What they were paid
ZIFF DAVIS Director Compensation Table · all 4 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $150,000 | $249,972 | $0 | $0 | $399,972 |
| FY2024 | $150,000 | $199,958 | — | — | $349,958 |
| FY2023 | $165,000 | $199,943 | $0 | $0 | $364,943 |
| FY2021 | $98,348 | $200,122 | — | — | $298,470 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: ZIFF DAVIS, INC. DEF 14A filed March 26, 2026, accession 0001084048-26-000016, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the ZIFF DAVIS, INC. filed document, accession 0001084048-26-000016. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed March 26, 2026.
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$399,972 Sarah Fay, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of March 26, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025ZIFF DAVIS pays directors a $70,000 cash retainer and $250,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themCompensation
The rest of the ZIFF DAVIS board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jana Barsten | Independent Director | $339,972 |
| Kirk McDonald | Independent Director | $319,972 |
| Neville Ray | Independent Director | $319,972 |
| Scott C. Taylor | Independent Director | $334,972 |
| Trace Harris | Independent Director | $334,972 |
| Vivek Shah | Director | — |
| William Brian Kretzmer | Independent Director | $319,972 |
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