What they were paid
Upstart Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $55,000 | $249,776 | $0 | $0 | $304,776 |
| FY2024 | $55,000 | $200,990 | $0 | $0 | $255,990 |
| FY2023 | $53,000 | $229,445 | $0 | $0 | $282,445 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Upstart Holdings, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-158972, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Upstart Holdings, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-158972. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 16, 2026.
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Data as of April 16, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Upstart pays directors a $35,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themAudit · Nominating/Governance (Chair)
The rest of the Upstart board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Girouard | Chair of the Board | — |
| Hilliard C. Terry, III | Independent Director | $260,605 |
| Jeff Huber | Independent Director | $275,900 |
| Kerry W. Cooper | Lead Independent Director | $314,434 |
| Mary Hentges | Independent Director | $286,750 |
| Paul Gu | Director | — |
| Peter Bernard | Independent Director | $339,581 |
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