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Huron Consulting (HURN): executive pay, fiscal 2025

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CEO total pay$7,198,354CEO C. Mark Hussey · source
Say-on-pay support98.55%Latest vote · source
CEO vs. named peers62nd pct.Of 14 peer CEOs

CEO pay, last three years

  • $5,706,403FY2023
  • $6,519,978FY2024
  • $7,198,354FY2025

CEO total pay was $7,198,354 in fiscal 2025, up from $6,519,978 in fiscal 2024.

FY2025: salary $1,021,875 · bonus $0 · stock awards $4,612,525 · option awards $0

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Summary compensation table
Named executive officerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension / NQDCAll otherTotal
C. Mark Hussey$1,021,875$0$4,612,525$0$1,515,975$0$47,979$7,198,354
Chief Executive Officer and President
John Kelly647,91701,625,0710795,600039,1353,107,723
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
J. Ronald Dail675,00001,080,0270654,075034,0042,443,106
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
Hope Katz422,2920524,9200325,125043,6861,316,023
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

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 officerFY2025 totalFY2024 totalFY2023 totalΔ FY2024→2025
C. Mark Hussey$7,198,354$6,519,978$5,706,403↑ +678,376
John Kelly3,107,7232,953,9332,963,710↑ +153,790
J. Ronald Dail2,443,1062,480,9952,453,704↓ −37,889
Hope Katz1,316,023———

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

Huron's compensation philosophy is focused on motivating and effectively rewarding executives for their significant contributions while aligning their interests with the Company and stockholders. The program aims to attract and retain extraordinary leaders, reward profitable growth, and uphold strong governance by balancing financial and non-financial results.

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

Grants of plan-based awards — fiscal year 2025

ExecutiveAwardGrant dateThresholdTargetGrantedMaximumGrant-date fair value
J. Ronald DailPSU2025-03-011,2404,959—9,918$756,049
J. Ronald DailRSU2025-03-01——2,125—323,978
C. Mark HusseyPSU2025-03-015,29521,178—42,3563,228,798
C. Mark HusseyRSU2025-03-01——9,076—1,383,727
Hope KatzPSU2025-03-014881,951—3,902297,449
Hope KatzRSU2025-03-01——836—127,457
Hope KatzRSU2025-03-01——656—100,014
John KellyPSU2025-03-011,8657,461—14,9221,137,504
John KellyRSU2025-03-01——3,198—487,567

Vehicle mix — grant-date fair value by award type

Named executive officerTime-vested (RSU)Performance-vested (PSU)Options / SARs% performance-vested
J. Ronald Dail$323,978$756,049$070.0%
C. Mark Hussey1,383,7273,228,798070.0%
Hope Katz227,471297,449056.7%
John Kelly487,5671,137,504070.0%

% 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 2025

ExecutiveAwardShares unvestedExercise priceMarket value unvested
Hope KatzRSU656—$113,429
J. Ronald DailRSU788—136,253
Hope KatzRSU788—136,253
Hope KatzRSU836—144,553
J. Ronald DailRSU997—172,391
John KellyRSU1,235—213,544
J. Ronald DailRSU1,324—228,933
J. Ronald DailRSU1,902—328,875
Hope KatzPSU1,951—337,347
J. Ronald DailRSU2,125—367,434
C. Mark HusseyRSU2,553—441,439
John KellyRSU2,657—459,422
John KellyRSU3,198—552,966
J. Ronald DailPSU4,959—857,461
C. Mark HusseyRSU7,169—1,239,592
John KellyPSU7,461—1,290,082
C. Mark HusseyRSU9,076—1,569,331
J. Ronald DailRSU12,555—2,170,885
J. Ronald DailPSU13,310—2,301,432
John KellyRSU15,548—2,688,474
John KellyPSU18,592—3,214,743
C. Mark HusseyPSU21,178—3,661,888
C. Mark HusseyRSU32,161—5,560,889
C. Mark HusseyPSU50,176—8,675,932
Director compensation
DirectorCash feesStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentiveAll otherTotal
Hugh E. SawyerIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Nominating/Governance · Finance$268,750$179,950———$448,700
Peter K. MarkellIndependent · Audit (Chair) · Nominating/Governance · Technology120,000179,950———299,950
John McCartneyIndependent · Audit · Nominating/Governance119,375179,950———299,325
H. Eugene LockhartIndependent · Audit · Compensation · Finance (Chair)112,500179,950———292,450
Joy T. BrownIndependent · Compensation · Technology (Chair) · Finance110,000179,950———289,950
Ekta Singh-BushellIndependent · Not standing for re-election110,000179,950———289,950
Debra ZumwaltIndependent106,205179,950———286,155

