What they were paid
MSCI Director Compensation Table · all 2 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $100,000 | $209,867 | — | $2,594 | $312,461 |
| FY2024 | $73,699 | $154,397 | — | $915 | $229,011 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: MSCI Inc. DEF 14A filed March 11, 2026, accession 0001408198-26-000023, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the MSCI Inc. filed document, accession 0001408198-26-000023. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 11, 2026.
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Data as of March 11, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025MSCI pays directors $230,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themStrategy
The rest of the MSCI board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Henry A. Fernandez | Chair of the Board | — |
| Jacques P. Perold | Independent Director | $337,756 |
| June Yang | Independent Director | $312,851 |
| Linda H. Riefler | Independent Director | $348,786 |
| Marcus L. Smith | Independent Director | $342,756 |
| Paula Volent | Independent Director | $322,323 |
| Rajat Taneja | Independent Director | $319,394 |
| Robert G. Ashe | Lead Independent Director | $372,614 |
| Robin L. Matlock | Independent Director | $330,854 |
| Sandy C. Rattray | Independent Director | $337,756 |
The full MSCI compensation record
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