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DigitalBridge Group Executive Compensation (FY25)

DBRG · Boca Raton, FL · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Marc Ganzi
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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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Marc Ganzi: $6,037,189 → $7,505,614 (24.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 67.3% → 60.1% (7.2 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 21.8:1 → 23:1 (5.5% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DigitalBridge Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
Marc Ganzi was paid $7,505,614 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Ganzi's total moved 24.3% higher from the $6,037,189 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was DigitalBridge Group's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 60.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in DigitalBridge Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Ares Management, Blue Owl Capital, Carlyle Group, Cohen & Steers and Hamilton Lane, among others.
What is DigitalBridge Group's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 23:1, against median employee compensation of $326,668.

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 Ganzi
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jenkins
President and Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jacky Wu
Former Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Liam Stewart
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Ganzi
Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Ronald Sanders
Former Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Jacky Wu
Former Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jenkins
President and Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Liam Stewart
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Geoffrey Goldschein
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jacky Wu
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Departed during or after this year
◇◇◇———◇◇
Marc Ganzi
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Thomas Mayrhofer
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Benjamin Jenkins
President and Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Liam Stewart
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Geoffrey Goldschein
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marc Ganzi
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Thomas Mayrhofer
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Liam Stewart
Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Benjamin Jenkins
President and Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Geoffrey Goldschein
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
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
Benjamin J. JenkinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Benjamin J. JenkinsRSU◇——◇——◇
Geoffrey GoldscheinPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Geoffrey GoldscheinRSU◇——◇——◇
Liam StewartPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Liam StewartRSU◇——◇——◇
Marc C. GanziRSU◇——◇——◇
Marc C. GanziPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Thomas MayrhoferRSU◇——◇——◇
Thomas MayrhoferPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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
Geoffrey GoldscheinPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Marc GanziPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Thomas MayrhoferRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Benjamin JenkinsPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Liam StewartPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Geoffrey Goldschein
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Liam Stewart
Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control trigger◇
Marc Ganzi
Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2019 filing
Severance multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Nancy A. Curtin
Board chair
◇◇————◇
James Keith Brown
◇◇————◇
Dale Anne Reiss
◇◇————◇
Gregory J. McCray
◇◇————◇
Jeannie H. Diefenderfer
◇◇————◇
Sháka Rasheed
◇◇————◇
David M. Tolley
◇◇————◇
Ian Schapiro
◇◇————◇
Jay Wintrob
◇◇————◇
Marc C. Ganzi 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◇
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◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock / Deferred 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
  • Ares Management ARES
  • Blue Owl Capital OWL
  • Carlyle Group CG
  • Cohen & Steers CNS
  • Hamilton Lane HLNE
  • StepStone Group STEP
  • TPG TPG

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 23, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 11, 2023=◇◇◇
2018May 7, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 8, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 4, 2017=◇◇◇

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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241 figures on this page: 234 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
234 cited to the filing
7 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001679688-26-000062
    Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The Company’s stockholders approved (on an advisory, non-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in t
  2. 0001104659-26-049502
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Discussion of Summary Compensation and Grants of Plan-Based Awards Tables · Employment Agreement
  3. 0001679688-25-000047
    Proposal 2: Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation The Company’s stockholders approved (on an advisory, non-binding basis) the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as described in t
  4. 0001558370-25-004974
  5. 0001679688-24-000046
  6. 0001104659-24-035621
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001679688-23-000064
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001104659-23-043200
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001679688-19-000035
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001679688-18-000031
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-17-160842
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001679688-23-000119
    EX-10.20
  13. 0001679688-19-000041
    EX-10.15
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Peers DigitalBridge Group discloses

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

Ares ManagementBlue Owl CapitalCarlyle GroupCohen & SteersHamilton LaneStepStone GroupTPG

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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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