LifeStance Health Group Executive Compensation (FY25)
LFST · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
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Data as of September 9, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 4, 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 — David Bourdon: $3,446,530 → $6,645,380 (92.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 91.7% → 98.3% (6.6 points higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is LifeStance Health Group's chief executive and what were they paid?
David Bourdon, Chief Executive Officer, received $6,645,380 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Bourdon's total moved 92.8% higher from the $3,446,530 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was LifeStance Health Group's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 2, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in LifeStance Health Group's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Addus HomeCare Corporation, Astrana Health, Inc. (f/k/a Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.), Enhabit, Inc., GoodRx Holdings, Inc. and Hims & Hers Health, Inc., among others.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Burdick Executive Chairperson; Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Bourdon Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Pablo Pantaleoni Former Chief Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan Pardo Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Burdick Executive Chairperson; Former Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Bourdon Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Pablo Pantaleoni Former Chief Digital Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan Pardo Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ann Varanakis Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenneth Burdick Executive Chairperson; Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Bourdon Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan McGroarty Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Pablo Pantaleoni Former Chief Digital Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ryan Pardo Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ann Varanakis Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Vaughn Paunovich Chief Technology 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 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Varanakis | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ann Varanakis | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ann Varanakis | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ann Varanakis | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Bourdon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| David Bourdon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Bourdon | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| David Bourdon | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Burdick | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Burdick | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Burdick | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Kenneth Burdick | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Pablo Pantaleoni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Pablo Pantaleoni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Pablo Pantaleoni | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Pablo Pantaleoni | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ryan McGroarty | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ryan McGroarty | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ryan McGroarty | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ryan McGroarty | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ryan Pardo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Ryan Pardo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ryan Pardo | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Ryan Pardo | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Vaughn Paunovich | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Vaughn Paunovich | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Eric Palmer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sarah Personette | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Eric Shuey | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Teresa DeLuca | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert Bessler | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Bourdon, Darren Black, Jeffrey Rhodes, Katherine Wood and Kenneth Burdick 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.
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 | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
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 2025
- Addus HomeCare Corporation ADUS
- Astrana Health, Inc. (f/k/a Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc.) symbol not shown
- Enhabit, Inc. EHAB
- GoodRx Holdings, Inc. GDRX
- Hims & Hers Health, Inc. HIMS
- InnovAge Holding Corp. INNV
- Option Care Health, Inc. OPCH
- Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. MD
- Privia Health Group, Inc. PRVA
- Teladoc Health, Inc. TDOC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 2, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 3, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 3, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Peer benchmarking
Where LifeStance Health Group 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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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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215 figures on this page: 212 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
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3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-257606Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-170798Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-25-136309Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-24-154291Item 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}
}