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Stride Executive Compensation (FY26)

LRN · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Latest say-on-pay support
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December 4, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 3, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): October 27, 2026
17 filings cited on this page
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What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
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Chief executive total compensation — James Rhyu: $21,496,095 → $22,466,332 (4.5% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 92.8% → 81.3% (11.5 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 377:1 → 331:1 (12.2% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
What was Stride's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 81.3% of votes cast including abstentions in favor at the meeting held December 4, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Stride's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names ACI Worldwide, Adtalem Global Education, Blackbaud, DocuSign and Dynatrace, among others.
What is Stride's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 331:1, against median employee compensation of $67,940.

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
James Rhyu
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vincent Mathis
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Les Ottolenghi
Former Chief Information and Technology Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Rhyu
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Donna Blackman
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vincent Mathis
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Les Ottolenghi
Former Chief Information and Technology Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Nathaniel Davis
Former Executive Chair
Departed during or after this year
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Rhyu
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Donna Blackman
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Vincent Mathis
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Les Ottolenghi
Former Chief Information and Technology Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Todd Goldthwaite
Managing Director, Portfolio Companies
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Rhyu
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Donna Blackman
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greerson McMullen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Vincent Mathis
Former Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇———◇◇
Todd Goldthwaite
Managing Director, Portfolio Companies
◇—◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Rhyu
Former CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Donna Blackman
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Greerson McMullen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Todd Goldthwaite
Managing Director, Portfolio Companies
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Donna BlackmanRSU◇——◇——◇
Donna BlackmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Donna BlackmanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Greerson McMullenRSU◇——◇——◇
Greerson McMullenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Greerson McMullenPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James J. RhyuRSU◇——◇——◇
James J. RhyuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James J. RhyuPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd GoldthwaitePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd GoldthwaiteRSU◇——◇——◇
Todd GoldthwaitePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Todd GoldthwaitePSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Donna BlackmanRSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Greerson McMullenRSU◇◇——
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.
Donna Blackman
Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Greerson McMullen
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
James Rhyu
Former CEO · Amended agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-compete period◇
Todd Goldthwaite
Managing Director, Portfolio Companies · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Severance base◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Robert E. Knowling Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Steven B. Fink
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Joseph A. Verbrugge
◇◇————◇
Ralph Smith
◇◇————◇
Liza McFadden
◇◇————◇
Aida M. Alvarez
◇◇————◇
Allison Lawrence
◇◇————◇
Craig R. Barrett
◇—————◇
James J. Rhyu 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◇
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 2026
  • ACI Worldwide ACI
  • Adtalem Global Education ATGE
  • Blackbaud BLKB
  • DocuSign DOCU
  • Dynatrace DT
  • Informatica INFA
  • Match Group MTCH
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • Okta OKTA
  • RingCentral RNG
  • Roku ROKU
  • SS&C Technologies SSNC
  • Teradata TDC
  • Yelp YELP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025December 4, 2025=◇◇◇
2024December 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2023December 5, 2024=◇◇◇
2022December 7, 2023=◇◇◇
2021December 9, 2022=◇◇◇
2020December 10, 2021=◇◇◇
2019December 15, 2020=◇◇◇
2018December 13, 2019=◇◇◇
2017December 14, 2018=◇◇◇
2016December 14, 2017=◇◇◇
2015December 15, 2016=◇◇◇

Chief executive pay ratio

As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Median employee compensation
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- James Rhyu (Former CEO), FY2026 total compensation $22,466,332 (base salary $1,000,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001140361-26-040889, filed 2026-10-27]

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Citations

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282 figures on this page: 270 cited to the filing that reported them, 12 calculated from figures it prints.
270 cited to the filing
12 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001140361-26-040889
    CEO Pay Ratio · Fiscal 2026 Director Compensation Table · Fiscal 2026 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · Fiscal 2026 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · and 1 more section
  2. 0001104659-25-120014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  3. 0001140361-25-039264
    Fiscal 2025 Director Compensation Table · Fiscal 2025 Summary Compensation Table
  4. 0001558370-25-005882
    Employment Agreement
  5. 0001104659-22-027527
    EX-10.8
  7. 0001171843-24-006771
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001140361-24-044265
    Fiscal 2024 Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0001157523-23-001805
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001140361-23-049694
    Fiscal 2023 Summary Compensation Table
  11. 0001157523-22-001738
    Voting Information
  12. 0001104659-21-151353
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001104659-20-135724
  14. 0001157523-19-002359
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001157523-18-002600
  16. 0001104659-17-073657
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  17. 0001104659-16-162619
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Peers Stride discloses

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

ACI WorldwideBlackbaudDocuSignDynatraceInformaticaMatch GroupNutanixOktaRingCentralRokuSS&C TechnologiesTeradataYelp

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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}
}
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