Chief Executive Officer · bluebird bio, Inc. (BLUE)

Andrew Obenshain

A named executive officer of bluebird bio in every fiscal year CompBrief holds from FY2021 to FY2023. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

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Total disclosed compensation, FY2023

$3,049,181

FY2022: $1,814,700

1st of 3 named executive officers at bluebird bio by FY2023 total.

3 named officers on file for bluebird bio, FY2023

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed September 26, 2024 (DEF 14A). Insider transactions since that proxy, current to 2026-11-06.

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Andrew Obenshain compensation by year

bluebird bio Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as bluebird bio reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2021FY2022FY2023
Salary$485,615$643,390$681,657
Bonus$0$0$0
Stock awards$2,988,568$351,000$863,590
Option awards$5,426,581$421,830$1,142,440
Non-equity incentive$345,313$386,280$348,024
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0
All other$11,925$12,200$13,470
Total$9,258,001$1,814,700$3,049,181

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: bluebird bio, Inc. DEF 14A filed September 26, 2024, accession 0001293971-24-000049, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the bluebird bio, Inc. filed document, accession 0001293971-24-000049. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed September 26, 2024.

$9.3M
$1.8M
$3.0M
FY21
FY22
FY23
SalaryNon-equity incentiveStock awardsOption awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2023 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
RSU101,400$139,932—
RSU100,387$138,534—
RSU67,600$93,288—
RSU27,000$37,260—
RSU15,059$20,781—
RSU13,500$18,630—
RSU2,585$3,567—
RSU862$1,190—
Option186—$36.78
Option4,756—$26.45
Option16,331—$14.17
Option160,888—$12.76

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in bluebird bio, Inc.'s FY2023 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it. The 12 largest of 14 award rows shown.

Insider transactions since the last proxy

8 Form 4 lines since the FY2023 proxy (filed September 26, 2024)
current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
DateTransactionPlanSharesPriceHeld after
2025-06-02Disposition to the issuer—9,300—0
2025-06-02Disposition to the issuer—14,820—0
2025-06-02Grant or award—14,820—14,820
2025-05-30U—9,027—9,300
2025-03-03Sale10b5-1921$3.9218,327
2025-02-10Grant or award—763$0.0019,248
2025-02-03Sale10b5-186$7.3918,485
2025-01-06Sale10b5-1140$9.2418,571

The 8 most recent of 8 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 bluebird bio discloses, by trigger · FY2023
TriggerCash severanceAccelerated equityBenefits continuationTotal as disclosed
Involuntary termination without cause$681,657$0——
Resignation for good reason, no change in control$681,657$0——
Change in control and involuntary termination$1,090,651$453,182——
Change in control and resignation for good reason$1,090,651$453,182——

Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in bluebird bio, Inc.'s FY2023 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.

bluebird bio’s named executive officers, FY2023

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2023 total
Andrew Obenshain · this pageChief Executive Officer$3,049,181
Richard ColvinChief Medical Officer$1,344,253
Thomas KlimaChief Commercial and Operating Officer$1,329,535

Board service

bluebird bio board · FY2022–FY2023

How this board is paid

Company policy: bluebird bio pays directors a $45,000 cash retainer and $41,110 in RSUs and Stock Options. As stated in bluebird bio's FY2023 proxy.

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