A recent article from Becky Peterson at The Wall Street Journal cites Equilar data on Elon Musk’s voting power at SpaceX and how it compares with leadership ownership structures across major technology companies. The article notes that if SpaceX went public today, Musk would have more voting power than any individual at an S&P 500 technology company. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g9XtNzzG
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Equilar is the leading provider of executive intelligence solutions. The company’s expertise in relationship intelligence drives state-of-the-art business development and CRM applications, board and executive recruitment, and compensation and governance strategies. Equilar integrates its extensive database of executive profiles with natural language processing and machine learning AI to enable real-time relationship analytics and targeted outreach for its global clients. Equilar's commitment to excellence has made it the go-to solution for over 1,000 companies, including 75% of the Fortune 500, top PE/VC firms, and leading professional services entities. Learn more at www.equilar.com.
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- Human Resources, Shareholder Engagement , Business Development, Corporate Governance, Executive and Director Compensation, Data Research, CRM Integrations, Executive Intelligence, and Marketing Tech
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Equilar and The Associated Press today released their annual CEO compensation study for S&P 500 companies. The study found that median CEO compensation reached $17.7 million in 2025, marking a 5.9% year-over-year increase. While compensation continued to rise, the pace of growth slowed compared to recent years, making it the smallest annual increase since 2022, when median compensation rose just 0.9%. Elon Musk of Tesla topped this year’s study with a reported $132.3 billion compensation package in 2025, consisting entirely of long-term stock awards tied to ambitious market capitalization and operational performance targets. Additionally, Jane Fraser of Citigroup earned the highest compensation package ever recorded for a female CEO in the study’s history, totaling $95.8 million in 2025. The report also highlights several notable trends: • Female CEOs outpaced the broader index at the median, earning $18.1 million in 2025 • CEOs in the communication services sector received the highest compensation across industries • New York once again ranked as the home of the highest-paid CEOs Read the full study: https://lnkd.in/gQb3A3SM #CEOPay #ExecutiveCompensation #CorporateAmerica #CorporateGovernance
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The Equilar Summit is coming to Chicago, June 24-26 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, and we're bringing together some of the sharpest minds in governance and executive leadership. On June 26, 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM CT, don't miss Board & CEO Alignment on Executive Compensation Matters, featuring: • Harriet Harty, Founder & CEO, Harriet Harty Executive Solutions, LLC and Former EVP & Chief Administrative Officer, ADT • Ryan C. Harvey, Managing Partner, Meridian Compensation Partners, LLC • Suzan Morno-Wade, Board Member, Latham, The Pool Company and Veritiv • Tim Richmond, Chair, CHRO Association and Former CHRO, AbbVie • Jill B. Smart, Board Member, EPAM Systems How do boards and CEOs build the trust and transparency needed to make compensation decisions that hold up to investor, employee and regulatory scrutiny? This session digs in. Register at equilar.com/summit2026 #EquilarSummit #ExecutiveCompensation #BoardGovernance #CHRO #CorporateGovernance
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A recent story from Jeff Green at Bloomberg features data from the Q1 2026 Equilar Gender Diversity Index, showing that women’s representation on corporate boards has dipped below 30% for the first time since 2024. Women now hold 29.9% of board seats across Russell 3000 companies, highlighting a slowdown in momentum for board diversity efforts. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gW_-SKGX #BoardDiversity #GenderDiversity #DEI
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We're headed to Las Vegas this week for the Gartner CSO & Sales Leader Conference, May 19-20 at Caesars Palace. If you're attending, come find me along with William J. Main, David Costa, and Matthew O'Donnell at booth 415. We'd love to connect and show you a live demo of what ExecAtlas Powered by Equilar can do for strategic accounts teams. With AI reshaping how sales organizations operate, having verified, sourced executive data underneath those workflows isn't optional. We're excited to show what that looks like in practice, and how it helps teams forge real connections with the executives at their most important accounts. If you're in the area, please stop by. See you in Vegas! #GartnerSales #ExecAtlas #ExecutiveEngagement #StrategicAccounts
