Chair of the Board · Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA)

Chair, Compensation Committee · Chair, Nominating/Governance Committee

Shyam Sankar — Ginkgo Bioworks Director Compensation (2025)

Fiscal year 2025 director compensation for Shyam Sankar at Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.. Every figure below is printed as the company filed it and cited to the filing it came from.

Director compensation as of the proxy filed April 29, 2026 (DEF 14A). Open the filing on EDGAR.

What they were paid

Ginkgo Bioworks Director Compensation Table · the one fiscal year held
In US dollars, as Ginkgo Bioworks reports it. Most recent year first. Totals are the company’s disclosed totals.
Fiscal yearCash feesStock awardsOption awardsOtherTotal
FY2025$106,306$0$257,125$0$363,431

Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 29, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-028377, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.

How this board is paid

company policy · FY2025

Ginkgo Bioworks pays directors a $45,000 cash retainer and $275,000 in Options.

Committees

FY2025 · as the proxy prints them

Compensation (Chair) · Nominating/Governance (Chair)

The rest of the Ginkgo Bioworks board

FY2025 · as the company reported each
DirectorRoleFY2025 total
Christian HenryIndependent Director$331,864
Harry E. SloanIndependent Director$317,125
Jason KellyDirector$0
Reshma ShettyDirector$0
Ross FubiniIndependent Director$317,386
Sri KosuriIndependent Director$307,125

The full Ginkgo Bioworks compensation record

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