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Brandywine Realty Trust Executive Compensation (FY25)

BDN · Philadelphia, PA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Gerard Sweeney
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 28, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of October 18, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 1, 2026
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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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerard Sweeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Wirth
Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
George Johnstone
President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Gerard Sweeney
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Wirth
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
H. Jeffrey DeVuono
Executive Vice President and Regional Managing Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
George Johnstone
Executive Vice President, Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Redd
Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Gerard H. SweeneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gerard H. SweeneyPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Gerard H. SweeneyRSU◇——◇——◇
H. Jeffrey DeVuonoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
H. Jeffrey DeVuonoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas E. WirthPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas E. WirthRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas E. WirthPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
George JohnstonePSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
William ReddPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Gerard SweeneyPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Thomas WirthPSU◇◇——
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.

Severance and change in control

The terms as written in the agreements.
George Johnstone
Executive Vice President, Operations · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Clawback◇
Gerard Sweeney
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Thomas Wirth
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
William Redd
Executive Vice President and Senior Managing Director for the Austin and Metro DC Regions · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
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
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.
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◇
Board meeting fee◇
Committee meeting fee◇

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.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 21, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 18, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 18, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 20, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 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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Citations

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257 figures on this page: 246 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
246 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0000790816-26-000019
    Proposal 4: Approval of the Amendment to the 2023 Long-Tern Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Apri
  2. 0001193125-26-145566
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Pay Ratio Disclosure · Summary Compensation Table · and 1 more section
  3. 0000790816-25-000024
    Proposal 4: Approval of the Amendment to the 2023 Long-Tern Incentive Plan” in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for the Annual Meeting filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Apri
  4. 0000950170-25-050902
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0000790816-24-000027
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001193125-24-087243
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000790816-23-000031
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-23-088027
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000790816-22-000015
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000790816-22-000009
    Employment Agreement
  11. 0000790816-21-000019
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000790816-20-000023
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001564590-19-020355
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001564590-18-014516
  15. 0001564590-17-011347
  16. 0001564590-16-020040
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Brandywine Realty Trust discloses

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City Office REIT, Inc.Corporate Office Properties Trust Inc.Cousins Properties Inc.Douglas Emmett, Inc.Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.Highwoods Properties, Inc.Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.JBG SmithKilroy Realty Corp.Orion Office REIT, Inc.Paramount Group, Inc.Piedmont Office Realty Trust 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
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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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