What they were paid
Verisign Director Compensation Table · all 5 fiscal years held| Fiscal year | Cash fees | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $119,457 | $249,785 | $0 | $0 | $369,242 |
| FY2024 | $118,176 | $249,864 | $0 | $0 | $368,040 |
| FY2023 | $72,188 | $249,807 | $0 | $0 | $321,995 |
| FY2022 | $70,000 | $249,843 | $0 | $0 | $319,843 |
| FY2021 | $70,000 | $249,805 | — | — | $319,805 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Verisign Inc DEF 14A filed April 10, 2026, accession 0001014473-26-000013, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Verisign Inc filed document, accession 0001014473-26-000013. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 10, 2026.
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$369,242 Yehuda Ari Buchalter, FY2025 total director compensation
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Data as of April 10, 2026 · Source: Velarion Executive Compensation Database, deposited on Zenodo (doi:10.5281/zenodo.22283855).
How this board is paid
company policy · FY2025Verisign pays directors a $50,000 cash retainer and $250,000 in equity.
Committees
FY2025 · as the proxy prints themNominating/Governance · Cybersecurity (Chair)
The rest of the Verisign board
FY2025 · as the company reported each| Director | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Courtney D. Armstrong | Independent Director | $348,073 |
| D. James Bidzos | Chair of the Board | — |
| Debra W. McCann | Independent Director | $328,698 |
| Jamie S. Gorelick | Independent Director | $345,347 |
| Kathleen A. Cote | Lead Independent Director | $352,852 |
| Matthew J. Desch | Independent Director | $216,775 |
| Roger H. Moore | Independent Director | $42,500 |
The full Verisign compensation record
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