CEO David Fortunato was paid $16,036,386 in fiscal year 2026, ↑ up 6.9% from fiscal year 2025 (SEC filing 0001628280-26-033531 ↗): 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.
$16,036,386 ↑ David Fortunato total, FY2026 | — CEO pay percentile vs peers | — CEO-to-median pay ratio | — Say-on-pay support, latest vote |
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| Named executive officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fortunato | $495,000 | $0 | $15,356,916 | $0 | $184,470 | $0 | $0 | $16,036,386 |
| Chief Executive Officer and President | ||||||||
| Julien Wetterwald | 438,000 | 0 | 7,273,552 | 0 | 101,007 | 0 | 1,050 | 7,813,609 |
| Chief Technology Officer | ||||||||
| Alan Imberman | 446,000 | 0 | 4,604,040 | 0 | 102,852 | 0 | 0 | 5,152,892 |
| 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 | FY2026 total | FY2025 total | FY2024 total | Δ FY2025→2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fortunato | $16,036,386 | $15,004,889 | — | ↑ +1,031,497 |
| Julien Wetterwald | 7,813,609 | 5,224,490 | — | ↑ +2,589,119 |
| Alan Imberman | 5,152,892 | 4,981,016 | — | ↑ +171,876 |
Prior-year totals as disclosed in the corresponding proxy; deltas are computed values with the derivation shown in the register.
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| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew S. Rachleff | Chair of the Board | $21,667 |
| Jaleh Bisharat | Independent Director | $6,042 |
| Jason Kilar | Independent Director | $6,042 |
| Kenneth A. Goldman | Independent Director | $7,083 |
| Michael Schmidt | Independent Director | $481,536 |
| Michelle Wilson | Independent Director | $484,640 |
No insider equity transactions reported since the proxy statement.
| Executive | Award | Grant date | Threshold | Target | Granted | Maximum | Grant-date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fortunato | RSU | 2025-04-01 | — | — | 952,500 | — | — |
| David Fortunato | RSU | 2025-07-01 | — | — | 141,600 | — | — |
| Alan Imberman | RSU | 2025-10-01 | — | — | 284,200 | — | — |
| Julien Wetterwald | RSU | 2025-04-01 | — | — | 167,290 | — | — |
| Julien Wetterwald | RSU | 2025-10-01 | — | — | 304,000 | — | — |
Grant-level vehicle detail not disclosed.
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Fortunato | RSU | 712,632 | — | $6,185,646 |
| Alan Imberman | RSU | 182,500 | — | 1,584,100 |
| Alan Imberman | RSU | 283,500 | — | 2,460,780 |
| Alan Imberman | RSU | 284,200 | — | 2,466,856 |
| Julien Wetterwald | RSU | 304,000 | — | 2,638,720 |
| Julien Wetterwald | RSU | 163,100 | — | 1,415,708 |
| David Fortunato | RSU | 9,698 | — | 84,179 |
| David Fortunato | RSU | 382,313 | — | 3,318,477 |
| David Fortunato | RSU | 773,907 | — | 6,717,513 |
| Julien Wetterwald | RSU | 253,350 | — | 2,199,078 |
| Julien Wetterwald | RSU | 41,050 | — | 356,314 |
Wealthfront's compensation philosophy is designed to attract and retain top talent while aligning executive interests with long-term shareholder value. We emphasize a competitive base salary, performance-based cash bonuses tied to revenue and adjusted EBITDA, and long-term equity incentives to drive sustainable growth and liquidity events.
| CEO STI target (% of salary) | — |
|---|---|
| CEO LTI target (% of salary) | — |
| Independent consultant | Semler |
| Clawback policy | true |
| Anti-hedging | true |
| Anti-pledging | true |
| Director | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michelle WilsonIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance (Chair) · Audit | $7,083 | $477,557 | — | — | — | $484,640 |
| Michael SchmidtIndependent · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit | 5,000 | 476,536 | — | — | — | 481,536 |
| Andrew S. RachleffIndependent · Board Chair | 21,667 | — | — | — | — | 21,667 |
| Kenneth A. GoldmanIndependent · Audit (Chair) | 7,083 | — | — | — | — | 7,083 |
| Jason KilarIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 6,042 | — | — | — | — | 6,042 |
| Jaleh BisharatIndependent · Compensation · Nominating and Corporate Governance | 6,042 | — | — | — | — | 6,042 |
| David FortunatoEmployee director | — | — | — | — | — | 0 |
| Michelangelo VolpiIndependent · Lead Independent Director · Compensation (Chair) · Nominating and Corporate Governance · Audit | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Annual cash retainer | $60,000 |
|---|---|
| Annual equity retainer | $225,000 |
| Per board meeting fee | — |
| Committee chair fees (audit / comp / nom-gov) | 25,000 / 20,000 / 15,000 |
| Stock ownership guideline | — |
| Component | FY2026 |
|---|---|
| Cash retainers and fees | $52,917 |
| Equity awards (grant-date value) | $954,093 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total cost of the board | $1,007,010 |
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 | Wealthfront | 2026 | David Fortunato | $495,000 | $15,356,916 | $0 | $184,470 | $16,036,386 |
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.
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| # | Supports | Document | Filed | Accession | Location in document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Section 01, David Fortunato | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 16,036,386. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c18 · span 287335–287345 |
| 2 | Section 01, Julien Wetterwald | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 7,813,609. Filing ↗machine: r6 · c18 · span 298340–298349 |
| 3 | Section 01, Alan Imberman | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation”. As printed: 5,152,892. Filing ↗machine: r4 · c18 · span 292815–292824 |
| 4 | Section 03, David Fortunato RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 307192–307199 |
| 5 | Section 03, David Fortunato RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 308623–308630 |
| 6 | Section 03, Alan Imberman RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 309251–309258 |
| 7 | Section 03, Julien Wetterwald RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 307997–308004 |
| 8 | Section 03, Julien Wetterwald RSU | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Executive Compensation” · grants of plan-based awards table. Filing ↗machine: span 309284–309291 |
| 9 | Section 08, Michelle Wilson | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 484,640. Filing ↗machine: span 215952–216130 |
| 10 | Section 08, Michael Schmidt | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 481,536. Filing ↗machine: span 213780–213958 |
| 11 | Section 08, Andrew S. Rachleff | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 21,667. Filing ↗machine: span 208973–209150 |
| 12 | Section 08, Kenneth A. Goldman | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 7,083. Filing ↗machine: span 211151–211327 |
| 13 | Section 08, Jason Kilar | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 6,042. Filing ↗machine: span 212203–212379 |
| 14 | Section 08, Jaleh Bisharat | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 6,042. Filing ↗machine: span 210092–210268 |
| 15 | Section 08, David Fortunato | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: 0. Filing ↗ |
| 16 | Section 08, Michelangelo Volpi | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | Section “Director Compensation”. As printed: —. Filing ↗ |
| 17 | Section 01 trend, Δ column (computed) | Computed | — | — | Δ = current-FY total − prior-FY total per named officer.machine: formula: Δ = FY(n) − FY(n−1) |
| 18 | Section 09b board cost (computed) | Computed | — | — | Cash 52,917 + equity 954,093 + all other 0 = 1,007,010, summed across the director compensation table rows.machine: formula: Σ = 1,007,010 |
| 19 | Wealthfront (subject), Section 10b CEO total | DEF 14A | 2026-05-11 | 0001628280-26-033531 | CEO total compensation as printed in Wealthfront's own proxy. As printed: 16,036,386. Filing ↗machine: r2 · c18 · span 287335–287345 |