Independent Director · QUINSTREET, INC (QNST)

James Simons director compensation at Quinstreet (FY2026): $214K

Fiscal year 2026 director compensation for James Simons at QUINSTREET, INC. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed September 16, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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QUINSTREET Director Compensation Table · all 6 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as QUINSTREET reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2026$69,500$144,995$0—$214,495
FY2025$69,500$144,984$0—$214,484
FY2024$69,500$144,999$0—$214,499
FY2023$69,500$144,998$0$0$214,498
FY2022$72,838$144,995$0—$217,834
FY2021$58,500$99,989$0—$158,489

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: QUINSTREET, INC DEF 14A filed September 16, 2026, accession 0002077096-26-000254, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the QUINSTREET, INC filed document, accession 0002077096-26-000254. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed September 16, 2026.

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$214,495 James Simons, FY2026 total director compensation

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Data as of September 16, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2026

QUINSTREET pays directors a $45,000 cash retainer and $145,000 in RSUs.

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FY2026 · as the proxy prints them

Compensation · Nominating/Governance

The rest of the QUINSTREET board

FY2026 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2026 total
Andrew SheehanIndependent Director$203,995
Asmau AhmedIndependent Director$199,995
David PauldineIndependent Director$216,995
Douglas ValentiChair of the Board—
Hillary SmithIndependent Director$199,495
Matthew GlickmanIndependent Director$199,995
Stuart M. HuizingaIndependent Director$220,995

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