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Douglas Emmett Executive Compensation (FY25)

DEI · Santa Monica, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Jordan Kaplan
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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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 3, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Jordan Kaplan: $9,083,361 → $9,012,069 (0.8% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 128:1 → 122:1 (4.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Douglas Emmett's chief executive and what were they paid?
Jordan Kaplan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, received $9,012,069 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Kaplan's total was 0.8% lower than the $9,083,361 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Douglas Emmett's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, the say-on-pay proposal drew 50.0% support at the meeting held May 28, 2026.
Which companies are in Douglas Emmett's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., BXP, Inc., Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. and JBG SMITH Properties, Inc., among others.
What is Douglas Emmett's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 122:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $73,674.

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
Jordan Kaplan
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President
◇—◇———◇◇
Kenneth Panzer
President, Chief Operating Officer, Director
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Crummy
◇◇◇———◇◇
Peter Seymour
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jordan Kaplan
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kenneth Panzer
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Crummy
Chief Investment Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Peter Seymour
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michele Aronson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Kenneth Panzer
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Jordan Kaplan
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Peter Seymour
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Crummy
Chief Investment Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michele Aronson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jordan Kaplan
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Kenneth Panzer
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Peter Seymour
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Michele Aronson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
Kevin Crummy
Chief Investment 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 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Jordan L. KaplanRSU◇——◇——◇
Kenneth M. PanzerRSU◇——◇——◇
Kevin A. CrummyRSU◇——◇——◇
Michele L. AronsonRSU◇——◇——◇
Peter D. SeymourRSU◇——◇——◇
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
Kevin CrummyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jordan KaplanRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Peter SeymourRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Kenneth PanzerRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michele AronsonRSU◇◇——
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.
Jordan Kaplan
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Kenneth Panzer
President and Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Kevin Crummy
Chief Investment Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Michele Aronson
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Peter Seymour
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
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
Thomas E. O'Hern
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
Leslie E. Bider
—◇————◇
Virginia A. McFerran
—◇————◇
Shirley Wang
—◇————◇
William E. Simon, Jr
—◇————◇
Dorene C. Dominguez
—◇————◇
Jordan L. Kaplan, Andy Cohen and Kenneth M. Panzer 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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as LTIP Units.
Stock ownership guideline: 3x retainer

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc. ARE
  • BXP, Inc. BXP
  • Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. ESRT
  • Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. HPP
  • JBG SMITH Properties, Inc. JBGS
  • Kilroy Realty Corporation KRC
  • Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. PDM
  • SL Green Realty Corp. SLG
  • UDR, Inc. UDR
  • Vornado Realty Trust VNO

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 28, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 30, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 31, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 1, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 2, 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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Citations

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191 figures on this page: 180 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
180 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001364250-26-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001364250-26-000020
    2025 Summary Compensation Table · CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · and 1 more section
  3. 0001364250-25-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001364250-25-000018
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0001364250-24-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001364250-24-000019
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0001364250-24-000003
    Employment Agreement
  8. 0001364250-23-000042
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001364250-23-000017
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
  10. 0001364250-22-000026
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001364250-21-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001364250-20-000014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001364250-19-000023
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001364250-18-000020
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001364250-17-000031
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  16. 0001364250-16-000074
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers Douglas Emmett discloses

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

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.BXP, Inc.Empire State Realty Trust, Inc.Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.JBG SMITH Properties, Inc.Kilroy Realty CorporationPiedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc.SL Green Realty Corp.UDR, Inc.Vornado Realty Trust

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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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