Ronald Kruszewski is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp. (SF). The company reported total compensation of $18,908,297 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $200,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $8,900,000 |
| Stock awards | $8,880,000 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $928,297 |
| Total | $18,908,297 |
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 STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp. filed April 29, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-191643.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $200,000 | $8,900,000 | $8,880,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $928,297 | $18,908,297 |
| FY2024 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $200,000 | $5,920,000 | $9,040,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $922,515 | $16,082,515 |
| FY2023 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $200,000 | $2,260,000 | $10,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $822,055 | $13,282,055 |
| FY2022 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | — | $8,750,000 | — | $6,750,000 | — | $58,000 | $17,058,000 |
| FY2021 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | — | $8,750,000 | — | $8,750,000 | — | $58,000 | $19,058,000 |
| FY2020 | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $1,500,000 | — | $7,500,000 | — | $6,000,000 | — | $58,000 | $15,058,000 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $16,578,383 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $2,329,914 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 79th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 14 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ronald Kruszewski this page | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | $18,908,297 |
| James Zemlyak | President and Head of Global Wealth Management | $10,923,537 |
| Victor Nesi | Co-President and Head of Institutional Group (retired July 2025) | $9,612,821 |
| Thomas Michaud | Senior Vice President | $9,253,526 |
| C. Brad Raymond | Co-Head of Institutional Group | $6,068,230 |
| James Marischen | Chief Financial Officer | $4,628,162 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp. compensation brief.
Ronald Kruszewski's compensation sits inside STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.