audit (Chair) · Compensation$102,500—$77,767—$0$180,267
Szilard KissNot independent26,224—120,669—33,150180,043
James ScopaIndependent · Audit · Compensation (Chair)65,000—59,197—0124,197
Scott WhitcupIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Research and Development60,000—59,197—0119,197
Dawn SvoronosIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair)60,000—59,197—0119,197
Mark LupherIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Research and Development52,500—59,197—0111,697
Reed TucksonIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance52,500—59,197—0111,697
C. David NicholsonIndependent · Research and Development47,500—59,197—0106,697
Soo HongIndependent · Compensation47,500—59,197—0106,697
Laurent FischerEmployee director—————0
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Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$40,000
Annual equity retainer—
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)10,000 / 15,000 / 10,000
Stock ownership guideline—
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Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2024
Cash retainers and fees$513,724
Equity awards (grant-date value)$0
All other compensation$33,150
Total cost of the board$546,874

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

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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.

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Peer reciprocity

Of the companies Adverum Biotechnologies 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 Adverum Biotechnologies.

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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.

RankCompanyFYChief executiveSalaryStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveTotal
1Ocular Therapeutics2025Pravin Dugel$819,200$18,608,000$15,567,000$0$35,946,958
2MeiraGTx2025Alexandria Forbes840,0005,823,500——8,330,006
3RAPT Therapeutics2024Brian Wong630,00005,927,297416,0006,979,539
4Allakos2023Robert Alexander805,4602,171,3402,623,519684,6416,299,426
5EyePoint Pharmaceuticals2025Jay Duker696,2511,610,7002,604,113632,7005,568,352
6Solid Biosciences2025Alexander Cumbo650,9882,318,2751,792,39705,223,442
7CytomX Therapeutics2025Sean McCarthy675,2901,150,4632,158,170749,5724,738,495
8Aldeyra Therapeutics2025Todd Brady700,00003,801,379189,0004,704,179
9Adverum Biotechnologies2024Laurent Fischer691,795171,3632,839,252415,0804,131,290
10Taysha Gene Therapies2025Sean Nolan645,8401,651,1251,258,425542,5064,099,065
11Nkarta2025Paul Hastings674,384236,2501,711,957344,9472,978,038
12Allovir2025Andrew Oxtoby537,73301,687,076344,3062,569,115
13Voyager Therapeutics2025Alfred Sandrock674,903611,900843,900361,9172,508,370
14Kodiak Sciences2025Victor Perlroth792,4970923,032772,8242,499,221
15Assembly Biosciences2025Jason Okazaki647,500661,671573,574585,0002,482,987
16Lineage Cell Therapeutics2025Brian Culley691,8000882,970518,9002,111,170
174D Molecular Therapeutics2025David Kirn667,2520822,750560,5972,051,343
18Alector2025Arnon Rosenthal678,100422,876558,216325,4881,995,018
19Generation Bio Co.2024Geoff McDonough655,3010790,358360,4161,808,274
20Syros Pharmaceuticals2023Conley Chee479,092369,4600192,4551,041,697
21Ovid Therapeutics2025Margaret Alexander515,00024,806118,466350,0001,022,272
—Tenaya Therapeutics——————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.

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Incentive design against the same peers

