Fiscal year 2025 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.
Each company listed discloses EXPO 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 EXPO in an earlier year and no longer does, and one whose own most recent disclosure is older than the last two seasons.
| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | $970,000 | $900,000 | $1,120,164 | $678,510 | $0 | $0 | $67,900 | $3,736,574 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Richard Schlenker | 650,000 | 540,000 | 680,040 | 452,340 | 0 | 0 | 45,500 | 2,367,880 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Joseph Rakow | 687,500 | 540,000 | 720,082 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48,125 | 1,995,707 |
| Group Vice President | ||||||||
| Maureen Reitman | 662,500 | 480,000 | 640,165 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46,375 | 1,829,040 |
| Group Vice President | ||||||||
| Joseph Sala | 543,750 | 495,000 | 580,103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38,063 | 1,656,916 |
| Group Vice President | ||||||||
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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | $3,736,574 | $3,495,084 | $3,558,964 | +241,490 |
| Richard Schlenker | 2,367,880 | 2,249,687 | 2,271,677 | +118,193 |
| Joseph Rakow | 1,995,707 | 2,155,614 | 2,065,402 | −159,907 |
| Maureen Reitman | 1,829,040 | 1,818,233 | 1,588,185 | +10,807 |
| Joseph Sala | 1,656,916 | 1,412,646 | — | +244,270 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | RSU | 2025-03-14 | — | — | 4,157 | — | $343,909 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | RSU | 2025-03-14 | — | — | 2,613 | — | 216,173 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | OPTION | 2025-02-20 | — | — | 21,000 | — | 678,510 |
| Joseph Rakow | RSU | 2025-03-14 | — | — | 4,352 | — | 360,041 |
| Maureen Reitman | RSU | 2025-03-14 | — | — | 3,869 | — | 320,082 |
| Joseph Sala | RSU | 2025-03-14 | — | — | 3,506 | — | 290,051 |
| Richard Schlenker | RSU | 2025-03-14 | — | — | 4,110 | — | 340,020 |
| Richard Schlenker | OPTION | 2025-02-20 | — | — | 14,000 | — | 452,340 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | $560,082 | $0 | $678,510 | 0.0% |
| Joseph Rakow | 360,041 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Maureen Reitman | 320,082 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Joseph Sala | 290,051 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Richard Schlenker | 340,020 | 0 | 452,340 | 0.0% |
% performance-vested = PSU grant-date fair value ÷ (RSU + PSU + Options), a computed value with the derivation shown in the register.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | RSU | 6,770 | — | $474,916 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | RSU | 6,358 | — | 446,014 |
| Maureen Reitman | RSU | 3,869 | — | 271,410 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | RSU | 6,063 | — | 425,319 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | RSU | 5,999 | — | 420,830 |
| Joseph Rakow | RSU | 5,811 | — | 407,642 |
| Joseph Rakow | RSU | 4,352 | — | 305,293 |
| Maureen Reitman | RSU | 4,169 | — | 292,455 |
| Richard Schlenker | RSU | 4,110 | — | 288,317 |
| Richard Schlenker | RSU | 3,815 | — | 267,622 |
| Joseph Rakow | RSU | 3,800 | — | 266,570 |
| Richard Schlenker | RSU | 3,790 | — | 265,869 |
| Richard Schlenker | RSU | 3,600 | — | 252,540 |
| Joseph Sala | RSU | 3,506 | — | 245,946 |
| Joseph Sala | RSU | 2,906 | — | 203,856 |
| Maureen Reitman | RSU | 2,755 | — | 193,263 |
| Joseph Rakow | RSU | 2,649 | — | 185,827 |
| Maureen Reitman | RSU | 2,400 | — | 168,360 |
| Joseph Sala | RSU | 1,600 | — | 112,240 |
| Joseph Sala | RSU | 1,590 | — | 111,539 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 21,000 | 85.5 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 18,000 | 75.87 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 24,000 | 79.43 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 24,000 | 25.41 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 9,000 | 107.31 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 30,000 | 54.95 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 5,625 | 87.9 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 20,000 | 94.2 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 28,000 | 37.45 | — |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Option | 22,480 | 29.05 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 14,000 | 85.5 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 12,000 | 75.87 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 6,000 | 107.31 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 3,750 | 87.9 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 13,333 | 94.2 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 16,000 | 79.43 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 20,000 | 54.95 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 28,000 | 37.45 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 3,442 | 29.05 | — |
| Richard Schlenker | Option | 4,230 | 23.63 | — |
Our fundamental compensation philosophy is to align management’s incentives with the long-term interests of our stockholders, create a sense of partnership and provide a retention vehicle. We strive to compensate our named executive officers competitively with executives and consulting professionals throughout the industry and geographies in which we operate, based on company performance, individual achievements, and the competitive environment.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Compensia |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-04 | 40,412,638 | 753,397 | 81,172 | 97.98% | Passed |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 41,974,151 | 1,851,126 | 50,667 | 95.67% | 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.
