Robert Smith is Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Development Officer, PNW and APS and currently, Special Advisor to the CEO of Pinnacle West Capital Corp (PNW). The company reported total compensation of $2,708,803 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $514,658 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $1,360,231 |
| Option awards | — |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $421,609 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $377,576 |
| All other compensation | $34,729 |
| Total | $2,708,803 |
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 Pinnacle West Capital Corp filed April 3, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-023516.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Development Officer, PNW and APS and currently, Special Advisor to the CEO | $514,658 | $0 | $1,360,231 | — | $421,609 | $377,576 | $34,729 | $2,708,803 |
| FY2024 | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Development Officer, PNW and APS and currently, Special Advisor to the CEO | $650,000 | $0 | $1,337,015 | — | $827,775 | $349,023 | $29,275 | $3,193,088 |
| FY2023 | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Development Officer of PNW and APS | $630,000 | $0 | $1,055,255 | $0 | $800,321 | $270,751 | $34,390 | $2,790,717 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Pinnacle West Capital Corp.
| Peer-group chief executive median | $12,110,250 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-9,401,446 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 1st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 15 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Pinnacle West Capital Corp discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Theodore Geisler | Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNW and APS | $8,414,652 |
| Jacob Tetlow | Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of APS | $3,795,987 |
| Adam Heflin | Executive Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer of APS | $3,628,459 |
| Andrew Cooper | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of PNW and APS | $3,392,860 |
| Jeffrey Guldner | Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer of PNW and Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive of APS and currently, Special Advisor to the CEO | $2,828,115 |
| Robert Smith this page | Former Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief Development Officer, PNW and APS and currently, Special Advisor to the CEO | $2,708,803 |
| Shirley Baum | Senior Vice President and General Counsel of PNW and APS | $1,886,647 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Pinnacle West Capital Corp compensation brief.
Robert Smith's compensation sits inside Pinnacle West Capital Corp's full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.