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 GOCO 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 GOCO 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | $969,231 | $2,000,000 | $10,734,997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $53,027 | $13,757,255 |
| Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Michael Hargis | 500,000 | 200,000 | 1,239,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 253,562 | 2,192,562 |
| Chief Operating Officer | ||||||||
| Brendan Shanahan | 500,000 | 200,000 | 1,239,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119,938 | 2,058,938 |
| Chief Financial 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.
| Named executive officer | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | FY2023 total | Δ FY2024→2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | $13,757,255 | $6,262,772 | — | +7,494,483 |
| Michael Hargis | 2,192,562 | 2,456,224 | — | −263,662 |
| Brendan Shanahan | 2,058,938 | 2,054,816 | — | +4,122 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hargis | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | $1,239,000 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 10,734,997 |
| Brendan Shanahan | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | 1,239,000 |
| Named executive officer | Time-vested (RSU) | Performance-vested (PSU) | Options / SARs | % performance-vested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Hargis | $1,239,000 | $0 | $0 | 0.0% |
| Vijay Kotte | 10,734,997 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Brendan Shanahan | 1,239,000 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 218,551 | — | $469,885 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 111,112 | — | 238,891 |
| Michael Hargis | RSU | 66,667 | — | 143,334 |
| Vijay Kotte | Option | 47,222 | 11.85 | — |
| Vijay Kotte | Option | 55,556 | 10.65 | — |
| Michael Hargis | RSU | 100,000 | — | 215,000 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 55,556 | — | 119,445 |
| Brendan Shanahan | RSU | 100,000 | — | 215,000 |
| Vijay Kotte | RSU | 185,000 | — | 397,750 |
| Vijay Kotte | Option | 27,778 | 14.1 | — |
| Michael Hargis | RSU | 16,667 | — | 35,834 |
Our executive compensation program is based on a pay for performance philosophy and is designed to balance the following objectives: Attract, engage, motivate, retain and appropriately reward executives for their contributions to our business, our customers, our partners and our stockholders; Closely align executive interests and rewards with the interests of our stockholders; Drive the achievement of the Company s purpose, mission, values and strategy; Provide competitive compensation compared to the external market
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | 100% |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Pearl Meyer and Partners, LLC |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | false |
| Meeting year | Meeting date | For | Against | Abstain | Support | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-06-18 | 17,026,293 | 992,227 | 26,801 | 94.49% | Passed |
| 2024 | 2024-06-12 | 17,612,402 | 359,087 | 3,130 | 98% | Passed |
| 2023 | 2023-05-23 | 16,604,620 | 73,103 | 4,985 | 99.56% | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-06-18 | 94.49%a |
| 2024 | 2024-06-12 | 98%b |
| 2023 | 2023-05-23 | 99.56%c |
a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP, the Say-on-Pay Vote or the approval of the amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated 2020 Incentive Award Plan.”.
b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP or the Say-on-Pay Vote.”.
c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions have no effect on the ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP or 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.
| Ratio (CEO : median employee) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO total compensation | — |
| Median employee compensation | — |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William L. TransierIndependent · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Transformation · Partial-year service · Newly elected | $262,742 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $262,742 |
| Alan J. CarrIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Audit · Transformation (Chair) · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 262,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262,742 |
| Timothy R. PohlIndependent · Transformation · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 262,742 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 262,742 |
| Clinton P. JonesIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| Brandon M. CruzIndependent · Compensation (Chair) | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| David FisherIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Compensation | 150,000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 150,000 |
| Mark WeinstenIndependent · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 135,484 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135,484 |
| Alexander E. TimmIndependent · Departed during FY | 127,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,419 |
| Karoline H. HiluIndependent · Departed during FY | 127,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,419 |
| Alan WheatleyIndependent · Departed during FY | 127,419 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127,419 |
| Vijay KotteEmployee director | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bao TruongIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Transformation · Partial-year service · Newly elected | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy W. GelberIndependent · Transformation · Departed during FY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Abhiraj ModiIndependent · Departed during FY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $150,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $150,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | — |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $1,755,967 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,755,967 |
Computed as the sum of the director compensation table rows above; inputs and formula shown in the register.
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 | GoHealth | 2025 | Vijay Kotte | $969,231 | $10,734,997 | $0 | $0 | $13,757,255 |
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.
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, Vijay Kotte | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 25. As printed: 13,757,255. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 302282–302293 |
| 2 | Section 01, Michael Hargis | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 25. As printed: 2,192,562. Filing ↗machine: r7 · c24 · span 322279–322288 |
| 3 | Section 01, Brendan Shanahan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “COMPENSATION TABLES” · page 25. As printed: 2,058,938. Filing ↗machine: r5 · c24 · span 312255–312264 |
| 4 | Section 03, Michael Hargis RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION TABLES” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t73 · r7 · c12 · span 319893–319902 |
| 5 | Section 03, Vijay Kotte RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION TABLES” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t73 · r3 · c12 · span 299895–299905 |
| 6 | Section 03, Brendan Shanahan RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “TABLE OF CONTENTS COMPENSATION TABLES” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: t73 · r5 · c12 · span 310150–310159 |
| 7 | Section 07, pay ratio | 10-K | 2026-03-31 | 0001628280-26-022454 | Section “CEO Pay Ratio”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, William L. Transier | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,742. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r11 · c3 · span 461075–461082 |
| 9 | Section 08, Alan J. Carr | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,742. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r12 · c3 · span 462921–462928 |
| 10 | Section 08, Timothy R. Pohl | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 262,742. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r13 · c3 · span 464824–464831 |
| 11 | Section 08, Clinton P. Jones | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r6 · c3 · span 451481–451488 |
| 12 | Section 08, Brandon M. Cruz | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r2 · c3 · span 443906–443913 |
| 13 | Section 08, David Fisher | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 150,000. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r3 · c3 · span 445796–445803 |
| 14 | Section 08, Mark Weinsten | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 135,484. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r14 · c3 · span 466674–466681 |
| 15 | Section 08, Alexander E. Timm | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,419. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r9 · c3 · span 457313–457320 |
| 16 | Section 08, Karoline H. Hilu | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,419. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r5 · c3 · span 449641–449648 |
| 17 | Section 08, Alan Wheatley | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 127,419. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r10 · c3 · span 459164–459171 |
| 18 | Section 08, Vijay Kotte | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r7 · c9 · span 454325–454327 |
| 19 | Section 08, Bao Truong | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r15 · c9 · span 469422–469424 |
| 20 | Section 08, Jeremy W. Gelber | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r4 · c9 · span 448755–448757 |
| 21 | Section 08, Abhiraj Modi | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗machine: t89 · r8 · c9 · span 456423–456425 |
| 22 | Section 06, 2025 vote | Form 8-K | 2025-06-20 | 0001628280-25-032314 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 94.49% (votes for as printed: 17,026,293). Filing ↗ |
| 23 | Section 06, 2024 vote | Form 8-K | 2024-06-14 | 0001808220-24-000061 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98% (votes for as printed: 17,612,402). Filing ↗ |
| 24 | Section 06, 2023 vote | Form 8-K | 2023-05-26 | 0001808220-23-000072 | Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 99.56% (votes for as printed: 16,604,620). 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 1,755,967 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 1,755,967, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,755,967 |
| 28 | GoHealth (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-30 | 0001140361-26-018208 | CEO total compensation as printed in GoHealth's own proxy. As printed: 13,757,255. Filing ↗machine: r3 · c24 · span 302282–302293 |