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Adeia Executive Compensation (FY25)

ADEA · San Jose, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Paul Davis
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 7, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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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 total compensation — Paul Davis: $7,154,323 → $6,454,507 (9.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 98.6% → 98.1% (0.5 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 20:1 → 14:1 (30.0% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Adeia's chief executive and what were they paid?
Paul Davis was paid $6,454,507 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $7,154,323 reported for fiscal 2024, Davis' total was 9.8% lower.
What was Adeia's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 98.1% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Adeia's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Cass Information Systems, CEVA, Consensus Cloud Solutions, Dolby Laboratories and Everi Holdings, among others.
What is Adeia's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 14:1, against median employee compensation of $448,176.

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
Paul Davis
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Keith Jones
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Tanji
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dana Escobar
Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Semiconductor
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Kokes
Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Media
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Davis
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Keith Jones
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Kokes
Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Media
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Tanji
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dana Escobar
Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Semiconductor
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Davis
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Keith Jones
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Tanji
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Kokes
Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Media
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dana Escobar
Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Semiconductor
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paul Davis
Chief Executive Officer and Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Keith Jones
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kevin Tanji
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Kokes
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dana Escobar
Former Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Semiconductor
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Dana EscobarPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Keith A. JonesPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Kevin TanjiPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Mark KokesPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Paul E. DavisPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 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
Paul DavisPSU◇◇——
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Keith JonesPSU◇◇——
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Kevin TanjiPSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
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Dana EscobarPSU◇◇——
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Mark KokesPSU◇◇——
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A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
Dana Escobar
Former Chief Licensing Officer & General Manager, Semiconductor · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Keith Jones
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as announced by the company
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Kevin Tanji
Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary · Terms as announced by the company
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Mark Kokes
Chief Revenue Officer · Terms as announced by the company
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Paul Davis
Chief Executive Officer and Director · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Daniel Moloney
◇◇————◇
Tonia O'Connor
◇◇————◇
V. Sue Molina
◇◇————◇
Phyllis Turner-Brim
◇◇————◇
Adam Rymer
◇◇————◇
Sandeep Vij
◇◇————◇
Paul E. Davis 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.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Cass Information Systems CASS
  • CEVA CEVA
  • Consensus Cloud Solutions CCSI
  • Dolby Laboratories DLB
  • Everi Holdings EVRI
  • EVERTEC EVTC
  • Getty Images Holdings GETY
  • Gogo GOGO
  • InterDigital IDCC
  • Mitek Systems MITK
  • Open Lending LPRO
  • Progress Software PRGS
  • PubMatic PUBM
  • Rambus RMBS
  • Semtech SMTC
  • TechTarget TTGT
  • Thryv Holdings THRY
  • Universal Display UVV
  • Verra Mobility VRRM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 7, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 8, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 9, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 29, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 14, 2021=◇◇◇

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

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274 figures on this page: 268 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
268 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-320977
    Exhibit
  2. 0001193125-26-214603
    Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote
  3. 0001193125-26-124075
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO PAY RATIO · COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  4. 0000950170-25-067053
    Proposal 2 – Advisory Vote to Approve Named Executive Officer Compensation: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Vote
  5. 0000950170-25-045207
  6. 0000950170-24-057254
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0000950170-24-037163
  8. 0000950170-23-024495
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001564590-22-017063
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001564590-21-028744
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Adeia discloses

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

Cass Information SystemsCEVAConsensus Cloud SolutionsDolby LaboratoriesEveri HoldingsEVERTECGetty Images HoldingsGogoInterDigitalMitek SystemsOpen LendingProgress SoftwarePubMaticRambusSemtechTechTargetThryv HoldingsUniversal DisplayVerra Mobility

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@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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