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DocuSign Executive Compensation (FY26)

DOCU · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 3, 2026
346 figures on this page: 340 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Allan Thygesen, President, Chief Executive Officer, received $25,650,100 in total compensation for fiscal 2026, and Thygesen's total moved 1.5% lower from the $26,039,579 reported for fiscal 2025. The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 116:1, against median employee compensation of $222,066. Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 87.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 1, 2026 for fiscal 2026. The disclosed peer group includes CoStar Group, Dropbox, Gen Digital, HubSpot and Informatica, among others.
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Allan Thygesen
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 1, 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 — Allan Thygesen: $26,039,579 → $25,650,100 (1.5% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 56.7% → 87.3% (30.6 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 117:1 → 116:1 (0.9% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DocuSign's chief executive and what were they paid?
Allan Thygesen, President, Chief Executive Officer, received $25,650,100 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Thygesen's total moved 1.5% lower from the $26,039,579 reported for fiscal 2025.
What was DocuSign's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 87.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 1, 2026 for fiscal 2026.
Which companies are in DocuSign's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes CoStar Group, Dropbox, Gen Digital, HubSpot and Informatica, among others.
What is DocuSign's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 116:1, against median employee compensation of $222,066.

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
Daniel Springer
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Scott Olrich
Chief Operating Officer
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Cynthia Gaylor
Chief Financial Officer
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Loren Alhadeff
Chief Revenue Officer
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Trâm Phi
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
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Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Allan Thygesen
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Blake Grayson
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
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Stephen Shute
President, Worldwide Field Operations
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Robert Chatwani
President, General Manager, Growth
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Inhi Suh
Former President, Product and Engineering
Departed during or after this year
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Cynthia Gaylor
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
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James P. Shaughnessy
Chief Legal Officer
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Maggie Wilderotter
Former Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
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Daniel Springer
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Blake Grayson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Paula Hansen
President, Chief Revenue Officer
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Robert Chatwani
President, General Manager, Growth
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Allan Thygesen
President, Chief Executive Officer
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James P. Shaughnessy
Chief Legal Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Paula Hansen
President, Chief Revenue Officer
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Allan Thygesen
President, Chief Executive Officer
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Blake Grayson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Robert Chatwani
President, General Manager, Growth
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James Shaughnessy
Chief Legal Officer
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Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Allan Thygesen
President, Chief Executive Officer
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Blake Grayson
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
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Paula Hansen
President, Chief Revenue Officer
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Robert Chatwani
President, General Manager, Growth
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
James Shaughnessy
Chief Legal Officer
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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
Allan ThygesenPSU——◇———◇
Allan ThygesenPSU——◇———◇
Blake GraysonPSU——◇———◇
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James P. ShaughnessyPSU——◇———◇
James P. ShaughnessyPSU——◇———◇
Paula HansenPSU——◇———◇
Paula HansenPSU——◇———◇
Robert ChatwaniPSU——◇———◇
Robert ChatwaniPSU——◇———◇
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
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Blake GraysonRSU◇◇——
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Allan ThygesenRSU◇◇——
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James ShaughnessyRSU◇◇——
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Paula HansenRSU◇◇——
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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.
Allan Thygesen
President, Chief Executive Officer · Offer letter
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
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Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Mike Rosenbaum
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Maggie Wilderotter
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Teresa Briggs
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Blake J. Irving
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Peter Solvik
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Enrique Salem
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Anna Marrs
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James Beer
Board chair
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Cain A. Hayes
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Daniel Springer
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Brian Roberts and Allan Thygesen 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◇
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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
  • CoStar Group CSGP
  • Dropbox DBX
  • Gen Digital GEN
  • HubSpot HUBS
  • Informatica INFA
  • MongoDB MDB
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • Okta OKTA
  • Paycom Software PAYC
  • RingCentral RNG
  • The Trade Desk TTD
  • Toast TOST
  • Twilio TWLO
  • Unity Software U
  • Veeva Systems VEEV
  • Zoom Video Communications ZM
  • Zscaler ZS

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026June 1, 2026=◇◇◇
2025May 29, 2025=◇◇◇
2024May 29, 2024=◇◇◇
2023May 31, 2023=◇◇◇
2022June 3, 2022=◇◇◇
2021May 28, 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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346 figures on this page: 340 cited to the filing that reported them, 6 calculated from figures it prints.
340 cited to the filing
6 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-070097
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001261333-26-000043
    CEO Pay Ratio · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation - Fiscal 2026 · Non-Employee Director Compensation Policy · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001261333-25-000053
  4. 0001261333-25-000044
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001261333-24-000076
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001628280-23-020667
  7. 0001261333-23-000052
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001261333-22-000168
    Employment Agreement
  9. 0001261333-22-000086
  10. 0001140361-22-015551
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  11. 0001261333-21-000103
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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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