Former Chief Executive Officer · 2U, Inc. (TWOU)

Christopher Paucek

A named executive officer of 2U 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

$5,329,474

FY2022: $11,935,832

1st of 5 named executive officers at 2U by FY2023 total.

5 named officers on file for 2U, FY2023

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Compensation figures as of the proxy filed April 8, 2024 (DEF 14A).

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Christopher Paucek compensation by year

2U Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as 2U reports it. Most recent year shaded. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
ComponentFY2021FY2022FY2023
Salary$726,462$750,000$750,000
Bonus$0$0$0
Stock awards$15,851,749$11,176,682$4,569,574
Option awards$0$0$0
Non-equity incentive$822,221$0$0
Pension and deferred compensation$0$0$0
All other$6,162$9,150$9,900
Total$17,406,594$11,935,832$5,329,474

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: 2U, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 8, 2024, accession 0001459417-24-000026, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the 2U, Inc. filed document, accession 0001459417-24-000026. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 8, 2024.

$17.4M
$11.9M
$5.3M
FY21
FY22
FY23
SalaryNon-equity incentiveStock awardsAll other

Equity holdings

unvested awards at FY2023 year-end
TypeUnvested unitsValue at year-endExercise price
PSU279,067$343,252—
PSU172,264$211,885—
PSU103,358$127,130—
PSU68,905$84,753—
PSU19,155$23,561—
PSU9,139$11,241—
PSU8,926$10,979—
Option36,450—$84.03

Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in 2U, Inc.'s FY2023 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.

2U’s named executive officers, FY2023

as the company reported each
Named executive officerRoleFY2023 total
Christopher Paucek · this pageFormer Chief Executive Officer$5,329,474
Paul LalljieChief Executive Officer$2,786,791
Matthew NordenChief Financial Officer and Chief Legal Officer$1,401,107
Harsha MokkaralaFormer Chief Revenue Officer$1,265,076
Aaron McCulloughPresident, Alternative Credential Segment$1,257,576

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