Scott Adelson is Chief Executive Officer of Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (HLI). The company reported total compensation of $11,329,033 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $500,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $10,500,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $329,033 |
| Total | $11,329,033 |
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 Houlihan Lokey, Inc. filed July 25, 2025, accession 0001302215-25-000084.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $10,500,000 | $0 | $329,033 | $11,329,033 |
| FY2024 | Co President and Global Co Head of Corporate Finance | $500,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $4,500,000 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $500,000 | — | — | — | $6,900,000 | — | — | $7,400,000 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Houlihan Lokey, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $35,449,589 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-24,120,556 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 20th |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 10 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Houlihan Lokey, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| P. Eric Siegert | Co-Chairman | $14,800,000 |
| Scott Adelson this page | Chief Executive Officer | $11,329,033 |
| Scott Beiser | Co-Chairman (former Chief Executive Officer) | $4,000,000 |
| J. Lindsey Alley | Chief Financial Officer | $3,750,000 |
| Irwin Gold | Co-Chairman | $3,209,631 |
| Christopher Crain | General Counsel and Secretary | $2,750,000 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Houlihan Lokey, Inc. compensation brief.
Scott Adelson's compensation sits inside Houlihan Lokey, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.