Peter Orszag is Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of Lazard, Inc. (LAZ). The company reported total compensation of $13,723,452 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $900,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $3,900,000 |
| Stock awards | $8,666,548 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $256,904 |
| Total | $13,723,452 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Lazard, Inc. filed April 7, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-024088.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | $900,000 | $3,900,000 | $8,666,548 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $256,904 | $13,723,452 |
| FY2024 | CEO and Chairman | $900,000 | $0 | $6,435,562 | $0 | $3,900,000 | $0 | $160,194 | $11,395,756 |
| FY2023 | CEO and Chairman | $787,500 | $0 | $25,799,438 | $0 | $4,157,500 | $0 | $90,403 | $30,834,841 |
| FY2022 | CEO and Chairman | $750,000 | $0 | $7,651,441 | $0 | $1,250,000 | $0 | $75,574 | $9,727,015 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer of Financial Advisory | $750,000 | $4,350,000 | $3,362,473 | — | $0 | — | $58,583 | $8,521,056 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer of Financial Advisory | $750,000 | — | $1,312,506 | — | $3,500,000 | — | $47,400 | $5,609,906 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Lazard, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $11,329,033 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,394,419 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 52nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 21 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Lazard, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher Hogbin | Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management | $20,217,587 |
| Peter Orszag this page | Chief Executive Officer and Chairman | $13,723,452 |
| Alexandra Soto | Chief Operating Officer | $8,002,957 |
| Mary Betsch | Chief Financial Officer | $6,564,870 |
| Evan Russo | Former Chief Executive Officer of Lazard Asset Management | $5,019,112 |
| Christian Weideman | General Counsel | $4,353,028 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Lazard, Inc. compensation brief.
Peter Orszag's compensation sits inside Lazard, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.