Ryan Watts compensation by year
Denali Therapeutics Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $481,056 | $545,000 | $566,800 | $589,472 | $610,104 | $645,000 | $670,000 | $690,100 | $718,000 |
| Bonus | $374,688 | $524,563 | $311,740 | $648,419 | $503,335 | $387,000 | $462,289 | $627,969 | $676,706 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $838,168 | $2,596,305 | $4,251,600 | $2,930,740 | $2,272,291 | $1,819,942 | $1,151,867 |
| Option awards | $497,350 | $4,914,360 | $3,252,452 | $5,456,849 | $7,296,840 | $5,309,748 | $4,461,487 | $3,405,851 | $2,180,003 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $0 |
| All other | $13,769 | $0 | $9,447 | $11,400 | $11,600 | $12,200 | $13,200 | $13,800 | $24,939 |
| Total | $1,366,863 | $5,983,923 | $4,978,607 | $9,302,445 | $12,673,479 | $9,284,688 | $7,879,267 | $6,557,662 | $4,751,515 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Denali Therapeutics Inc. DEF 14A filed April 21, 2026, accession 0001714899-26-000054, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Denali Therapeutics Inc. filed document, accession 0001714899-26-000054. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 21, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 67,140 | $1,108,481 | — |
| RSU | 54,180 | $894,512 | — |
| RSU | 41,120 | $678,891 | — |
| RSU | 15,500 | $255,905 | — |
| Option | 162,540 | — | $21.26 |
| Option | 66,822 | — | $27.63 |
| Option | 3,888 | — | $47.27 |
| Option | 139,875 | — | $20.33 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Denali Therapeutics Inc.'s FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 21, 2026)current to 2026-11-06 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-12 | Gift | — | 32,220 | $0.00 | 2,120,384 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Denali Therapeutics’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Watts · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $4,751,515 |
| Alexander Schuth | Chief Operating and Financial Officer and Secretary | $4,258,045 |
| Carole Ho | Chief Medical Officer and Head of Development (until November 14, 2025) | $3,828,870 |
Board service
Denali Therapeutics board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Denali Therapeutics pays directors a $45,000 cash retainer and $400,000 in Options and RSUs. As stated in Denali Therapeutics's FY2024 proxy.
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How this record is built
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