CompanyAnnual incentive payoutLong-term vehicle mixPSU measures include TSRCompensation consultant
Adverum Biotechnologiesnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
4D Molecular Therapeutics140%Options 100not disclosedRadford (part of the Rewards Solutions practice at Aon plc)
Aldeyra Therapeuticsnot disclosedOption 100not disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Alector80%not disclosednot disclosedPearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
Allakosnot disclosedOptions 55 · RSU 45NoCompensia
Allovirnot disclosedOption 100not disclosedAon plc
Assembly Biosciencesnot disclosedOptions 100NoAlpine Rewards, LLC
CytomX Therapeuticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
EyePoint Pharmaceuticalsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
Generation Bio Co.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia
Kodiak Sciences150%Options 100not disclosedCompensia, Inc.
Lineage Cell Therapeuticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAnderson
MeiraGTxnot disclosedRSU 100not disclosedTotal Compensation Solutions
Nkartanot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon Consulting, Inc.
Ocular Therapeutics145%not disclosedNoAon
Ovid Therapeuticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAlpine Rewards, LLP
RAPT Therapeutics120%Option 100not disclosedAon plc/Radford
Solid Biosciences100%not disclosedNoRadford (AON Hewitt)
Syros Pharmaceuticalsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia Inc.
Taysha Gene Therapiesnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosedAon
Tenaya Therapeuticsnot disclosednot disclosednot disclosednot disclosed
Voyager Therapeutics97.5%not disclosedNoAlpine Rewards, LLC

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Who was the highest-paid executive at Adverum Biotechnologies in fiscal 2024?
As disclosed, Laurent Fischer (President and Chief Executive Officer) was the highest-paid executive at Adverum Biotechnologies in fiscal 2024, with total compensation of $4,131,290.
How does Adverum Biotechnologies's chief executive pay compare to its disclosed peer group?
As disclosed, Laurent Fischer's total compensation ranked at the 60th percentile of Adverum Biotechnologies's disclosed peer group.
What is Adverum Biotechnologies's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio?
As disclosed, Adverum Biotechnologies's CEO-to-median employee pay ratio was 19:1.
How much does Adverum Biotechnologies spend in total on board compensation for fiscal 2024?
As disclosed, Adverum Biotechnologies reported total board compensation of $546,874 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.

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Source register

Each figure's location is given both for the eye (section · page · table · row · column) and for a script (table/row/column index and exact character span in the filed document). Any figure can be independently confirmed against the source.

