Jordan Kaplan is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Douglas Emmett Inc. (DEI). The company reported total compensation of $9,012,069 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $800,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $8,170,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $42,069 |
| Total | $9,012,069 |
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 Douglas Emmett Inc. filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001364250-26-000020.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $8,170,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $42,069 | $9,012,069 |
| FY2024 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $8,261,798 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,563 | $9,083,361 |
| FY2023 | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $7,417,873 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $21,111 | $8,238,984 |
| FY2022 | Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President | $800,000 | $0 | $7,837,901 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $15,934 | $8,653,835 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $800,000 | $0 | $8,258,608 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,636 | $9,071,244 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $866,667 | $0 | $7,583,722 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $17,630 | $8,468,019 |
| FY2019 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $8,400,012 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $34,592 | $9,434,604 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Douglas Emmett Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,958,290 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $1,053,779 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 60th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Douglas Emmett Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Kaplan this page | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | $9,012,069 |
| Kenneth Panzer | President and Chief Operating Officer | $9,005,480 |
| Peter Seymour | Chief Financial Officer | $2,313,218 |
| Michele Aronson | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $2,283,227 |
| Kevin Crummy | Chief Investment Officer | $1,778,131 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Douglas Emmett Inc. compensation brief.
Jordan Kaplan's compensation sits inside Douglas Emmett Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.