Specialty Finance
Green Dot Executive Compensation (FY24)
GDOT · Provo, UT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2024
Latest say-on-pay support = May 22, 2025 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2023 to fiscal 2024
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — George Gresham: $8,437,846 → $8,132,670 (3.6% lower)
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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dan Henry Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
George Gresham Former 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 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Gresham Former President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jess Unruh Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Chris Ruppel Chief Revenue Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Pugh General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Teresa Watkins Chief Operations Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George Gresham Former President and Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Chris Ruppel Chief Revenue Officer Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jess Unruh Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Amy Pugh General Counsel and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Teresa Watkins Chief Operations 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 2024
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy Pugh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Amy Pugh | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Chris Ruppel | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Chris Ruppel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| George Gresham | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| George Gresham | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jess Unruh | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Jess Unruh | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Teresa Watkins | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Teresa Watkins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Unruh | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Chris Ruppel | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Teresa Watkins | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| George Gresham | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Amy Pugh | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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.
Amy Pugh
General Counsel and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Chris Ruppel
Chief Revenue Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
George Gresham
Former President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Jess Unruh
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Teresa Watkins
Chief Operations Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2024
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| 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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | May 22, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 22, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 25, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 19, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 27, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 9, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 23, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 24, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 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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250 figures on this page: 241 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
241 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001386278-25-000038Proposal No. 5 - Approval of the Amendment of the 2010 Employee Stock Purchase Plan ," respectively, in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Ap
- 0001386278-25-000020CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · and 1 more section
- 0001386278-24-000033Proposal No. 4 - Approval of the Amendment of the 20 10 Equity Incen tive Plan " in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2024 (the “
- 0001386278-23-000032Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001386278-23-000021Summary Compensation Table
- 0001386278-22-000029Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001386278-21-000032Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001386278-20-000070Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001386278-19-000037Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001386278-18-000034Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001386278-17-000059Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}