Chief Operating Officer · Lazard, Inc. (LAZ)

Alexandra Soto

A named executive officer of Lazard in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2023 to FY2025. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Total disclosed compensation, FY2025

$8,002,957

FY2024: $5,945,624

Compensation figures as of the proxy filed April 7, 2026 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-09-24.

Alexandra Soto compensation by year

Lazard Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Lazard reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2023FY2024FY2025
Salary$750,000$750,000$750,000
Bonus$0$0$1,810,000
Stock awards$3,995,793$3,413,282$5,390,609
Option awards$0$0$0
Non-equity incentive$800,000$1,730,000$0
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0
All other$91,199$52,342$52,348
Total$5,636,992$5,945,624$8,002,957

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Lazard, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-024088, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

$5.6M
$5.9M
$8.0M
FY23
FY24
FY25
SalaryBonusNon-equity incentiveStock awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2025 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
RSU261,934$12,719,515—

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Lazard, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 7, 2026)
current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2026-08-14Grant or award derivative—3,413—308,034
2026-05-22Grant or award derivative—3,138—304,621

The 2 most recent of 2 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →

Change-in-control & termination

estimated payments Lazard discloses, by trigger · FY2025
TriggerCash severanceAccelerated equityBenefits continuationTotal as disclosed
Death$0$14,463,480$0$20,088,480
Involuntary termination without cause$12,750,000$14,463,480$0$33,025,980
Retirement$0$14,463,480$0$14,463,480
Change in control and involuntary termination$12,750,000$14,463,480$0$33,025,980
Disability$0$14,463,480$0$20,088,480
Resignation for good reason, no change in control$12,750,000$14,463,480$0$32,838,480
Change in control, no termination$0$0$0$0
Change in control and resignation for good reason$12,750,000$14,463,480$0$33,025,980

Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Lazard, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.

Lazard’s named executive officers, FY2025

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2025 total
Christopher HogbinChief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management$20,217,587
Peter OrszagChief Executive Officer and Chairman$13,723,452
Alexandra Soto · this pageChief Operating Officer$8,002,957
Mary BetschChief Financial Officer$6,564,870
Evan RussoFormer Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management$5,019,112
Christian WeidemanGeneral Counsel$4,353,028

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