Dave Girouard is Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Upstart Holdings, Inc. (UPST). The company reported total compensation of $9,670,835 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $536,667 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $8,597,565 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $536,603 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $0 |
| Total | $9,670,835 |
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 Upstart Holdings, Inc. filed April 16, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-158972.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | $536,667 | $0 | $0 | $8,597,565 | $536,603 | $0 | $0 | $9,670,835 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson of the Board | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $5,812,344 | $801,124 | $0 | $0 | $7,113,468 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson of the Board | $460,000 | $0 | $0 | $6,448,630 | $207,000 | — | $0 | $7,115,630 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Upstart Holdings, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,451,377 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-1,780,542 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 27th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 22 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Upstart Holdings, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Girouard this page | Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer | $9,670,835 |
| Paul Gu | Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer | $4,849,814 |
| Sanjay Datta | Chief Financial Officer | $4,827,377 |
| Scott Darling | Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary | $2,750,983 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Upstart Holdings, Inc. compensation brief.
Dave Girouard's compensation sits inside Upstart Holdings, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.