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Acadian Asset Management Executive Compensation (FY25)

AAMI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 11, 2026
138 figures on this page: 130 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
The disclosed peer group names American Century Investments, Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers, Inc., Janus Henderson Group plc and Lazard Asset Management, among others, and the Performance-Based RSU Peer Group names Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., BlackRock, Inc., Federated Hermes, Inc., Franklin Resources, Inc. and Invesco Ltd., among others. Separately, Kelly Young was paid $10,519,228 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Meanwhile, the disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 36:1, against median employee compensation of $293,203. The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Kelly Young
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 11, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: Suren Rana → Kelly Young
CEO pay ratio: 3:1 → 36:1

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Acadian Asset Management's chief executive and what were they paid?
Kelly Young was paid $10,519,228 in total compensation as President and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025.
What was Acadian Asset Management's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 11, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Acadian Asset Management's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names American Century Investments, Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc., Cohen & Steers, Inc., Janus Henderson Group plc and Lazard Asset Management, among others. The Performance-Based RSU Peer Group names Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., BlackRock, Inc., Federated Hermes, Inc., Franklin Resources, Inc. and Invesco Ltd., among others.
What is Acadian Asset Management's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 36:1, against median employee compensation of $293,203.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Hart
Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christina Wiater
Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Suren Rana
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Hart
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christina Wiater
Senior Vice President and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Richard Hart
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christina Wiater
Senior Vice President and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Suren Rana
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kelly Young
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇————◇◇
Richard Hart
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Christina Wiater
Senior Vice President and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Scott Hynes
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇◇————◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Christina WiaterPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Richard HartPSU◇— withheld— withheld—— withheld—◇
Fiscal 2022, 2024 are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Kelly YoungRSU◇———
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Christina WiaterRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Richard HartRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
John Paulson
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Robert J. Chersi
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Barbara Trebbi
◇◇————◇
Andrew Kim, Suren Rana and Kelly Young served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • American Century Investments symbol not shown
  • Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc. APAM
  • Cohen & Steers, Inc. CNS
  • Janus Henderson Group plc JHG
  • Lazard Asset Management LAZ
  • TCW LLC symbol not shown
  • Victory Capital Holding, Inc. VCTR
  • Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. VRTS
  • Voya Investment Management VOYA
  • WisdomTree Inc. WT
Performance-Based RSU Peer Group
  • Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. AMG
  • BlackRock, Inc. BLK
  • Federated Hermes, Inc. FHI
  • Franklin Resources, Inc. BEN
  • Invesco Ltd. IVZ
  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. TROW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 11, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 13, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 6, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 7, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 23, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 24, 2020=◇◇◇
2018September 17, 2019=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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Chief executive total compensation
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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
138 figures on this page: 130 cited to the filing that reported them, 8 calculated from figures it prints.
130 cited to the filing
8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-042520
    ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-028368
    2025 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0001748824-25-000044
    ITEM 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001748824-25-000024
    2024 Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001748824-24-000033
    3. Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation
  6. 0001748824-24-000016
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001748824-23-000046
  8. 0001748824-23-000017
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001748824-22-000040
  10. 0001748824-21-000036
  11. 0001748824-20-000033
  12. 0001748824-19-000054
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Asset Management rankings

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Peers Acadian Asset Management discloses

The companies named in AAMI's own disclosed peer group.

Artisan Partners Asset Management, Inc.Cohen & Steers, Inc.Janus Henderson Group plcLazard Asset ManagementVictory Capital Holding, Inc.Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.Voya Investment ManagementWisdomTree Inc.Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.BlackRock, Inc.Franklin Resources, Inc.Invesco Ltd.T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.

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Cite this data
APA
Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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