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Mitek Systems Executive Compensation (FY25)
MITK · San Diego, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Edward H. West | Latest say-on-pay support = March 3, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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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 of record: Scipio Carnecchia → Edward H. West
Say-on-pay support: 62.0% → 81.4% (19.4 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 31:1 → 100:1 (222.6% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Mitek Systems' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Edward H. West, Chief Executive Officer, came to $9,414,057 in fiscal 2025.
What was Mitek Systems' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 81.4% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held March 3, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Mitek Systems' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes A10 Networks, Inc., Agilysys, Inc., American Software, Inc., Asure Software, Inc. and Brightcove, Inc., among others.
What is Mitek Systems' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 100:1, against median employee compensation of $93,795.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scipio Carnecchia Chief Executive Officer and Director | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Marcus Former General Counsel Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael E. Diamond General Manager | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Stephen Ritter Former Chief Technology Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Frank Teruel Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frank Teruel Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scipio Carnecchia Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason L. Gray Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Lyle Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael E. Diamond Senior Vice President, Deposit Solutions | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Scott Carter Interim Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chair of the Board Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Briggs Chief Product Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fuad Ahmad Former Interim Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year Served on an interim basis | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Edward H. West Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Garrett Gafke Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
David Lyle Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael E. Diamond Senior Vice President, Digital Banking | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jason L. Gray Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate 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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Lyle | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Edward H. West | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Garrett Gafke | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Jason L. Gray | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Michael E. Diamond | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023, 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 |
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| Michael Diamond | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Jason Gray | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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| Garrett Gafke | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Edward West | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| David Lyle | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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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.
David Lyle
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
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Edward H. West
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
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Garrett Gafke
Chief Operating Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
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Jason L. Gray
Chief Legal Officer, Chief Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
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Michael E. Diamond
Senior Vice President, Digital Banking · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James D. Fay | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Scott Carter Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Susan J. Repo | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kimberly S. Stevenson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Donna C. Wells | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rahul Gupta | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mark Rossi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
James C. Hale | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Edward H. West 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 equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
Stock ownership guideline: These requirements provide that each of our non-employee directors must have equity positions in the Company with a value equal to five times his or her annual base retainer amount.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- A10 Networks, Inc. ATEN
- Agilysys, Inc. AGYS
- American Software, Inc. symbol not shown
- Asure Software, Inc. ASUR
- Brightcove, Inc. BCOV
- Domo, Inc. DOMO
- eGain Corporation EGAN
- Enfusion, Inc. ENFN
- MeridianLink, Inc. MLNK
- Model N, Inc. MODN
- ON24, Inc. ONTF
- OneSpan, Inc. OSPN
- PROS Holdings, Inc. PRO
- SecureWorks Corp. SCWX
- Upland Software, Inc. UPLD
- Weave Communications, Inc. WEAV
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | March 3, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | March 4, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | September 10, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | October 2, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | March 2, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | March 3, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | March 4, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | March 6, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | March 7, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | March 10, 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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266 figures on this page: 256 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
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Documents cited
- 0000807863-26-000011
- 0001628280-26-003469Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Director Compensation for Fiscal 2025 · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End · and 1 more section
- 0000807863-25-000069Employment Agreement
- 0000807863-25-000056
- 0000807863-25-000007Summary Compensation Table
- 0000807863-24-000097
- 0000807863-24-000086Summary Compensation Table
- 0000807863-23-000100Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000807863-23-000073Summary Compensation Table
- 0000807863-22-000049Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000807863-21-000024Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000807863-20-000022Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000807863-19-000018Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000807863-18-000016Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001564590-17-004657
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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}
}