| Meeting year | Meeting date | Approval — company's computation |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-06-04 | 97.98%a |
| 2025 | 2025-06-05 | 95.67%b |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against this proposal.”.
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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | 19 : 1 |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | $199,314 |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul R. JohnstonIndependent | $155,000 | $155,014 | — | — | — | $310,014 |
| Paul R. Johnston, Ph.DIndependent · Not standing for re-election · Departed during FY | 155,000 | 155,014 | — | — | — | 310,014 |
| Karen A. RichardsonIndependent · Audit · Human Resources | 122,000 | 155,014 | — | — | — | 277,014 |
| George H. BrownIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Human Resources | 117,000 | 155,014 | — | — | — | 272,014 |
| Debra L. ZumwaltIndependent · Audit · Human Resources (Chair) | 117,000 | 155,014 | — | — | — | 272,014 |
| Carol LindstromIndependent · Audit · Human Resources | 107,000 | 155,014 | — | — | — | 262,014 |
| Richard L. Schlenker JrEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.DEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $107,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $155,014 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | $321,000 |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $773,000 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $930,084 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,703,084 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
The compensation peer group as the company disclosed it in its own proxy — the reference set behind the percentile above.
Of the companies Exponent 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 Exponent.
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 | CRA International | 2025 | Max Mitchell | $1,244,231 | $5,480,738 | $1,562,506 | $1,840,200 | $10,518,852 |
| 2 | FTI Consulting | 2025 | Steven Gunby | 1,000,000 | 7,450,943 | 0 | 1,805,152 | 10,273,735 |
| 3 | ICF International | 2025 | John Wasson | 1,003,096 | 4,715,918 | 0 | 1,122,332 | 6,857,678 |
| 4 | Exponent | 2025 | Catherine Ford Corrigan | 970,000 | 1,120,164 | 678,510 | 0 | 3,736,574 |
| 5 | Resources Connection | 2025 | Kate Duchene | 825,000 | 1,832,485 | 0 | 0 | 2,673,316 |
| 6 | The Hackett Group | 2025 | Ted A. Fernandez | 900,000 | 334,688 | 0 | 393,750 | 1,628,438 |
| — | Huron Consulting Group | — | — | — | — | — | — | not in coverage universe |
| — | Korn/Ferry International | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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.
| Company | Annual incentive payout | Long-term vehicle mix | PSU measures include TSR | Compensation consultant |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exponent | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | Compensia |
| CRA International | 122.7% | PSU 55 · Options 25 · RSU 20 | No | FW Cook |
| FTI Consulting | not disclosed | PSU 67 · RSU 33 | Yes — Company Relative TSR | Pearl Meyer |
| Huron Consulting Group | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| ICF International | 86.41% | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | Aon Human Capital Solutions Practice |
| Korn/Ferry International | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed | not disclosed |
| Resources Connection | not disclosed | PSU 50 · RSU 50 | No | not disclosed |
| The Hackett Group | not disclosed | RSU 100 | not disclosed | PayGovernance |
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.
