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BlackLine Executive Compensation (FY25)

BL · Woodland Hills, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Owen Ryan
Median of the other named officers
$4,603,131
6 officers, excluding the chief executive
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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Chief executive total compensation — Owen Ryan: $10,427,429 → $11,614,676 (11.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 56:1 → 63:1 (12.5% higher)

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Who is BlackLine's chief executive and what were they paid?
Owen Ryan was paid $11,614,676 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $10,427,429 reported for fiscal 2024, Ryan's total was 11.4% higher.
What was BlackLine's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 62.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 7, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in BlackLine's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AppFolio, Appian, Asana, Clearwater Analytics and Five9, among others.
What is BlackLine's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 63:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $185,234.

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
Marc Huffman
Former President and Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Partin
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Therese Tucker
Co-CEO and Former Executive Chair
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇——◇
Karole Morgan-Prager
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Woodhams
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Therese Tucker
Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Owen Ryan
Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Partin
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Karole Morgan-Prager
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Woodhams
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marc Huffman
Former President and Former Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Owen Ryan
Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Therese Tucker
Co-Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Mark Partin
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jeremy Ung
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jimmy Duan
Chief Customer Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Karole Morgan-Prager
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Owen Ryan
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Therese Tucker
Founder
◇—◇—◇——◇
Stuart Van Houten
Chief Commercial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Jeremy Ung
Chief Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Karole Morgan-Prager
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Patrick Villanova
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Mark Partin
Former Chief Financial 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jeremy UngPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeremy UngPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeremy UngPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jeremy UngRSU◇——◇——◇
Jeremy UngRSU◇——◇——◇
Karole Morgan-PragerRSU◇——◇——◇
Karole Morgan-PragerRSU◇——◇——◇
Karole Morgan-PragerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karole Morgan-PragerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karole Morgan-PragerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Karole Morgan-PragerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark PartinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Mark PartinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Owen RyanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Owen RyanRSU◇——◇——◇
Owen RyanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Owen RyanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Owen RyanRSU◇——◇——◇
Owen RyanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick VillanovaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick VillanovaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick VillanovaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick VillanovaPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Patrick VillanovaRSU◇——◇——◇
Stuart Van HoutenRSU◇——◇——◇
Stuart Van HoutenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Stuart Van HoutenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Therese TuckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Therese TuckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Therese TuckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Therese TuckerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Therese TuckerRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Therese TuckerRSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Patrick VillanovaOption◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Karole Morgan-PragerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
Option◇—◇—
RSU◇◇——
Jeremy UngRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Stuart Van HoutenRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Owen RyanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇—
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.
Karole Morgan-Prager
Chief Legal and Administrative Officer · Offer letter
Benefits continuation◇
Mark Partin
Former Chief Financial Officer · Offer letter
Severance cash amount◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Clawback◇
Owen Ryan
Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Patrick Villanova
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Stuart Van Houten
Chief Commercial Officer · Offer letter
Change-in-control multiple◇
Therese Tucker
Founder · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Change-in-control base◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Scott Davidson
◇◇————◇
Thomas Unterman
◇◇————◇
Brunilda Rios
◇◇————◇
David Henshall
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Sophia Velastegui
◇◇————◇
Mika Yamamoto
◇◇————◇
Camille Drummond
◇◇————◇
Barbara Whye
◇◇————◇
Saranga Balaji
◇◇————◇
Gregory Hughes
◇◇————◇
William Wagner
◇—————◇
Amit Yoran
◇—————◇
Storm Duncan, Megan Prichard, Therese Tucker and Owen Ryan 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◇
Board chair premium◇
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 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
  • AppFolio APPF
  • Appian APPN
  • Asana ASAN
  • Clearwater Analytics CWAN
  • Five9 FIVN
  • Intapp INTA
  • LiveRamp Holdings RAMP
  • nCino NCNO
  • PagerDuty PD
  • Procore Technologies PCOR
  • PROS Holdings PRO
  • Q2 Holdings QTWO
  • Qualys QLYS
  • Rapid7 RPD
  • Smartsheet SMAR
  • Sprout Social SPT
  • SPS Commerce SPSC
  • Tenable Holdings TENB
  • Vertex VERX
  • Workiva WK

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 10, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 12, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 13, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 6, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 8, 2019=◇◇◇

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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8 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-032872
    Proposal 3 : Advisory non-binding vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation For: Against: Abstain: Broker Non-Votes
  2. 0001628280-26-020925
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Grants of Plan-Based Awards During 2025 · Outside Director Compensation Policy · and 3 more sections
  3. 0001666134-25-000018
    Proposal 3 : Advisory non-binding vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation For: Against: Abstain: Broker Non-Votes
  4. 0001666134-25-000011
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001193125-24-136149
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001666134-24-000009
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001193125-23-142081
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-23-014251
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001193125-22-150066
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-21-172357
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-20-139158
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-19-146522
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-16-727634
    Employment Agreement
  14. 0001193125-23-061584
    EX-10.13 · EX-10.14
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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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