Katherine Pilcher Ciafone compensation by year
Moelis Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $400,000 | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| Bonus | $900,000 | $1,210,000 | $1,550,000 |
| Stock awards | $398,489 | $618,886 | $811,465 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | — | — | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $20,520 | $19,909 | $22,745 |
| Total | $1,719,009 | $2,248,795 | $2,784,210 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Moelis & Co DEF 14A filed April 30, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-193242, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
4 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 30, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-17 | Grant or award derivative | — | 15.68 | $0.00 | 1,451.54 |
| 2026-09-17 | Grant or award derivative | — | 44.61 | $0.00 | 4,130.35 |
| 2026-06-18 | Grant or award derivative | — | 13.76 | $0.00 | 1,435.86 |
| 2026-06-18 | Grant or award derivative | — | 39.15 | $0.00 | 4,085.74 |
The 4 most recent of 4 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Change-in-control & termination
estimated payments Moelis discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resignation for good reason, no change in control | — | $2,198,360 | — | $2,198,360 |
| Disability | — | $2,198,360 | — | $2,198,360 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | — | $2,198,360 | — | $2,198,360 |
| Retirement | — | $2,023,073 | — | $2,023,073 |
| Death | — | $2,198,360 | — | $2,198,360 |
| Change in control and involuntary termination | — | $2,198,360 | — | $2,198,360 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in Moelis & Co's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
Moelis’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Navid Mahmoodzadegan | Chief Executive Officer | $42,846,376 |
| Kenneth Moelis | Executive Chairman | $35,168,297 |
| Jeffrey Raich | Executive Vice Chairman | $3,884,333 |
| Katherine Pilcher Ciafone · this page | Chief Operating Officer | $2,784,210 |
| Christopher Callesano | Chief Financial Officer | $1,258,186 |
| Joseph Simon | Former Chief Financial Officer | $862,298 |
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