W. Ming Shao compensation by year
Strategy Summary Compensation Table · all 9 fiscal years held| Component | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $485,000 | $505,000 | $523,500 | $548,167 | $600,000 | $640,000 | $640,000 | $640,000 | $700,000 |
| Bonus | $420,000 | $378,000 | $450,000 | $550,000 | $650,000 | $550,000 | $425,000 | $550,000 | $450,000 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $192,270 | $0 | $0 | $1,913,802 | $4,422,290 | $2,871,928 |
| Option awards | $0 | $1,309,250 | $1,087,000 | $0 | $7,618,600 | $6,983,800 | — | $638,563 | $509,283 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $13,456 | $15,760 | $15,181 | $5,120 | $42,445 | $36,487 | $52,344 | $17,660 | $33,147 |
| Total | $918,456 | $2,208,010 | $2,075,681 | $1,295,557 | $8,911,045 | $8,210,287 | $3,031,146 | $6,268,513 | $4,564,358 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Strategy Inc DEF 14A filed April 28, 2026, accession 0001193125-26-186895, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Strategy Inc filed document, accession 0001193125-26-186895. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 28, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 30,650 | $17,753,706 | — |
| RSU | 19,970 | $5,783,711 | — |
| RSU | 11,500 | $3,330,630 | — |
| RSU | 4,000 | $2,316,960 | — |
| Option | 5,730 | — | $159.93 |
| Option | 100,000 | — | $40.46 |
| Option | 100,000 | — | $17.50 |
| Option | 50,000 | — | $69.12 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Strategy Inc's FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Strategy’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Phong Le | President & Chief Executive Officer | $13,784,204 |
| Andrew Kang | Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | $5,726,732 |
| W. Ming Shao · this page | Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $4,564,358 |
| Thomas Chow | Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | $3,864,010 |
| Michael Saylor | Chairman of the Board & Executive Chairman | $780,732 |
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