Scott Bluestein is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC). The company reported total compensation of $9,670,162 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $650,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $3,950,000 |
| Stock awards | $5,047,162 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $23,000 |
| Total | $9,670,162 |
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 Hercules Capital, Inc. filed April 23, 2026, accession 0001280784-26-000015.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $650,000 | $3,950,000 | $5,047,162 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $23,000 | $9,670,162 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $4,903,742 | $0 | $3,500,000 | $0 | $23,000 | $9,076,742 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $5,019,494 | $0 | $3,200,000 | $0 | $22,500 | $8,891,994 |
| FY2022 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $650,000 | $0 | $3,700,008 | $0 | $3,000,000 | $0 | $20,500 | $7,370,508 |
| FY2021 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $650,000 | $2,350,000 | $3,449,995 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $960,991 | $7,410,986 |
| FY2020 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $650,000 | $2,100,000 | $3,989,493 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,131,911 | $7,871,404 |
| FY2019 | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $594,028 | $1,915,000 | $4,249,994 | — | — | — | $825,179 | $7,584,201 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Hercules Capital, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,816,178 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $1,853,985 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 72nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 18 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Hercules Capital, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Bluestein this page | Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer | $9,670,162 |
| Seth Meyer | Chief Financial Officer | $3,240,397 |
| Christian Follmann | Chief Operating Officer | $1,589,523 |
| Kiersten Botelho | Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $1,444,528 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Hercules Capital, Inc. compensation brief.
Scott Bluestein's compensation sits inside Hercules Capital, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.