Black Knight Executive Compensation (FY22)
BKI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 only
Chief executive, fiscal 2022 ◇ Joseph Nackashi | Latest say-on-pay support = July 12, 2023 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Black Knight's chief executive and what were they paid?
Joseph Nackashi was paid $8,345,320 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2022.
What was Black Knight's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 32.6% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held July 12, 2023 for fiscal 2022.
Which companies are in Black Knight's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ANSYS, Inc., Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc., CoStar Group, Inc., Envestnet, Inc. and Fair Isaac Corporation, among others.
What is Black Knight's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 85:1 for fiscal 2022, against median employee compensation of $98,734.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Jabbour Executive Chairman | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joseph Nackashi Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kirk Larsen President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Gravelle Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michele Meyers Former Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer 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 2022
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony M. Jabbour | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph M. Nackashi | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Joseph M. Nackashi | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kirk T. Larsen | PSU | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kirk T. Larsen | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael L. Gravelle | 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 2022 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Jabbour | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Joseph Nackashi | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Kirk Larsen | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | = | — | — | |
| Joseph M. Nackashi | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Kirk T. Larsen | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael Gravelle | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Michael L. Gravelle | 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.
Anthony Jabbour
Executive Chairman · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Joseph Nackashi
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
Kirk Larsen
President and Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Michael Gravelle
Executive Vice President and General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2022
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas M. Hagerty Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David K. Hunt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John D. Rood | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Joseph M. Otting | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nancy L. Shanik | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Catherine L. Burke | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ganesh B. Rao | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anthony M. Jabbour served on the board in fiscal 2022 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director 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 Rsus/Stock.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2022
- ANSYS, Inc. ANSS
- Ceridian HCM Holding, Inc. DAY
- CoStar Group, Inc. CSGP
- Envestnet, Inc. ENV
- Fair Isaac Corporation FICO
- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. JKHY
- MSCI Inc. MSCI
- Paycom Software, Inc. PAYC
- PTC Inc. PTC
- The Trade Desk, Inc. TTD
- Transunion TRU
- Tyler Technologies, Inc. TYL
- Verisk Analytics, Inc. VRSK
- WEX Inc. WEX
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | July 12, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 15, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 16, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 10, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 12, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 13, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | June 15, 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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152 figures on this page: 142 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001627014-23-000032943 1,065,316 10,875,307 2. To approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
- 0001104659-23-065012Chief Executive Officer pay ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Compensation Discussion and Analysis and Executive and Director Compensation
- 0001627014-22-00001738,310 309,551 7,935,369 3. To approve a non-binding advisory resolution on the compensation paid to our named executive officers.
- 0001627014-21-000020Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001627014-20-000019Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001627014-19-000025Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001627014-18-000037Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001627014-16-000053
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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}
}