J. Christopher Donahue is President and Chief Executive Officer of Federated Hermes (FHI). The company reported total compensation of $7,982,105 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $787,500 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,528,259 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $3,937,500 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $728,846 |
| Total | $7,982,105 |
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 Federated Hermes filed March 17, 2026, accession 0001056288-26-000009.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | $0 | $2,528,259 | $0 | $3,937,500 | $0 | $728,846 | $7,982,105 |
| FY2024 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | $0 | $2,242,141 | $0 | $3,395,000 | $0 | $619,859 | $7,044,500 |
| FY2023 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | $0 | $1,918,898 | $0 | $3,010,000 | $0 | $590,642 | $6,307,040 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | $0 | $705,893 | $0 | $2,730,000 | $0 | $512,711 | $4,736,104 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | — | $2,294,121 | — | $2,800,000 | — | $610,245 | $6,491,866 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | — | $1,482,362 | — | $3,150,000 | — | $698,647 | $6,118,509 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $787,500 | — | $1,376,494 | — | $2,940,000 | — | $604,694 | $5,708,688 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Federated Hermes.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $16,305,900 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-8,323,794 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 25th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 8 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Federated Hermes discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| J. Christopher Donahue this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $7,982,105 |
| Paul A. Uhlman | Vice President and President, Federated Securities Corp. | $6,852,395 |
| John B. Fisher | Vice President and President and Chief Executive Officer, Federated Advisory Companies | $6,578,105 |
| Theodore W. Zierden, III | Vice President | $3,494,883 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Federated Hermes compensation brief.
J. Christopher Donahue's compensation sits inside Federated Hermes's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.