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GCM Grosvenor Executive Compensation (FY25)

GCMG · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Michael Sacks
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 6, 2024
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Michael Sacks: $5,470,026 → $6,265,398 (14.5% higher)

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Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is GCM Grosvenor's chief executive and what were they paid?
Michael Sacks, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, received $6,265,398 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Sacks' total moved 14.5% higher from the $5,470,026 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was GCM Grosvenor's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 91.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 6, 2024 for fiscal 2023.
What is GCM Grosvenor's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 32:1, against median employee compensation of $195,091.

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
Frederick Pollock
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan Levin
President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michael Sacks
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
Sandra Hurse
Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Pamela Bentley
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Frederick Pollock
Chief Investment Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan Levin
President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michael Sacks
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
Sandra Hurse
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Pamela Bentley
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jonathan Levin
President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michael Sacks
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
Frederick Pollock
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Sandra Buchanan
Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Pamela Bentley
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Pamela Bentley
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Jonathan Levin
President
◇◇◇———◇◇
Frederick Pollock
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
Michael Sacks
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman
◇—————◇◇
Sandra Buchanan
Former Managing Director, Chief Human Resources 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
Frederick E. PollockRSU◇——◇——◇
Frederick E. PollockRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan R. LevinRSU◇——◇——◇
Jonathan R. LevinRSU◇——◇——◇
Pamela BentleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Pamela BentleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Pamela BentleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Pamela BentleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Pamela BentleyRSU◇——◇——◇
Sandra BuchananRSU◇——◇——◇
Sandra BuchananRSU◇——◇——◇
Sandra BuchananRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
Pamela BentleyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Frederick PollockRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Jonathan LevinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Michael SacksRSU◇◇——
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.
Frederick Pollock
Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Jonathan Levin
President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Michael Sacks
Chief Executive Officer and Chairman · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Pamela Bentley
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇
Sandra Buchanan
Former Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance cash amount◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David A. Helfand
◇◇————◇
Angela Blanton
—◇————◇
Samuel C. Scott III
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
Francesca Cornelli
—◇————◇
Stephen Malkin
—◇————◇
Jonathan R. Levin and Michael J. Sacks 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◇
Audit committee chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2023June 6, 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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179 figures on this page: 178 cited to the filing that reported them, 1 calculated from figures it prints.
178 cited to the filing
1 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-016693
    DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
  2. 0001140361-25-015721
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0001213900-24-051232
    02 29,112 0 Proposal Three. To approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers.
  4. 0001140361-24-022079
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001819796-23-000018
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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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