Christopher Abate is Chief Executive Officer of Redwood Trust Inc. (RWT). The company reported total compensation of $6,131,948 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $975,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $3,262,481 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $1,808,016 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $86,451 |
| Total | $6,131,948 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Redwood Trust Inc. filed March 31, 2026, accession 0000930236-26-000011.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $975,000 | $0 | $3,262,481 | $0 | $1,808,016 | $0 | $86,451 | $6,131,948 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $950,000 | $0 | $4,349,994 | $0 | $1,573,696 | $0 | $94,917 | $6,968,607 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $900,000 | $0 | $4,099,997 | $0 | $1,967,782 | $0 | $54,000 | $7,021,779 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer | $900,000 | $0 | $3,999,993 | $0 | $450,000 | $0 | $55,000 | $5,404,993 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $5,999,971 | $0 | $6,750,000 | $0 | $49,000 | $13,598,971 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer | $766,667 | $986,667 | $3,749,987 | — | $0 | — | $49,000 | $5,552,321 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer | $750,000 | $0 | $3,749,992 | $0 | $2,253,335 | $0 | $46,000 | $6,799,327 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Redwood Trust Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $10,124,646 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-3,992,697 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 17th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Redwood Trust Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Abate this page | Chief Executive Officer | $6,131,948 |
| Dashiell Robinson | President | $5,188,199 |
| Brooke Carillo | Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President | $5,061,384 |
| Sasha Macomber | Chief Human Resource Officer | $2,454,224 |
| Andrew Stone | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | $2,431,224 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Redwood Trust Inc. compensation brief.
Christopher Abate's compensation sits inside Redwood Trust Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.