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Nextdoor Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
NXDR · San Francisco, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Nirav Tolia | Median of the other named officers $1,218,965 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = June 9, 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 total compensation — Nirav Tolia: $21,177,204 → $3,262,222 (84.6% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 93:1 → 12:1 (87.1% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Nextdoor Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
Nirav Tolia was paid $3,262,222 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2025. Tolia's total was 84.6% lower than the $21,177,204 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Nextdoor Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 99.7% support at the meeting held June 9, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Nextdoor Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Amplitude, Braze, Eventbrite, EverQuote and Grindr, among others.
What is Nextdoor Holdings' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 12:1, against median employee compensation of $269,917.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Friar Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairperson of our Board of Directors | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Doyle Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Orta Head of Legal & Corporate Development and Secretary | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Heidi Andersen Head of Revenue | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sarah Friar Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Heidi Andersen Head of Revenue | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Orta Head of Legal & Corporate Development and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Anderson Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Doyle Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nirav Tolia Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sophia Schwartz Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Anderson Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Heidi Andersen Former Head of Revenue Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
John Orta Former Head of Legal & Corporate Development and Secretary Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sarah Friar Former Chief Executive Officer and President Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Kiernan Chief Revenue Officer | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Lisowski President of Products | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Indrajit Ponnambalam Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nirav Tolia Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sophia Schwartz Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Matt Anderson Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Kiernan Chief Revenue 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lisowski | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Craig Lisowski | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Indrajit Ponnambalam | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matt Anderson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Matt Anderson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael Kiernan | PSU | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — | — |
| Nirav Tolia | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ |
| Nirav Tolia | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sophia Schwartz | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sophia Schwartz | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Lisowski | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/1/2033 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Kiernan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sophia Schwartz | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Nirav Tolia | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Indrajit Ponnambalam | 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.
Indrajit Ponnambalam
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Offer letter
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Matt Anderson
Former Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
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| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
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Nirav Tolia
Chief Executive Officer and President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
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Sophia Schwartz
Chief Legal Officer and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dana Evan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jason Pressman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Elisa Steele Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert Hohman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
David Sze | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Chris Varelas | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Niraj Shah | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
J. William Gurley | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Marissa Mayer | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nirav Tolia 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 | ◇ |
| 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
- Amplitude AMPL
- Braze BRZE
- Eventbrite EB
- EverQuote EVER
- Grindr GRND
- Groupon GRPN
- Lemonade LMND
- NerdWallet NRDS
- Olo symbol not shown
- PagerDuty PD
- PubMatic PUBM
- QuinStreet QNST
- Rumble RUM
- Sprout Social SPT
- The RealReal REAL
- Tripadvisor TRIP
- Upwork UPWK
- Vimeo VMEO
- Yelp YELP
- Yext YEXT
- ZipRecruiter ZIP
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 9, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 10, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 18, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 6, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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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Documents cited
- 0001846069-26-000121Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001846069-26-0000912025 Grants of Plan-Based Awards Table · CEO Pay Ratio · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
- 0001846069-25-000083Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001846069-25-0000472024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
- 0001846069-24-000163Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
- 0001846069-24-0001012023 Summary Compensation Table
- 0001846069-23-000031Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001846069-23-0000212022 Summary Compensation Table
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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}
}