Nicolas Jafarieh compensation by year
SLM Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $480,000 | $504,000 | $504,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,007,983 | $988,698 | $1,107,963 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $709,800 | $1,008,000 | $976,500 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $1,477 | $38,644 | $45,069 |
| Total | $2,199,260 | $2,539,342 | $2,633,532 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: SLM Corp DEF 14A filed April 27, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-182200, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 123,277 | $3,335,876 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in SLM Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
2 Form 4 lines since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 27, 2026)current to 2026-09-24 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-01 | Gift | — | 4,390 | $0.00 | 280,964.52 |
| 2026-05-01 | Gift | — | 1,098 | $0.00 | 285,354.52 |
The 2 most recent of 2 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 SLM discloses, by trigger · FY2025| Trigger | Cash severance | Accelerated equity | Benefits continuation | Total as disclosed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Change in control and involuntary termination | $2,268,000 | $3,335,875 | $47,027 | $5,650,902 |
| Involuntary termination without cause | $1,134,000 | $3,335,875 | $23,514 | $4,508,389 |
| Death | $1,134,000 | $3,335,875 | $0 | $4,469,875 |
| Disability | $1,134,000 | $3,335,875 | $0 | $4,469,875 |
Per the Potential Payments Upon Termination or Change in Control table in SLM Corp's FY2025 proxy. Estimates as the company printed them; a dash means it printed no figure.
SLM’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Witter | Chief Executive Officer | $11,261,733 |
| Peter Graham | Co-President and Chief Financial Officer | $3,349,647 |
| Kerri Palmer | Co-President and Head of Financial Services and President of Sallie Mae Bank | $2,871,656 |
| Donna Vieira | Former Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer | $2,660,225 |
| Nicolas Jafarieh · this page | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal, Government Affairs, and Communications Officer | $2,633,532 |
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