Former director (through FY2025) · Duolingo, Inc. (DUOL)

Laela Sturdy — Duolingo Director Compensation (2025)

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Laela Sturdy at Duolingo, 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 April 17, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

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What they were paid

Duolingo Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held
In US dollars, as Duolingo reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025—$0$0$0—
FY2024$28,096$0$0$0$28,096
FY2023$44,000$159,949$0$0$203,949
FY2022$43,000$159,994$0$0$202,994
FY2021$17,205$159,974$970,800$0$1,147,979

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Duolingo, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 17, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-025728, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this page was built: the Duolingo, Inc. filed document, accession 0001628280-26-025728. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 17, 2026.

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How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Duolingo pays directors a $35,000 cash retainer and $180,000 in RSUs.

The rest of the Duolingo board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Amy BohutinskyIndependent Director$232,563
Bing GordonIndependent Director$218,563
Bonnie RossIndependent Director$226,063
Gillian MunsonIndependent Director$234,563
Jim SheltonIndependent Director$228,563
John LillyIndependent Director$226,063
Luis von AhnChair of the Board—
Mario SchlosserIndependent Director$233,563
Sara ClemensIndependent Director$236,063
Severin HackerDirector—

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