Board fee structure and ownership guideline

Annual cash retainer$80,000
Annual equity retainer$180,000
Per board meeting fee—
Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov)25,000 / 20,000 / 15,000
Stock ownership guideline$5

Total cost of the board

ComponentFY2025
Cash retainers and fees$946,830
Equity awards (grant-date value)$1,259,650
All other compensation$0
Total cost of the board$2,206,480

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

Peer group, and who names Huron Consulting as a peer

Companies that benchmark against HURN

11 companies name HURN as a compensation peer

Each company listed discloses HURN 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 HURN 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 2025

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 Huron Consulting Group 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 Huron Consulting Group.

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
1Evolent Health, Inc.2025Seth Blackley$867,068$12,699,086$0$0$14,240,154
2R1 RCM, Inc.2023Lee Rivas900,00012,240,02101,015,20014,159,376
3Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.2023Anthony Jabbour250,00010,000,0080600,00011,303,648
4FTI Consulting Inc.2025Steven Gunby1,000,0007,450,94301,805,15210,273,735
5LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.2025Scott Howe690,0008,039,0470830,3469,582,835
6Huron Consulting Group2025C. Mark Hussey1,021,8754,612,52501,515,9757,198,354
7CBIZ, Inc.2025Jerome P. Grisko Jr.993,7505,237,6770576,0007,063,348
8ICF International, Inc.2025John Wasson1,003,0964,715,91801,122,3326,857,678
9Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.2024Thomas Monahan900,0004,233,37601,482,4076,636,483
10Blackbaud, Inc.2025Michael Gianoni800,0315,206,285006,022,250
11Perficient, Inc.2023Thomas Hogan553,5425,237,064005,809,472
12CRA International, Inc.2025Paul Maleh900,0002,099,92501,125,0004,156,568
13Exponent, Inc.2025Catherine Ford Corrigan970,0001,120,164678,51003,736,574
14Resources Connection, Inc.2026Roger Carlile475,9623,193,875003,669,837
15Premier, Inc.2023Gary Small617,077309,5900119,3401,107,726

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
Huron Consulting Groupnot disclosedPSU 70 · RSU 30not disclosedMercer (US) LLC
Blackbaud, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoCompensia, Inc.
CBIZ, Inc.64.0%RSU 50 · PSU 50NoMeridian Compensation Partners
CRA International, Inc.not disclosedPRSU 60 · RSU 40not disclosedSemler Brossy
Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.120%PSU 100NoMercer
Evolent Health, Inc.75%PSU 70 · RSU 30NoExequity
Exponent, Inc.not disclosednot disclosednot disclosedCompensia
FTI Consulting Inc.not disclosedPSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSRPearl Meyer
Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.not disclosedPSU 50 · RSU 50not disclosedSemler Brossy
ICF International, Inc.86.41%PSU 50 · RSU 50NoAon Human Capital Solutions Practice
LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.109.4%PSU 60 · RSU 40Yes — Relative TSR vs Russell 2000Compensia, Inc.
Perficient, Inc.not disclosednot disclosedNoLockton Companies LLC
Premier, Inc.not disclosedPSU 67 · RSU 33Yes — 3-year Total Shareholder Return (rTSR)Pearl Meyer & Partners, LLC
R1 RCM, Inc.94%PSU 75 · RSU 25NoSullivanCotter
Resources Connection, Inc.not disclosedRSU 100not disclosednot disclosed

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
20262026-05-0814,280,195122,04188,61298.55%Passed
20252025-05-0914,235,971168,384110,15798.08%Passed
20242024-05-0314,716,318262,89577,71597.74%Passed
20232023-05-1515,782,4981,123,0983,59493.34%Passed
20222022-05-0616,872,5741,329,743244,67491.47%Passed
20212021-05-0718,623,1971,786,1668,77191.21%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.

