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MSCI Inc Executive Compensation (FY25)

MSCI · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Henry A. Fernandez
Latest say-on-pay support
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April 21, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 1, 2026Latest filing (8-K): April 23, 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 — Henry A. Fernandez: $15,696,607 → $33,320,590 (112.3% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 94.0% → 93.6% (0.4 points lower)
CEO pay ratio: 282:1 → 592:1 (109.9% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is MSCI Inc's chief executive and what were they paid?
Henry A. Fernandez, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, received $33,320,590 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $15,696,607 reported for fiscal 2024, Fernandez's total was 112.3% higher.
What was MSCI Inc's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 93.6% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held April 21, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in MSCI Inc's peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Cboe Global Markets, Inc., CME Group Inc., CoStar Group, Inc., Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. and Equifax Inc., among others.
What is MSCI Inc's chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 592:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $56,294.

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
Henry Fernandez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
C.D. Baer Pettit
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Henry A. Fernandez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
C.D. Baer Pettit
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew C. Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott A. Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Henry Fernandez
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
C.D Pettit
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Robert Gutowski
General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Henry A. Fernandez
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
C.D. Baer Pettit
Former President and Chief Operating Officer
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Alvise J. Munari
Chief Product Officer and Head of Client Segments
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Andrew C. Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇◇◇—◇◇
Scott A. Crum
Chief Human Resources 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Alvise J. MunariPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
Alvise J. MunariRSU◇——◇——◇
Alvise J. MunariOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Andrew C. WiechmannRSU◇——◇——◇
Andrew C. WiechmannRSU◇——◇——◇
Andrew C. WiechmannOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Baer PettitPSU◇—— withheld—◇—◇
Baer PettitPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Baer PettitOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Henry A. FernandezOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Henry A. FernandezOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Henry A. FernandezPSU◇——◇——◇
Henry A. FernandezPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Henry A. FernandezOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Scott A. CrumRSU◇——◇——◇
Scott A. CrumPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Scott A. CrumOPTION◇——◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023 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
Henry A. FernandezRSU◇◇——
Andrew C. WiechmannRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Alvise J. MunariPSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Scott A. CrumRSU◇◇——
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.
C.D. Baer Pettit
President · Severance agreement · dated January 28, 2026
Severance cash amount◇
Non-compete period◇
Non-solicit period◇
Alvise J. Munari
Chief Product Officer and Head of Client Segments · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Andrew C. Wiechmann
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Henry A. Fernandez
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Scott A. Crum
Chief Human Resources Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion
Equity acceleration on change in control◇

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 G. Ashe
Lead independent director
◇◇———◇◇
Linda H. Riefler
◇◇———◇◇
Marcus L. Smith
◇◇———◇◇
Jacques P. Perold
◇◇———◇◇
Sandy C. Rattray
◇◇———◇◇
Robin L. Matlock
◇◇———◇◇
Paula Volent
◇◇———◇◇
Rajat Taneja
◇◇———◇◇
June Yang
◇◇———◇◇
Michelle Seitz
◇◇———◇◇
Wayne Edmunds
—————◇◇
Henry A. Fernandez 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◇
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 2025
  • Cboe Global Markets, Inc. CBOE
  • CME Group Inc. CME
  • CoStar Group, Inc. CSGP
  • Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc. DNB
  • Equifax Inc. EFX
  • FactSet Research Systems Inc. FDS
  • Fair Isaac Corporation FICO
  • Gartner, Inc. IT
  • Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. ICE
  • MarketAxess Holdings Inc. MKTX
  • Moody's Corporation MCO
  • Morningstar, Inc. MORN
  • Nasdaq, Inc. NDAQ
  • S&P Global Inc. SPGI
  • SEI Investments Company SEIC
  • SS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc. SSNC
  • TransUnion TRU
  • Verisk Analytics, Inc. VRSK

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025April 21, 2026=◇◇◇
2024April 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023April 23, 2024=◇◇◇
2022April 25, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 26, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 27, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 28, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 25, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 10, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 11, 2017=◇◇◇
2015April 28, 2016=◇◇◇

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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- Henry A. Fernandez (Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President), FY2025 total compensation $33,320,590 (base salary $1,000,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001408198-26-000023, filed 2026-03-11]

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Citations

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304 figures on this page: 293 cited to the filing that reported them, 11 calculated from figures it prints.
293 cited to the filing
11 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001408198-26-000038
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001408198-26-000023
    CEO Pay Ratio · Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · and 2 more sections
  3. 0001408198-26-000011
    EX-10.26
  4. 0001408198-25-000115
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001408198-25-000098
    Executive Compensation Tables
  6. 0001408198-24-000077
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001408198-23-000035
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001564590-22-016095
    Say-on-Pay Proposal
  9. 0001564590-21-021149
    Say-on-Pay Proposal
  10. 0001564590-20-019484
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001564590-19-013398
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-18-159380
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001193125-17-168679
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001193125-16-564261
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers MSCI Inc discloses

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

Cboe Global Markets, Inc.CME Group Inc.CoStar Group, Inc.Dun & Bradstreet Holdings, Inc.Equifax Inc.FactSet Research Systems Inc.Fair Isaac CorporationGartner, Inc.Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.MarketAxess Holdings Inc.Moody's CorporationMorningstar, Inc.Nasdaq, Inc.S&P Global Inc.SEI Investments CompanySS&C Technologies Holdings, Inc.TransUnionVerisk Analytics, 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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