What they were paid
Ginkgo Bioworks Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $74,739 | $0 | $257,125 | $0 | $331,864 |
| FY2023 | $77,500 | $200,000 | $200,000 | — | $477,500 |
| FY2022 | $77,500 | $199,997 | $306,015 | — | $583,512 |
| FY2021 | $22,323 | — | $0 | — | — |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 29, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-028377, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-028377. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 29, 2026.
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$331,864 Christian Henry, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 29, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Ginkgo Bioworks pays directors a $45,000 cash retainer and $275,000 in Options.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit (Chair) · Compensation
The rest of the Ginkgo Bioworks board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Harry E. Sloan | Independent Director | $317,125 |
| Jason Kelly | Director | — |
| Reshma Shetty | Director | — |
| Ross Fubini | Independent Director | $317,386 |
| Shyam Sankar | Chair of the Board | $363,431 |
| Sri Kosuri | Independent Director | $307,125 |
The full Ginkgo Bioworks compensation record
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