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The latest Equilar Gender Diversity Index (GDI) indicates the pace of women joining Russell 3000 boards continues to slow. The Q1 2026 GDI shows that women now hold 29.9% of all Russell 3000 board seats, down from 30.3% in Q1 2025 and marking the first time since Q1 2024 (29.7%) that representation dipped below 30%. The report also examined board diversity by state. Among states with at least 16 Russell 3000 companies, Minnesota ranked highest with 33.7% female board representation. California ranked third and continued to account for the largest overall concentration of women directors. Explore the full report and state rankings: https://lnkd.in/gBPaqWU8 #BoardDiversity #GenderDiversity #DEI
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During the 2026 proxy season, many U.S. companies addressed the impact of tariffs in their proxy statements, particularly when evaluating performance goals and pay outcomes amid an increasingly volatile macroeconomic environment. In the 60th edition of the CHRO Navigator newsletter, Equilar takes a closer look at how companies disclosed tariff-related impacts and the role these considerations played in compensation discussions. #CorpGov #Tariffs #ProxySeason
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Why do people want to join a board? The value shows up in so many intangible ways that are difficult to quantify. But why not try? When you've spent 25+ years building one of the deepest executive data sets in the world, you have the opportunity to work with great partners and find answers. David Larcker was my accounting professor at The Wharton School back in the 1990s and is one of the leading scholars in corporate governance. It’s been an honor and privilege to collaborate with Dave on many projects over the years. I’m particularly proud of our most recent collaboration, especially coming off the heels of so many good discussions about board service at our recent #BoardLeadershipForum. Working with Dave and his team at Stanford University Graduate School of Business, we set out to quantify something the governance world has long assumed but never measured: what is a board seat worth? The findings are striking: The research suggests board service works through three channels: - learning - signaling - bargaining power An outside board appointment validates executive quality in a way few other credentials can. Companies respond accordingly. What we also found interesting is the direct impact on compensation. Executives who serve on an outside board earn roughly 26% more in compensation from their primary employer (in addition to the board retainer). The effect holds across roles: - CEOs: +24% - Presidents: +31% - CFOs: +19% - Other executives: +21% The impact on career trajectory is just as significant. Executives with external board seats are promoted to internal CEO at roughly four times the rate of those without. The link to the full study is in the comments. #CorporateGovernance #BoardLeadership #ExecutiveCompensation #Equilar
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During a recent Equilar webinar, Katie Manning, SVP of Global Total Rewards at First Advantage, shared how the Equilar Board Brief helps her stay informed on executive compensation and board changes, and why it’s become a key part of her regular workflow and compensation committee meeting prep. Whether you're preparing for a board or compensation committee meeting, the Equilar Board Brief delivers curated governance and compensation insights tailored to your needs. Powered by data sourced directly from SEC filings, it helps you quickly identify potential concerns and take informed action with confidence. Learn more about the Equilar Board Brief: https://lnkd.in/gRURwHRa To get started, contact your account manager or info@equilar.com. #CorpGov #ExecComp #BoardLeadership #Equilar
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What's the biggest challenge for lateral hires? Between travels, I had lunch recently with a new partner at an AM Law 100 firm. It’s an active market right now for proven rainmakers and her recruiting process reflected that: dinners, conversations, compensation packages designed to win. But once she walked through the door? Something was missing. She came with her own relationships. But what she needed was visibility into the firm's network. Who her new colleagues knew. Where the connections already existed to accounts she was trying to reach. And the missed opportunities run the other way too. Her new colleagues had no visibility into what she brought to the firm. Where she could open a door they couldn't. Relationships sitting right there in the firm, invisible to everyone who could benefit from them. That's the disconnect. Firms invest enormous resources in bringing experienced people in. Then leave them to figure out the relationship landscape on their own. Get them in the door. After that, they're lone wolves. When firms have full relationship visibility across the organization, that changes. The new partner isn't starting from scratch. The firm isn't sitting on relationship capital it can't access. Everyone can see the full strength of what the firm collectively knows from day one. That's the one firm ideal made operational. We're excited to see ExecAtlas making it a reality for our clients. #OneFirm #RelationshipIntelligence #LegalServices #ExecutiveEngagement
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