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Braze Executive Compensation (FY26)

BRZE · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): July 2, 2026
241 figures on this page: 237 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
William Magnuson was paid $14,230,598 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026, and Magnuson's total was 28.8% higher than the $11,046,877 reported for fiscal 2025. Separately, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 87:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $164,000. Meanwhile, for fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 73.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 30, 2026. The disclosed peer group includes Amplitude, AppFolio, Asana, BlackLine and C3.ai, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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William Magnuson
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 30, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — William Magnuson: $11,046,877 → $14,230,598 (28.8% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 61:1 → 87:1 (42.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Braze's chief executive and what were they paid?
William Magnuson was paid $14,230,598 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2026. Magnuson's total was 28.8% higher than the $11,046,877 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was Braze's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 73.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 30, 2026.
Which companies are in Braze's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amplitude, AppFolio, Asana, BlackLine and C3.ai, among others.
What is Braze's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 87:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $164,000.

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
William Magnuson
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Myles Kleeger
President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hyman
Chief Technology Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Isabelle Winkles
Chief Financial Officer
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Susan Wiseman
General Counsel and Secretary
◇——◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Magnuson
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇———◇—◇◇
Myles Kleeger
President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Isabelle Winkles
Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hyman
Chief Technology Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Susan Wiseman
General Counsel and Secretary
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Magnuson
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Isabelle Winkles
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Myles Kleeger
President and Chief Commercial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hyman
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Susan Wiseman
General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William Magnuson
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Edward McDonnell
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Isabelle Winkles
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Astha Malik
Chief Business Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jonathan Hyman
Chief Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Astha MalikRSU◇——◇——◇
Astha MalikPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Edward McDonnellRSU◇——◇——◇
Isabelle WinklesRSU◇——◇——◇
Isabelle WinklesPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
Jonathan HymanRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan HymanPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William MagnusonPSU◇◇◇◇◇—◇
William MagnusonRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Jonathan HymanPSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/19/2031
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Astha MalikPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Edward McDonnellPSU◇◇——
William MagnusonPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/19/2031
PSU◇◇——
Isabelle WinklesPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Option◇—◇4/19/2031
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.
Jonathan Hyman
Chief Technology Officer · Severance agreement
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
William Magnuson
Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Isabelle Winkles
Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Phillip M. Fernandez
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
David Obstler
◇◇————◇
Tara Walpert Levy
◇◇————◇
Yvonne Wassenaar
◇◇————◇
Fernando Machado
◇◇————◇
Neeraj Agrawal
◇◇————◇
William Magnuson served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Amplitude AMPL
  • AppFolio APPF
  • Asana ASAN
  • BlackLine BL
  • C3.ai AI
  • Confluent CFLT
  • DoubleVerify Holdings DV
  • GitLab GTLB
  • JFrog FROG
  • nCino NCNO
  • PagerDuty PD
  • Procore Technologies PCOR
  • Samsara IOT
  • Semrush Holdings SEMR
  • Smartsheet SMAR
  • Sprinklr CXM
  • Sprout Social SPT
  • Varonis Systems VRNS
  • Workiva WK

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 30, 2026=◇◇◇
2025June 26, 2025=◇◇◇
2024June 27, 2024=◇◇◇
2023June 29, 2023=◇◇◇

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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241 figures on this page: 237 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
237 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001676238-26-000033
  2. 0001140361-26-021908
    CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards as of January 31, 2026 · and 1 more section
  3. 0001676238-25-000088
  4. 0001140361-25-019268
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001676238-24-000171
    Employment Agreement
  6. 0001676238-24-000127
  7. 0001676238-23-000083
  8. 0001140361-23-025261
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Braze discloses

The companies named in BRZE's own disclosed peer group.

AmplitudeAppFolioAsanaBlackLineC3.aiConfluentDoubleVerify HoldingsGitLabJFrognCinoPagerDutyProcore TechnologiesSamsaraSemrush HoldingsSprinklrVaronis SystemsWorkiva

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APA
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}
}
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