Say-on-pay — history, company’s computation

Meeting yearMeeting dateApproval — company’s computation
20262026-05-0898.55%a
20252025-05-0998.08%b
20242024-05-0397.74%c

a. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

b. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the proposal.”.

c. Approved under the standard stated in the filing — “Abstentions will have the same effect as a vote against the 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.

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, C. Mark Hussey. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 7,198,354. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, John Kelly. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 3,107,723. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, J. Ronald Dail. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 2,443,106. View filing ↗
  • Section 01, Hope Katz. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Summary Compensation Table” · page 50. As printed: 1,316,023. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, J. Ronald Dail PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, J. Ronald Dail RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, C. Mark Hussey PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, C. Mark Hussey RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Hope Katz PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Hope Katz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, Hope Katz RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Kelly PSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 03, John Kelly RSU. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “2025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards” · grants of plan-based awards table. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Hugh E. Sawyer. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 448,700. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Peter K. Markell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 299,950. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, John McCartney. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 299,325. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, H. Eugene Lockhart. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 292,450. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Joy T. Brown. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 289,950. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Ekta Singh-Bushell. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 289,950. View filing ↗
  • Section 08, Debra Zumwalt. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 286,155. View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2026 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2026-05-12. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.55% (votes for as printed: 14,280,195). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2025 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2025-05-13. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 98.08% (votes for as printed: 14,235,971). View filing ↗
  • Section 06, 2024 vote. Form 8-K, filed 2024-05-06. Item 5.07 · say-on-pay result. As reported: 97.74% (votes for as printed: 14,716,318). 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 946,830 + equity 1,259,650 + all other 0 = 2,206,480, summed across the director compensation table rows.
  • Evolent Health, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in Evolent Health, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,240,154. View filing ↗
  • R1 RCM, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-12. CEO total compensation as printed in R1 RCM, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 14,159,376. View filing ↗
  • Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-25. CEO total compensation as printed in Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 11,303,648. View filing ↗
  • FTI Consulting Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in FTI Consulting Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 10,273,735. View filing ↗
  • LiveRamp Holdings, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-06-27. CEO total compensation as printed in LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 9,582,835. View filing ↗
  • Huron Consulting Group (subject), Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-03-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Huron Consulting Group's own proxy. As printed: 7,198,354. View filing ↗
  • CBIZ, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-02. CEO total compensation as printed in CBIZ, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 7,063,348. View filing ↗
  • ICF International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-22. CEO total compensation as printed in ICF International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,857,678. View filing ↗
  • Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2025-04-11. CEO total compensation as printed in Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,636,483. View filing ↗
  • Blackbaud, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-21. CEO total compensation as printed in Blackbaud, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 6,022,250. View filing ↗
  • Perficient, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-04-17. CEO total compensation as printed in Perficient, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 5,809,472. View filing ↗
  • CRA International, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-24. CEO total compensation as printed in CRA International, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 4,156,568. View filing ↗
  • Exponent, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-04-20. CEO total compensation as printed in Exponent, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,736,574. View filing ↗
  • Resources Connection, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2026-09-10. CEO total compensation as printed in Resources Connection, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 3,669,837. View filing ↗
  • Premier, Inc., Section 10b CEO total. DEF 14A, filed 2024-03-18. CEO total compensation as printed in Premier, Inc.'s own proxy. As printed: 1,107,726. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, CBIZ, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. CBIZ, Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Blackbaud, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Blackbaud, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Exponent, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Exponent, Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, LiveRamp Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. LiveRamp Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, FTI Consulting Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. FTI Consulting Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Premier, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Premier, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, CRA International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. CRA International, Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, R1 RCM, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. R1 RCM, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Perficient, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Perficient, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, ICF International, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. ICF International, Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Evolent Health, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Evolent Health, Inc.'s most recent proxy was read; its disclosed peer group does not include Huron Consulting Group. View filing ↗
  • Section 10a, Resources Connection, Inc. reciprocity. DEF 14A. Resources Connection, Inc. names Huron Consulting Group in its own disclosed peer group (read from its most recent proxy). View filing ↗