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Green Dot Executive Compensation (FY24)

GDOT · Provo, UT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 23, 2025
220 figures on this page: 211 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
Chief executive, fiscal 2024
— not reported
William Jacobs
Median of the other named officers
$1,733,180
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 22, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2022 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive of record: Dan Henry → William Jacobs
Say-on-pay support: 95.2% → 87.7% (7.5 points lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Green Dot's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 87.7% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 22, 2025 for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Green Dot's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes ACI Worldwide, Inc., Black Knight, Inc., Blackbaud, Inc., CSG Systems International, Inc. and Enova International, Inc., among others.
What is Green Dot's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 78:1 for fiscal 2024, against median employee compensation of $104,429.

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
Dan Henry
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
George Gresham
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chris Ruppel
Chief Revenue Officer
◇—◇———◇◇
Teresa Watkins
Chief Operations Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Amit Parikh
Executive Vice President, Banking Platform Services
◇———◇—◇◇
Jess Unruh
Chief Financial Officer
◇———◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
George Gresham
Former President and Chief Executive Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Chris Ruppel
Interim President and Chief Revenue Officer
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Jess Unruh
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Amy Pugh
General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Teresa Watkins
Chief Operations Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
William Jacobs
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Served on an interim basis
———————— not reported
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 2024
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Amy PughPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
Amy PughPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Chris RuppelPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
Chris RuppelPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
George GreshamPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
George GreshamPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jess UnruhPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Jess UnruhPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
Teresa WatkinsPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
Teresa WatkinsPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2022 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 2024 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Chris RuppelPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Jess UnruhPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Teresa WatkinsPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Amy PughPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
George GreshamPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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 2024
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
William I Jacobs
Board chair
◇◇————◇
J. Chris Brewster
◇◇————◇
Ellen Richey
◇◇————◇
George T. Shaheen
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Saturnino Fanlo
◇◇————◇
Robert Millard
◇◇————◇
Michelleta Razon
◇◇————◇
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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇
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 2024
  • ACI Worldwide, Inc. ACIW
  • Black Knight, Inc. BKI
  • Blackbaud, Inc. BLKB
  • CSG Systems International, Inc. CSGS
  • Enova International, Inc. ENVA
  • Euronet Worldwide, Inc. EEFT
  • Fair Isaac Corporation FICO
  • FirstCash Holdings, Inc. FCFS
  • Guidewire Software, Inc. GWRE
  • Jack Henry & Associates, Inc. JKHY
  • LendingClub Corporation LC
  • Q2 Holdings, Inc. QTWO
  • SoFi Technologies, Inc. SOFI
  • WEX Inc. WEX

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 22, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 19, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 9, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 23, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 25, 2017=◇◇◇

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 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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Citations

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
220 figures on this page: 211 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
211 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001386278-25-000038
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001386278-25-000020
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
  3. 0001386278-24-000033
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001386278-23-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001386278-23-000021
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001386278-22-000029
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001386278-21-000032
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001386278-20-000070
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001386278-19-000037
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001386278-18-000034
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001386278-17-000059
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Specialty Finance rankings

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Peers Green Dot discloses

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

ACI Worldwide, Inc.Blackbaud, Inc.CSG Systems International, Inc.Enova International, Inc.Euronet Worldwide, Inc.Fair Isaac CorporationFirstCash Holdings, Inc.Guidewire Software, Inc.Jack Henry & Associates, Inc.Q2 Holdings, Inc.SoFi Technologies, Inc.WEX Inc.

Terms on this page

Say-on-Pay VoteCEO Pay RatioMedian Employee CompensationAll companies
Cite this data
APA
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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