Gogo Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)
GOGO · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
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Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 2, 2026
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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 — Christopher Moore: $18,075,027 → $9,043,298 (50.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 84.7% → 91.8% (7.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 26:1 → 56:1 (115.4% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Gogo Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Moore was paid $9,043,298 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and Director for fiscal 2025. Moore's total was 50.0% lower than the $18,075,027 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Gogo Inc's say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 91.8% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 28, 2026.
Which companies are in Gogo Inc's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ADTRAN Holdings, Inc., ATN International, Inc., Aviat Networks, Inc., Bandwidth Inc. and Cable One, Inc., among others.
What is Gogo Inc's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 56:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $160,083.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Moore Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Oakleigh Thorne Executive Chair and Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Sergio Aguirre Former President and Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Zachary Cotner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jessica Betjemann Former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Crystal Gordon Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Hayden Olson Executive Vice President, General Manager, SD Government | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Moore Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Oakleigh Thorne Executive Chair and Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Zachary Cotner Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Crystal Gordon Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Hayden Olson Executive Vice President, General Manager, SD Government | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Moore | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Crystal Gordon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Hayden Olson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Oakleigh Thorne | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Zachary Cotner | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Olson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Zachary Cotner | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Oakleigh Thorne | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Christopher Moore | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Crystal Gordon | 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.
Christopher Moore
Chief Executive Officer and Director · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Crystal Gordon
Executive Vice President, General Counsel, Chief Administrative Officer and Secretary · Employment agreement · citing a 2023 filing
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Hayden Olson
Executive Vice President, General Manager, SD Government · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Zachary Cotner
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Harris N. Williams | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Hugh W. Jones Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michele Coleman Mayes | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Abad-Santos | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Charles C. Townsend | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert L. Crandall | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Christopher D. Payne | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark Anderson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Monte J. M. Koch | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Oakleigh Thorne and Christopher J. Moore 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. ADTN
- ATN International, Inc. ATNI
- Aviat Networks, Inc. AVNW
- Bandwidth Inc. BAND
- Cable One, Inc. CABO
- Calix, Inc. CALX
- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc. CCOI
- CommVault Systems, Inc. CVLT
- Digi International, Inc. DGII
- Extreme Networks, Inc. EXTR
- Five9, Inc. FIVN
- IDT Corp. IDT
- Infinera Corp. INFN
- InterDigital, Inc. IDCC
- Iridium Communications Inc. IRDM
- Ribbon Communications, Inc. RBBN
- Viavi Solutions, Inc. VIAV
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 28, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 12, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 4, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 6, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 7, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 27, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | April 29, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | June 11, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | June 8, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | June 7, 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 this page does not include
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Peer benchmarking
Where Gogo Inc 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
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Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
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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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186 figures on this page: 176 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
176 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-253430Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-158978CEO Pay Ratio · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Outstanding Equity Awards a · and 1 more section
- 0000950170-25-086797Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001140361-25-016313Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-069859Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-23-027247Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-22-011377Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-21-178438Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-20-131902
- 0001193125-19-170995
- 0001193125-18-187895
- 0001193125-17-196796Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-25-039384EX-10.13 · EX-10.16 · EX-10.19
- 0000950170-23-005065EX-10.11
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Peers Gogo Inc discloses
The companies named in GOGO's own disclosed peer group.
ADTRAN Holdings, Inc.ATN International, Inc.Aviat Networks, Inc.Bandwidth Inc.Cable One, Inc.Calix, Inc.Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.CommVault Systems, Inc.Digi International, Inc.Extreme Networks, Inc.Five9, Inc.IDT Corp.Infinera Corp.InterDigital, Inc.Iridium Communications Inc.Ribbon Communications, Inc.Viavi Solutions, 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}
}