What they were paid
Barnes & Noble Education Director Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | $100,000 | $245,114 | $0 | $0 | $345,114 |
| FY2025 | $89,011 | $200,010 | $0 | $0 | $289,021 |
| FY2024 | — | — | — | — | — |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. DEF 14A filed August 12, 2026, accession 0001140361-26-032503, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Barnes & Noble Education, Inc. filed document, accession 0001140361-26-032503. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed August 12, 2026.
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$345,114 Sean V. Madnani, FY2026 total director compensation
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Data as of August 12, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2026Barnes & Noble Education pays directors a $100,000 cash retainer and $200,000 in RSUs.
Committees
FY2026 · as the proxy prints themAudit (Chair) · Compensation
The rest of the Barnes & Noble Education board
FY2026 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2026 total |
|---|---|---|
| Denise Warren | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| Emily Hoffman | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| Eric Singer | Director | $520,114 |
| Kathryn Eberle Walker | Independent Director | $345,114 |
| William C. Martin | Chair of the Board | $545,114 |
The full Barnes & Noble Education compensation record
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