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Brandywine Realty Trust Executive Compensation (FY25)
BDN · Philadelphia, PA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 1, 2026
233 figures on this page: 222 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Gerard Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,812,631 in total compensation for fiscal 2025, and Sweeney's total was 17.9% higher than the $4,929,748 reported for fiscal 2024. The say-on-pay proposal drew 83.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025. The disclosed peer group includes Breakstone Realty Trust, City Office REIT, Inc., Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc., Cousins Properties Inc. and Douglas Emmett, Inc., among others. For fiscal 2025, the company reported 5 named executive officers.
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 — Gerard Sweeney: $4,929,748 → $5,812,631 (17.9% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 52:1 → 62.1:1 (19.5% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Brandywine Realty Trust's chief executive and what were they paid?
Gerard Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $5,812,631 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Sweeney's total was 17.9% higher than the $4,929,748 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Brandywine Realty Trust's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 83.8% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Brandywine Realty Trust's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Breakstone Realty Trust, City Office REIT, Inc., Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc., Cousins Properties Inc. and Douglas Emmett, Inc., among others.
What is Brandywine Realty Trust's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 62.1:1, against median employee compensation of $93,598.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerard Sweeney President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Wirth Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
George Johnstone President, Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerard Sweeney President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Thomas Wirth Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Redd Executive Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
George Johnstone President, Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerard Sweeney President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Wirth Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
George Johnstone President, Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Redd Executive Vice President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerard Sweeney President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas Wirth Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
H. Jeffrey DeVuono Executive Vice President, Senior Managing Director, Life Sciences | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
George Johnstone Executive Vice President, Operations | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
William Redd Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director for the Austin and Metro DC Regions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerard H. Sweeney | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Gerard H. Sweeney | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Gerard H. Sweeney | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| H. Jeffrey DeVuono | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| H. Jeffrey DeVuono | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Thomas E. Wirth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Thomas E. Wirth | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Thomas E. Wirth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Johnstone | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| William Redd | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Gerard Sweeney | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Thomas Wirth | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James C. Diggs Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
H. Richard Haverstick, Jr | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles P. Pizzi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joan Lau | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Reginald DesRoches | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gerard H. Sweeney 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.
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| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
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Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Breakstone Realty Trust symbol not shown
- City Office REIT, Inc. CIO
- Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc. CDP
- Cousins Properties Inc. CUZ
- Douglas Emmett, Inc. DEI
- Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. ESRT
- Highwoods Properties, Inc. HIW
- Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. HPP
- JBG Smith JBGS
- Kilroy Realty Corp. KRC
- Orion Office REIT, Inc. ONL
- Paramount Group, Inc. PGRE
- Piedmont Office Realty Trust Inc. PDM
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 21, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 23, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 18, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 18, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 20, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 22, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 23, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 18, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 24, 2016 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Brandywine Realty Trust disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Brandywine Realty Trust 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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233 figures on this page: 222 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
222 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0000790816-26-000019Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-145566Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Pay Ratio Disclosure · Summary Compensation Table · and 1 more section
- 0000790816-25-000024Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-25-050902Summary Compensation Table
- 0000790816-24-000027Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-087243Summary Compensation Table
- 0000790816-23-000031Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-23-088027Summary Compensation Table
- 0000790816-22-000015Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000790816-21-000019Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000790816-20-000023Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-19-020355Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-18-014516
- 0001564590-17-011347
- 0001564590-16-020040Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}