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Laureate Education Executive Compensation (FY25)

LAUR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Eilif Serck-Hanssen
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 27, 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — Eilif Serck-Hanssen: $4,951,670 → $10,975,343 (121.6% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 96.5% → 94.7% (1.8 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 733:1 → 1,595:1 (117.6% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Laureate Education's chief executive and what were they paid?
Eilif Serck-Hanssen, President and Chief Executive Officer, received $10,975,343 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,951,670 reported for fiscal 2024, Serck-Hanssen's total was 121.6% higher.
What was Laureate Education's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 94.7% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held May 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Laureate Education's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Adtalem Global Education, Inc., Grand Canyon Education, Inc. and Strategic Education, Inc.
What is Laureate Education's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2025 is 1,595:1, against median employee compensation of $6,883.

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
Eilif Serck-Hanssen
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Timothy Grace
Former Chief Human Resources Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Marcelo Cardoso
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Mexico
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Sinkfield III
Chief Legal Officer and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Buskirk
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eilif Serck-Hanssen
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marcelo Cardoso
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Buskirk
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Marcelo Cardoso
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Eilif Serck-Hanssen
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Buskirk
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Sinkfield III
Former Chief Legal Officer and Chief Ethics & Compliance Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Leslie Brush
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eilif Serck-Hanssen
President and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Marcelo Cardoso
Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Richard Buskirk
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Leslie Brush
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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
Eilif Serck-HanssenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Eilif Serck-HanssenRSU◇——◇——◇
Eilif Serck-HanssenRSU◇——◇——◇
Leslie S. BrushPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Leslie S. BrushRSU◇——◇——◇
Marcelo Barbalho CardosoPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Marcelo Barbalho CardosoRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard M. BuskirkRSU◇——◇——◇
Richard M. BuskirkPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
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 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Marcelo CardosoRSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eilif Serck-HanssenRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Richard BuskirkRSU◇◇——
RSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Leslie BrushPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Andrew B. Cohen
Board chair
◇◇————◇
Kenneth W. Freeman
◇◇————◇
Judith Rodin
◇◇————◇
Ian K. Snow
◇◇————◇
William J. Davis
◇◇————◇
Barbara Mair
◇◇————◇
Aristides de Macedo
◇◇————◇
Pedro del Corro
◇◇————◇
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◇
Audit committee chair◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee chair◇
Compensation committee member◇
Nominating and governance chair◇
Nominating and governance member◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2024
  • Adtalem Global Education, Inc. ATGE
  • Grand Canyon Education, Inc. LOPE
  • Strategic Education, Inc. STRA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 30, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 25, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 26, 2021=◇◇◇
2019May 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 22, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 23, 2018=◇◇◇

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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- Eilif Serck-Hanssen (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $10,975,343 (base salary $1,000,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001628280-26-024338, filed 2026-04-09]

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Citations

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247 figures on this page: 236 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
236 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-038452
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-024338
  3. 0001628280-25-027902
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0001193125-25-078491
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0001628280-24-026876
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0001628280-23-020095
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001193125-23-101313
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001628280-22-015881
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001628280-21-011527
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001628280-20-007796
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001628280-19-007311
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001628280-18-007341
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Peers Laureate Education discloses

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

Grand Canyon Education, Inc.Strategic Education, 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
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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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