Paul Bolno compensation by year
Wave Life Sciences Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $490,000 | $515,300 | $541,100 | $578,977 | $578,977 | $597,000 | $617,900 | $636,400 | $655,500 | $700,000 |
| Bonus | $329,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $1,054,515 | $2,182,725 | $2,700,000 | $0 | $1,572,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,420,540 |
| Option awards | $2,505,377 | $1,342,902 | $2,802,601 | $0 | $308,675 | $1,326,000 | $1,565,220 | $2,744,529 | $3,064,934 | $9,506,300 |
| Non-equity incentive | $245,000 | $283,400 | $303,557 | $282,251 | $376,335 | $388,100 | $461,900 | $475,700 | $532,600 | $614,250 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $25,486 | $528 | $9,983 | $20,298 | $6,154 | $9,510 | $22,977 | $17,671 | $19,266 | $36,826 |
| Total | $3,594,863 | $3,196,645 | $5,839,966 | $3,581,526 | $1,270,141 | $3,892,610 | $2,667,997 | $3,874,300 | $4,272,299 | $12,277,916 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Wave Life Sciences, Inc. DEF 14A filed June 23, 2025, accession 0001193125-25-144678, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Wave Life Sciences, Inc. filed document, accession 0001193125-25-144678. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed June 23, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 92,500 | $1,572,500 | — |
| RSU | 90,750 | $1,542,750 | — |
| RSU | 15,000 | $255,000 | — |
| Option | 37,500 | — | $3.14 |
| Option | 1,000,000 | — | $11.74 |
| Option | 240,938 | — | $4.75 |
| Option | 567,338 | — | $3.87 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Wave Life Sciences, Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Wave Life Sciences’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Bolno · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,272,299 |
| Kyle Moran | Chief Financial Officer | $1,917,381 |
| Chandra Vargeese | Chief Technology Officer, Head of Platform Discovery Sciences | $1,888,563 |
| Christopher Francis | Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Head of Emerging Areas | $1,566,422 |
Board service
Wave Life Sciences board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Wave Life Sciences pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer. As stated in Wave Life Sciences's FY2025 proxy.
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