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DoubleVerify Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
DV · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 22, 2026
317 figures on this page: 314 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
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 — Mark Zagorski: $1,077,618 → $11,814,232
CEO pay ratio: 5.5:1 → 55.4:1
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is DoubleVerify Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Mark Zagorski was paid $11,814,232 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $1,077,618 reported for fiscal 2024, Zagorski's total was up.
What was DoubleVerify Holdings' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.7% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026.
What is DoubleVerify Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 55.4:1, against median employee compensation of $213,401.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Zagorski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicola Allais Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicola Eddleman Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andy Grimmig Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dan McLaughlin Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Zagorski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicola Allais Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julie Eddleman Executive Vice President and Global Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Grimmig Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matthew McLaughlin Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Zagorski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julie Eddleman Executive Vice President and Global Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicola Allais Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Grimmig Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Zagorski Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Nicola Allais Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Julie Eddleman Former Executive Vice President and Global Chief Commercial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Andrew Grimmig Chief Legal 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Zagorski | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Mark Zagorski | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark Zagorski | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Mark Zagorski | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Nicola Allais | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Nicola Allais | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Nicola Allais | 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 |
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Swidler | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
R. Davis Noell Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rosie Perez | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Laura B. Desmond | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Kelli Turner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Scott Wagner | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sundeep Jain | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Lucy Stamell Dobrin | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jennifer Storms | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Teri L. List and Mark Zagorski 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 | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted 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
- Element ESI
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 21, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 21, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 23, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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What this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where DoubleVerify Holdings sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
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317 figures on this page: 314 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
314 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-065701Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-26-040372CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation Table · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
- 0001558370-25-008106Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-25-033752Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year End 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001558370-24-008686Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001104659-23-048368Summary Compensation Table
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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
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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}
}