#SupportsDocumentFiledAccessionLocation in document
1Section 01, Laurent FischerDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 4,131,290. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 929707–929716
2Section 01, Kishor SoparkarDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,843,178. Filing ↗machine: r12 · c24 · span 972299–972308
3Section 01, Linda RubinsteinDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,605,925. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 942822–942831
4Section 01, Setareh SeyedkazemiDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,598,442. Filing ↗machine: r9 · c24 · span 959786–959795
5Section 01, Rabia OzdenDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,305,133. Filing ↗machine: r8 · c24 · span 955355–955364
6Section 07, pay ratioDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 19 : 1. Filing ↗
7Section 08, Patrick MachadoDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,267. Filing ↗machine: span 689776–689958
8Section 08, Szilard KissDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 180,043. Filing ↗machine: span 684779–684961
9Section 08, James ScopaDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 124,197. Filing ↗machine: span 694772–694954
10Section 08, Scott WhitcupDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 119,197. Filing ↗machine: span 702402–702627
11Section 08, Dawn SvoronosDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 119,197. Filing ↗machine: span 697444–697669
12Section 08, Mark LupherDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 111,697. Filing ↗machine: span 687449–687674
13Section 08, Reed TucksonDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 111,697. Filing ↗machine: span 699807–700032
14Section 08, C. David NicholsonDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 106,697. Filing ↗machine: span 692453–692635
15Section 08, Soo HongDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 106,697. Filing ↗machine: span 682520–682702
16Section 08, Laurent FischerDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗
17Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed)Computed——Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1)
18Section 09b board cost (computed)Computed——Cash 513,724 + equity 0 + all other 33,150 = 546,874, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 546,874
19Ocular Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-053176CEO total compensation as printed in Ocular Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 35,946,958. Filing ↗machine: t128 · r3 · c15 · span 574379–574389
20MeiraGTx, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001104659-26-052190CEO total compensation as printed in MeiraGTx's own proxy. As printed: 8,330,006. Filing ↗
21RAPT Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-140000950170-25-053517CEO total compensation as printed in RAPT Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 6,979,539. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c23 · span 816852–816861
22Allakos, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2024-04-230000950170-24-047043CEO total compensation as printed in Allakos's own proxy. As printed: 6,299,426. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c26 · span 505098–505107
23EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-270001193125-26-182035CEO total compensation as printed in EyePoint Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 5,568,352. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c22 · span 573692–573701
24Solid Biosciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001193125-26-173642CEO total compensation as printed in Solid Biosciences's own proxy. As printed: 5,223,442. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 472915–472924
25CytomX Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-300001140361-26-018237CEO total compensation as printed in CytomX Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 4,738,495. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 739353–739362
26Aldeyra Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-270001193125-26-182099CEO total compensation as printed in Aldeyra Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 4,704,179. Filing ↗machine: span 302788–302797
27Adverum Biotechnologies (subject), Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-280001140361-25-016005CEO total compensation as printed in Adverum Biotechnologies's own proxy. As printed: 4,131,290. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c24 · span 929707–929716
28Taysha Gene Therapies, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001193125-26-168525CEO total compensation as printed in Taysha Gene Therapies's own proxy. As printed: 4,099,065. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c27 · span 289105–289114
29Nkarta, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-230001140361-26-016403CEO total compensation as printed in Nkarta's own proxy. As printed: 2,978,038. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 344226–344235
30Allovir, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-240001193125-26-177362CEO total compensation as printed in Allovir's own proxy. As printed: 2,569,115. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 295176–295185
31Voyager Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001104659-26-050297CEO total compensation as printed in Voyager Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 2,508,370. Filing ↗machine: t9 · r1 · c47 · span 370852–370861
32Kodiak Sciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001193125-26-170429CEO total compensation as printed in Kodiak Sciences's own proxy. As printed: 2,499,221. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c14 · span 905058–905068
33Assembly Biosciences, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-220001193125-26-170417CEO total compensation as printed in Assembly Biosciences's own proxy. As printed: 2,482,987. Filing ↗machine: t38 · r2 · c25 · span 1134174–1134183
34Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-290001193125-26-191556CEO total compensation as printed in Lineage Cell Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 2,111,170. Filing ↗machine: span 377951–377960
354D Molecular Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001140361-26-017427CEO total compensation as printed in 4D Molecular Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 2,051,343. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c21 · span 356185–356194
36Alector, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-280001193125-26-186928CEO total compensation as printed in Alector's own proxy. As printed: 1,995,018. Filing ↗machine: span 1038665–1038674
37Generation Bio Co., Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2025-04-230001558370-25-005263CEO total compensation as printed in Generation Bio Co.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,808,274. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c14 · span 601081–601090
38Syros Pharmaceuticals, Section 10b CEO total10-K2024-04-230001193125-24-105876CEO total compensation as printed in Syros Pharmaceuticals's own proxy. As printed: 1,041,697. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c27 · span 248160–248169
39Ovid Therapeutics, Section 10b CEO totalDEF 14A2026-04-270001628280-26-027621CEO total compensation as printed in Ovid Therapeutics's own proxy. As printed: 1,022,272. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c42 · span 259572–259581
40Section 10a, Generation Bio Co. reciprocityDEF 14A—0001558370-25-005263Generation Bio Co.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Adverum Biotechnologies. Filing ↗
41Section 10a, Ocular Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-053176Ocular Therapeutics's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Adverum Biotechnologies. Filing ↗
42Section 10a, Alector reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-186928Alector's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Adverum Biotechnologies. Filing ↗
43Section 10a, Assembly Biosciences reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-170417Assembly Biosciences names Adverum Biotechnologies in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
44Section 10a, Allakos reciprocityDEF 14A—0000950170-24-047043Allakos's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Adverum Biotechnologies. Filing ↗
45Section 10a, Kodiak Sciences reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-170429Kodiak Sciences's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Adverum Biotechnologies. Filing ↗
46Section 10a, Lineage Cell Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A—0001193125-26-191556Lineage Cell Therapeutics names Adverum Biotechnologies in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗
47Section 10a, Voyager Therapeutics reciprocityDEF 14A—0001104659-26-050297Voyager Therapeutics names Adverum Biotechnologies in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗

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