Harout Semerjian is President and Chief Executive Officer of Geron Corp (GERN). The company reported total compensation of $10,221,755 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $321,538 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $9,695,400 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $203,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $1,817 |
| Total | $10,221,755 |
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 Geron Corp filed April 7, 2026, accession 0000886744-26-000024.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $8,210,775 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,010,980 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 71st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 6 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Geron Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Harout Semerjian this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $10,221,755 |
| John Scarlett | Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,422,754 |
| Andrew Grethlein | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | $3,316,444 |
| Ahmed ElNawawi | Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | $2,881,334 |
| James Ziegler | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer | $2,392,709 |
| Michelle Robertson | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Interim Secretary | $2,250,082 |
| Joseph Eid | Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Medical Officer | $1,001,052 |
| Dawn Bir | Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer | $522,122 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Geron Corp compensation brief.
Harout Semerjian's compensation sits inside Geron Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.