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.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Catherine Ford Corrigan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 3,736,574. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 495437–495446 |
| 2 | Section 01, Richard Schlenker | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 2,367,880. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c25 · span 530896–530905 |
| 3 | Section 01, Joseph Rakow | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 1,995,707. Filing ↗machine: r10 · c25 · span 566367–566376 |
| 4 | Section 01, Maureen Reitman | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 1,829,040. Filing ↗machine: r14 · c25 · span 601435–601444 |
| 5 | Section 01, Joseph Sala | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Summary Compensation Table” · page 34. As printed: 1,656,916. Filing ↗machine: r18 · c25 · span 636499–636508 |
| 6 | Section 03, Catherine Ford Corrigan RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 684450–684457 |
| 7 | Section 03, Catherine Ford Corrigan RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 691781–691788 |
| 8 | Section 03, Catherine Ford Corrigan OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 699107–699114 |
| 9 | Section 03, Joseph Rakow RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 740515–740522 |
| 10 | Section 03, Maureen Reitman RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 761224–761231 |
| 11 | Section 03, Joseph Sala RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 781930–781937 |
| 12 | Section 03, Richard Schlenker RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 712487–712494 |
| 13 | Section 03, Richard Schlenker OPTION | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Grants of Plan-Based Awards in Fiscal 2025 Table” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 727146–727153 |
| 14 | Section 07, pay ratio | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: 19 : 1. Filing ↗ |
| 15 | Section 08, Paul R. Johnston | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 310,014. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 08, Paul R. Johnston, Ph.D | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 310,014. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 08, Karen A. Richardson | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 277,014. Filing ↗ |
| 18 | Section 08, George H. Brown | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 272,014. Filing ↗ |
| 19 | Section 08, Debra L. Zumwalt | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 272,014. Filing ↗ |
| 20 | Section 08, Carol Lindstrom | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,014. Filing ↗ |
| 21 | Section 08, Richard L. Schlenker Jr | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 22 | Section 08, Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 06, 2026 vote | Form 8-K | 2026-06-10 | 0001171843-26-004036 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.98% (votes for as printed: 40,412,638). Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-10 | 0001171843-25-003818 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 95.67% (votes for as printed: 41,974,151). Filing ↗ |
| 25 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 26 | Section 03b vehicle mix (computed) | Computed | — | computed | RSU / PSU / Options grant-date fair values summed per officer from the grants table; % performance-vested = PSU ÷ (RSU+PSU+Options).machine: formula: sums + PSU ratio |
| 27 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | computed | Cash 773,000 + equity 930,084 + all other 0 = 1,703,084, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,703,084 |
| 28 | CRA International, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-13 | 0001193125-26-105005 | CEO total compensation as printed in CRA International's own proxy. As printed: 10,518,852. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c35 · span 842112–842122 |
| 29 | FTI Consulting, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001193125-26-165147 | CEO total compensation as printed in FTI Consulting's own proxy. As printed: 10,273,735. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c18 · span 1110308–1110318 |
| 30 | ICF International, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-22 | 0001140361-26-016102 | CEO total compensation as printed in ICF International's own proxy. As printed: 6,857,678. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c19 · span 1792780–1792789 |
| 31 | Exponent (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-20 | 0001193125-26-163945 | CEO total compensation as printed in Exponent's own proxy. As printed: 3,736,574. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c25 · span 495437–495446 |
| 32 | Resources Connection, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2025-09-04 | 0001084765-25-000144 | CEO total compensation as printed in Resources Connection's own proxy. As printed: 2,673,316. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c30 · span 794481–794490 |
| 33 | The Hackett Group, Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-03-20 | 0001193125-26-117620 | CEO total compensation as printed in The Hackett Group's own proxy. As printed: 1,628,438. Filing ↗machine: t4 · r2 · c17 · span 411851–411860 |
| 34 | Section 10a, FTI Consulting reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-165147 | FTI Consulting names Exponent in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 35 | Section 10a, CRA International reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001193125-26-105005 | CRA International's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Exponent. Filing ↗ |
| 36 | Section 10a, ICF International reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001140361-26-016102 | ICF International names Exponent in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). Filing ↗ |
| 37 | Section 10a, Resources Connection reciprocity | DEF 14A | — | 0001084765-25-000144 | Resources Connection's most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Exponent. Filing ↗ |