Vivek Shah is President & Chief Executive Officer of Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD). The company reported total compensation of $11,767,948 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $1,000,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $10,078,078 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $656,000 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $33,870 |
| Total | $11,767,948 |
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 Ziff Davis, Inc. filed March 26, 2026, accession 0001084048-26-000016.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $10,078,078 | $0 | $656,000 | $0 | $33,870 | $11,767,948 |
| FY2023 | President & Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $669,285 | $0 | $26,604 | $1,695,889 |
| FY2022 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $440,670 | $0 | $33,155 | $1,473,825 |
| FY2021 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $13,514,102 | $0 | $1,850,000 | $0 | $30,009 | $16,394,111 |
| FY2020 | President and Chief Executive Officer | $1,000,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,230,000 | $0 | $26,423 | $2,256,423 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Ziff Davis, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $7,889,260 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $3,878,688 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 71st |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 17 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Ziff Davis, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Vivek Shah this page | President & Chief Executive Officer | $11,767,948 |
| Bret Richter | Chief Financial Officer | $4,802,357 |
| Jeremy D. Rossen | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | $2,611,287 |
| Lori Tansley | Chief Accounting Officer | $1,069,345 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Ziff Davis, Inc. compensation brief.
Vivek Shah's compensation sits inside Ziff Davis, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.