Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Executive Compensation (FY25)
AUPH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 4, 2026
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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 — Peter Greenleaf: $6,417,897 → $5,858,590 (8.7% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 77.4% → 93.9% (16.5 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 93.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026.
Which companies are in Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Aquestive Therapeutics Inc., Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc., ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc., among others.
What is Aurinia Pharmaceuticals' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 18:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $320,246.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Greenleaf Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Donley Former Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Miller Former Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Robertson Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Keenan Former Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Greenleaf Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Donley Former Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Miller Former Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Robertson Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Keenan Former Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Greenleaf Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew Donley Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Robertson Chief Legal Officer, Corporate Secretary and Chief Compliance Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Miller Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gregory Keenan Former Chief Medical Officer 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory Keenan | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Gregory Keenan | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Miller | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Joseph Miller | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Matthew Donley | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Matthew Donley | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Peter Greenleaf | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Peter Greenleaf | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Stephen Robertson | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Stephen Robertson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen Robertson | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Gregory Keenan | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Joseph Miller | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Peter Greenleaf | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2035 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Matthew Donley | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/28/2035 |
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
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tina S. Nova, Ph.D | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Tina S. Nova | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathy Goetz | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Craig Johnson Lead independent director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey Bailey | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jill Leversage | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. Karen Smith | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dr. David R.W. Jayne | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Former Directors, Current Directors and Kevin Tang 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.
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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as Options.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ANIP
- Aquestive Therapeutics Inc. AQST
- Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc. ARQT
- ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc. SPRY
- Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc. COLL
- Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc. DAWN
- Evolus Inc. EOLS
- Innoviva Inc. INVA
- Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc. IRWD
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc. LXRX
- Liquidia Corp symbol not shown
- MiMedx Group Inc. MDXG
- Pacira Biosciences Inc. PCRX
- Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc. PHAT
- Sage Therapeutics Inc. SAGE
- Siga Technologies Inc. SIGA
- Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc. TARS
- Travere Therapeutics, Inc. TVTX
- Urogen Pharma Ltd. URGN
- Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc. YMAB
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 3, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 15, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 14, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 17, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 17, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 7, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Aurinia Pharmaceuticals sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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232 figures on this page: 226 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
226 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001600620-26-000053Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001600620-26-000039Director Compensation
- 0001600620-25-000057Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001600620-24-000087Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001600620-23-000015Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-22-015026Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001628280-21-012006Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Aurinia Pharmaceuticals discloses
The companies named in AUPH's own disclosed peer group.
ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Aquestive Therapeutics Inc.Arcutis Biotherapeutics Inc.ARS Pharmaceuticals Inc.Collegium Pharmaceutical Inc.Day One Biopharmaceuticals Inc.Evolus Inc.Innoviva Inc.Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.MiMedx Group Inc.Pacira Biosciences Inc.Phathom Pharmaceuticals Inc.Sage Therapeutics Inc.Siga Technologies Inc.Tarsus Pharmaceuticals Inc.Travere Therapeutics, Inc.Urogen Pharma Ltd.Y-mAbs Therapeutics, Inc.
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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
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}
}