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Clarivate Executive Compensation (FY25)
CLVT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Matti Shem Tov | Median of the other named officers $3,720,599 6 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = May 14, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Chief executive total compensation — Matti Shem Tov: $4,844,251 → $8,350,984 (72.4% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 226:1 → 180:1 (20.4% lower)
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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Clarivate's chief executive and what were they paid?
Matti Shem Tov was paid $8,350,984 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Shem Tov's total was 72.4% higher than the $4,844,251 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Clarivate's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 93.1% support at the meeting held May 14, 2026.
Which companies are in Clarivate's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACI Worldwide, Inc., Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc., Envestnet, Inc., Equifax, Inc. and ExlService Holdings, Inc., among others.
What is Clarivate's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 180:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $46,275.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Gear Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jerre Stead Former Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Collins Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gordon Samson Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steen Lomholt-Thomsen Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stefano Maestri Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Gear Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bar Veinstein President, Academia and Government | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henry Levy President, Life Sciences and Healthcare | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Collins Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matti Tov Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gordon Samson President, Intellectual Property | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jonathan Gear Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Collins Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matti Shem Tov Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bar Veinstein President, Academia & Government | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gordon Samson Former President, Intellectual Property | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henry Levy President, Life Sciences & Healthcare | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matti Shem Tov Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jonathan Collins Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Gordon Samson Former President, Intellectual Property Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Melanie Margolin Former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative and Legal Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bar Veinstein President, Academia & Government | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Henry Levy President, Life Sciences & Healthcare | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Maroun Mourad President, Intellectual Property | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bar Veinstein | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Bar Veinstein | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gordon Samson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Gordon Samson | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Gordon Samson | PSU | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Henry Levy | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Henry Levy | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Collins | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jonathan Collins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Maroun Mourad | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matti Shem Tov | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matti Shem Tov | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Melanie Margolin | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Levy | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Jonathan Collins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Matti Shem Tov | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Bar Veinstein | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Maroun Mourad | 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.
Bar Veinstein
President, Academia & Government · Severance agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Gordon Samson
Former President, Intellectual Property · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Henry Levy
President, Life Sciences & Healthcare · Severance agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Jonathan Collins
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Maroun Mourad
President, Intellectual Property · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Matti Shem Tov
Chief Executive Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Melanie Margolin
Former Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative and Legal Officer · Severance agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andrew Snyder Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jane Okun Bomba | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Valeria Alberola | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Wendell Pritchett | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Suzanne Heywood | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Saurabh Saha | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kenneth Cornick | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Angelakis | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Anthony Munk, Matti Shem Tov, Usama N. Cortas, Adam T. Levyn and Richard W. Roedel 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 | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5 times annual retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- ACI Worldwide, Inc. ACIW
- Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. DNB
- Envestnet, Inc. ENV
- Equifax, Inc. EFX
- ExlService Holdings, Inc. EXLS
- FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS
- Fair Isaac Corporation FICO
- Gartner, Inc. IT
- ICON plc ICLR
- Informa plc symbol not shown
- Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. JKHY
- Moody's Corporation MCO
- Morningstar, Inc. MORN
- MSCI Inc. MSCI
- SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. SSNC
- Teradata Corporation TDC
- TransUnion TRU
- Verisk Analytics, Inc. VRSK
- Wolters Kluwer N.V. symbol not shown
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 14, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 7, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 7, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 5, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 6, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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Documents cited
- 0001764046-26-000073Proposal 2: Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation Shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
- 0001764046-26-000046CEO Pay Ratio · CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS · Director Compensation · Non-Employee Director Compensation in · and 3 more sections
- 0001104659-25-047349Proposal 2: Advisory Approval of Executive Compensation Shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as disclosed in the Proxy Statement.
- 0001104659-25-0290722024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001104659-24-059939Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-24-038502Executive Compensation Tables
- 0001104659-23-0360932022 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001104659-22-058827Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001764046-21-000123
- 0001764046-21-000097Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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The companies named in CLVT's own disclosed peer group.
ACI Worldwide, Inc.Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.Envestnet, Inc.Equifax, Inc.ExlService Holdings, Inc.FactSet Research Systems Inc.Fair Isaac CorporationGartner, Inc.Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.Moody's CorporationMorningstar, Inc.MSCI Inc.SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.Teradata CorporationTransUnionVerisk Analytics, 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}
}