Biopharma & Life Sciences
Medpace Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
MEDP · Cincinnati, OH · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ August Troendle | Latest say-on-pay support = May 15, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 22, 2026Latest filing (8-K): May 19, 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 — August Troendle: $8,600,016 → $11,443,766 (33.1% higher)
CEO pay ratio: 107:1 → 133:1 (24.3% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Medpace Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
August Troendle, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, received $11,443,766 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Troendle's total moved 33.1% higher from the $8,600,016 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Medpace Holdings' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 92.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 15, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Medpace Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Agilent Technologies, Inc., Bio-Techne Corporation, Bruker Corporation, Charles River Laboratories and Fortrea Holdings Inc., among others.
What is Medpace Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 133:1.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August Troendle Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Susan Burwig Executive Vice President of Operations | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jesse Geiger President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Ewald General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Brady Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August Troendle Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Susan Burwig Executive Vice President of Operations | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Brady Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August Troendle Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Susan Burwig Executive Vice President, Operations | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jesse Geiger President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Ewald General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Brady Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August Troendle Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Susan Burwig Executive Vice President, Operations | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jesse Geiger President | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Ewald General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Brady Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August J. Troendle | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Jesse J. Geiger | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Kevin M. Brady | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Stephen P. Ewald | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Susan E. Burwig | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August Troendle | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Kevin Brady | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Jesse Geiger | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Susan Burwig | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Stephen Ewald | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| 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.
Stephen Ewald
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
Susan Burwig
Executive Vice President, Operations · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fred B. Davenport, Jr Lead independent director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Brian T. Carley | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert O. Kraft | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Cornelius P. McCarthy III | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dani S. Zander | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Femida H. Gwadry-Sridhar | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
August J. Troendle 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
Stock ownership guideline: The Compensation Committee approved beneficial stock ownership guidelines equal to one times base cash compensation for all NEOs and directors.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- Agilent Technologies, Inc. A
- Bio-Techne Corporation TECH
- Bruker Corporation BRKR
- Charles River Laboratories CRL
- Fortrea Holdings Inc. FTRE
- ICON plc ICLR
- IQVIA Holdings Inc. IQV
- Labcorp Holdings Inc. LH
- Quest Diagnostics Inc. DGX
- Revvity, Inc. RVTY
- Sotera Health Company SHC
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 15, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 16, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 17, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 19, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | May 20, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | May 14, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | May 15, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
Chief executive pay ratio
As calculated and reported by the company.
Ratio
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Chief executive total compensation
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211 figures on this page: 204 cited to the filing that reported them, 7 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-230425
- 0001668397-26-0000122025 DIRECTOR COMPENSATION TABLE · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 3 more sections
- 000166839726000012CEO Pay Ratio
- 0001193125-25-121801Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001668397-25-000043SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-24-143907Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001668397-24-000082SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001668397-23-000036
- 0001668397-23-000023Summary Compensation Table
- 0001193125-22-156274
- 0001193125-21-162145
- 0001193125-20-148746
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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}
}