CEO Joel Becker was paid $2,408,566 in fiscal year 2025, ↓ down 20.4% from fiscal year 2024 (SEC filing 0001140361-26-015894 ↗): 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.
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Becker | $567,567 | $0 | $587,340 | $701,850 | $551,810 | $0 | $0 | $2,408,566 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||
| Patrick Williams | 263,461 | 0 | 539,759 | 650,452 | 192,263 | 0 | 0 | 1,645,935 |
| Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||
| Martha Morrell | 489,842 | 0 | 140,634 | 168,183 | 235,473 | 0 | 0 | 1,034,132 |
| Chief Medical Officer | ||||||||
| Rebecca Kuhn | 268,166 | 0 | 117,468 | 140,441 | 0 | 0 | 320,233 | 846,308 |
| Former Chief Financial Officer, Vice President, Finance and Administration | ||||||||
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Becker | $2,408,566 | $3,024,894 | $1,511,674 | ↓ −616,328 |
| Patrick Williams | 1,645,935 | — | — | — |
| Martha Morrell | 1,034,132 | 1,169,551 | 1,108,676 | ↓ −135,419 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | 846,308 | 1,093,306 | 994,911 | ↓ −246,998 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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Each company listed discloses NPCE 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 NPCE 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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| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Frank Fischer | Chair of the Board | $173,704 |
| Joseph S. Lacob | Independent Director | $123,704 |
| Lisa Andrade | Independent Director | $138,704 |
| Rakhi Kumar | Independent Director | $138,704 |
| Renee Ryan | Independent Director | $136,204 |
| Scott Huennekens | Independent Director | $257,200 |
| Uri Geiger | Independent Director | $126,204 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Shares unvested | Exercise price | Market value unvested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joel Becker | RSU | 58,500 | — | $903,240 |
| Patrick Williams | RSU | 41,480 | — | 640,451 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 11,700 | — | 180,648 |
| Joel Becker | RSU | 29,514 | — | 455,696 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 6,667 | — | 102,938 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 11,700 | — | 180,648 |
| Patrick Williams | RSU | 10,370 | — | 160,113 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 7,031 | — | 108,559 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 7,031 | — | 108,559 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 6,667 | — | 102,938 |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 2,922 | — | 45,116 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 2,921 | — | 45,100 |
| Joel Becker | Option | 150,584 | 4.39 | — |
| Joel Becker | Option | 56,723 | 17.11 | — |
| Joel Becker | Option | 8,724 | 10.04 | — |
| Joel Becker | Option | 90,476 | 10.04 | — |
| Patrick Williams | Option | 17,600 | 10.41 | — |
| Patrick Williams | Option | 20,824 | 10.41 | — |
| Patrick Williams | Option | 49,526 | 10.41 | — |
| Martha Morrell | RSU | 140,449 | — | 0 |
| Martha Morrell | Option | 5,846 | 8.15 | — |
| Martha Morrell | Option | 13,514 | 17.11 | — |
| Martha Morrell | Option | 19,850 | 12.02 | — |
| Rebecca Kuhn | RSU | 154,000 | — | 0 |
| Rebecca Kuhn | Option | 5,842 | 8.15 | — |
| Rebecca Kuhn | Option | 13,514 | 17.11 | — |
| Rebecca Kuhn | Option | 19,850 | 10.04 | — |
The Company's compensation philosophy is designed to align named executive officers' interests with those of stockholders and to retain and incentivize them over the long-term. Base salary provides a fixed component reflecting skill and responsibility, while equity awards serve as a retention measure tied to continuous service, and annual cash bonuses reward the achievement of defined corporate and individual goals.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Alpine, Inc. |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott HuennekensIndependent · Audit | $49,306 | — | $207,895 | — | — | $257,200 |
| Frank FischerIndependent · Board Chair · Audit · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) | 95,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 173,704 |
| Rakhi KumarIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 60,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 138,704 |
| Lisa AndradeIndependent · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 60,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 138,704 |
| Renee RyanIndependent · Audit · Compensation | 57,500 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 136,204 |
| Uri GeigerIndependent · Compensation | 47,500 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 126,204 |
| Joseph S. LacobIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Not standing for re-election | 45,000 | — | 78,704 | — | — | 123,704 |
| Joel BeckerEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Annual cash retainer | $40,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $115,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 10,000 / 15,000 / 10,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2025 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $414,306 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $414,306 |
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 | NeuroPace | 2025 | Joel Becker | $567,567 | $587,340 | $701,850 | $551,810 | $2,408,566 |
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.
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.
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.
| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, Joel Becker | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 2,408,566. View filing ↗ |
| 2 | Section 01, Patrick Williams | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,645,935. View filing ↗ |
| 3 | Section 01, Martha Morrell | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 1,034,132. View filing ↗ |
| 4 | Section 01, Rebecca Kuhn | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 846,308. View filing ↗ |
| 5 | Section 08, Scott Huennekens | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 257,200. View filing ↗ |
| 6 | Section 08, Frank Fischer | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 173,704. View filing ↗ |
| 7 | Section 08, Rakhi Kumar | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 138,704. View filing ↗ |
| 8 | Section 08, Lisa Andrade | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 138,704. View filing ↗ |
| 9 | Section 08, Renee Ryan | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 136,204. View filing ↗ |
| 10 | Section 08, Uri Geiger | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 126,204. View filing ↗ |
| 11 | Section 08, Joseph S. Lacob | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 123,704. View filing ↗ |
| 12 | Section 08, Joel Becker | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. View filing ↗ |
| 13 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer. |
| 14 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 414,306 + equity 0 + all other 0 = 414,306, summed across the director compensation table rows. |
| 15 | NeuroPace (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-04-21 | 0001140361-26-015894 | CEO total compensation as printed in NeuroPace's own proxy. As printed: 2,408,566. View filing ↗ |