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FTI Consulting Executive Compensation (FY25)

FCN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Steven Gunby
Median of the other named officers
$1,333,653
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 3, 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 — Steven Gunby: $8,989,878 → $10,273,735 (14.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 99.5% → 99.3% (0.2 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 63:1 → 70:1 (11.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is FTI Consulting's chief executive and what were they paid?
Steven Gunby, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $10,273,735 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $8,989,878 reported for fiscal 2024, Gunby's total was 14.3% higher.
What was FTI Consulting's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 3, 2026.
Which companies are in FTI Consulting's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc., Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation, CRA International, Inc. and Evercore Inc., among others.
What is FTI Consulting's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 70:1, against median employee compensation of $146,053.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Gunby
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Curtis Lu
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Ajay Sabherwal
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Linton
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Holly Paul
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Steven Gunby
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Curtis Lu
General Counsel
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Paul Linton
Chief Strategy and Transformation Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Holly Paul
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brendan Keating
Chief Accounting Officer and Controller
◇◇◇———◇◇
Ajay Sabherwal
Former Chief Financial Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
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
Ajay SabherwalPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Brendan J. KeatingRSU———◇——◇
Brendan J. KeatingPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Curtis P. LuPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Paul LintonPSU—◇◇—◇—◇
Steven H. GunbyRSU———◇——◇
Fiscal 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
Brendan KeatingPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Holly PaulRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Steven GunbyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Curtis LuRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Paul LintonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Holly Paul
Chief Human Resources Officer · Consulting agreement
Change-in-control trigger◇
Benefits continuation◇
Steven Gunby
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
Excise tax treatment◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric T. Steigerwalt
◇◇————◇
Janet H. Zelenka
◇◇————◇
Claudio Costamagna
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Nicholas C. Fanandakis
◇◇————◇
Laureen E. Seeger
—◇————◇
Stephen C. Robinson
◇◇————◇
Mark S. Bartlett
◇◇————◇
Elsy Boglioli
◇◇————◇
Brenda J. Bacon, Gerard E. Holthaus and Steven H. Gunby 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Equity is delivered as Restricted Stock/RSUs.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x 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
  • Affiliated Managers Group, Inc. AMG
  • Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. APAM
  • Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation BAH
  • CRA International, Inc. CRAI
  • Evercore Inc. EVR
  • Exponent, Inc. EXPO
  • Franklin Resources, Inc. BEN
  • Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI
  • Huron Consulting Group, Inc. HURN
  • ICF International, Inc. ICFI
  • Invesco Ltd. IVZ
  • Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. JEF
  • Lazard Ltd. LAZ
  • LPL Financial Holdings, Inc. LPLA
  • Moelis & Co. MC
  • PJT Partners, Inc. PJT
  • Stifel Financial Corp. SF
  • T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. TROW

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 3, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022June 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021June 1, 2022=◇◇◇
2020June 2, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 3, 2020=◇◇◇
2018June 5, 2019=◇◇◇
2017June 6, 2018=◇◇◇
2016June 7, 2017=◇◇◇
2015June 1, 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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221 figures on this page: 210 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
210 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-258397
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-165147
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Of Non-Employee Directors And Policy On Non-Employee Director Equity Ownership · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001193125-25-312770
    EX-10.1 · Employment Agreement
  4. 0001193125-25-135953
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001140361-25-014646
    SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
  6. 0001193125-24-157461
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-23-164509
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001193125-22-167405
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-21-184384
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001193125-20-162274
  11. 0001193125-19-168285
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-188227
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-202519
  14. 0001193125-16-614123
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers FTI Consulting discloses

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

Affiliated Managers Group, Inc.Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc.Booz Allen Hamilton Holding CorporationEvercore Inc.Exponent, Inc.Franklin Resources, Inc.Houlihan Lokey, Inc.ICF International, Inc.Invesco Ltd.Jefferies Financial Group, Inc.Lazard Ltd.LPL Financial Holdings, Inc.Moelis & Co.PJT Partners, Inc.Stifel Financial Corp.T. Rowe Price Group, 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
BibTeX
@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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