Adena T. Friedman
2021
In 2021, Adena T. Friedman earned a total compensation of $20M as President and CEO at Nasdaq, a 26% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $5,799,474 |
|---|---|
| Salary | $1,250,000 |
| Stock Awards | $12,864,768 |
| Other | $51,651 |
| Total | $19,965,893 |
Friedman received $12.9M in stock awards, accounting for 64% of the total pay in 2021.
Friedman also received $5.8M in non-equity incentive plan, $1.3M in salary and $51.7K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2021, Adena T. Friedman's compensation ranked 323rd out of 12,397 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Friedman earned more than 97.4% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 323 out of 12,397 | 97th |
Division Finance, Insurance, And Real Estate | 49 out of 2,278 | 98th |
Major group Security And Commodity Brokers, Dealers, Exchanges, And Services | 27 out of 215 | 87th |
Pay ratio
| Adena T. Friedman's Pay | $19,965,893 |
|---|---|
| Median Employee's Pay | $98,946 |
| Pay Ratio | 202to 1 |
In 2021, the annual total compensation of Adena T. Friedman was $19,965,893.
The annual total compensation of the median employee at Nasdaq was $98,946.
The ratio of Adena T. Friedman's pay to the pay of median employee was therefore 202 to one.
Source: SEC filing on April 28, 2022.
Friedman's colleagues
We found five more compensation records of executives who worked with Adena T. Friedman at Nasdaq in 2021.