Ronald Kruszewski compensation by year
STIFEL FINANCIAL Summary Compensation Table · all 8 fiscal years held| Component | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| Bonus | $4,020,761 | $6,700,000 | $7,200,000 | $9,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $2,260,000 | $5,920,000 | $8,900,000 |
| Stock awards | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $9,040,000 | $8,880,000 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $66,544 | $273,326 | $266,487 | $355,232 | $665,048 | $822,055 | $922,515 | $928,297 |
| Total | $5,287,305 | $8,173,326 | $10,666,487 | $13,555,232 | $12,865,048 | $13,282,055 | $16,082,515 | $18,908,297 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp. DEF 14A filed April 29, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-191643, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp. filed document, accession 0001193125-26-191643. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 29, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 112,528 | $9,393,848 | — |
| RSU | 90,400 | $7,546,592 | — |
| RSU | 80,000 | $6,678,400 | — |
| RSU | 67,662 | $5,648,449 | — |
| RSU | 54,240 | $4,527,955 | — |
| RSU | 54,130 | $4,518,759 | — |
| RSU | 45,011 | $3,757,539 | — |
| RSU | 18,813 | $1,570,518 | — |
| RSU | 16,000 | $1,335,680 | — |
| RSU | 11,994 | $1,001,259 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in STIFEL FINANCIAL Corp.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
STIFEL FINANCIAL’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| 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 |
Board service
STIFEL FINANCIAL board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: STIFEL FINANCIAL pays directors a $110,000 cash retainer and $175,000 in RSUs. As stated in STIFEL FINANCIAL's FY2025 proxy.
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