Asset Management

PJT Partners Executive Compensation (FY25)

PJT · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Paul Taubman
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 18, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Chief executive total compensation — Paul Taubman: $1,030,510 → $1,031,350 (0.1% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 97.8% → 98.2% (0.4 points higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is PJT Partners' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Paul Taubman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $1,031,350 in fiscal 2025. Taubman's total was 0.1% higher than the $1,030,510 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was PJT Partners' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.2% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 18, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in PJT Partners' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names Evercore Inc., Houlihan Lokey, Inc., Jefferies Financial Group Inc., Lazard Ltd. and Moelis & Company, among others.
What is PJT Partners' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 3:1 for fiscal 2025, against median employee compensation of $387,000.

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
Paul Taubman
Chairman and CEO
◇—◇———◇◇
Ji-Yeun Lee
Managing Partner
◇◇◇———◇◇
Helen Meates
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
David Travin
General Counsel
◇◇◇———◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ji-Yeun Lee
Managing Partner
◇◇◇———◇◇
Helen Meates
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
David Travin
General Counsel
◇◇◇———◇◇
Paul Taubman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ji-Yeun Lee
Managing Partner
◇◇◇———◇◇
Helen Meates
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
David Travin
General Counsel
◇◇◇———◇◇
Paul Taubman
Chairman and CEO
◇—————◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Ji-Yeun Lee
Managing Partner
◇◇◇———◇◇
Helen Meates
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇———◇◇
David Travin
General Counsel
◇◇◇———◇◇
Paul Taubman
Chairman and Chief Executive 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
David A. TravinRSU◇——◇——◇
Helen T. MeatesRSU◇——◇——◇
Ji-Yeun LeeRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Paul TaubmanRSU◇◇——
David TravinRSU◇◇——
Helen MeatesRSU◇◇——
Ji-Yeun LeeRSU◇◇——
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 Travin
General Counsel · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Helen Meates
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Ji-Yeun Lee
Managing Partner · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Paul Taubman
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
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
Peter L.S. Currie
—◇————◇
K. Don Cornwell
—◇————◇
Thomas M. Ryan
Lead independent director
—◇————◇
James Costos
◇◇————◇
Grace R. Skaugen
◇◇————◇
Emily K. Rafferty
◇◇————◇
Kenneth C. Whitney
◇◇————◇
Dennis Hersch and Paul J. Taubman 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◇
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
  • Evercore Inc. EVR
  • Houlihan Lokey, Inc. HLI
  • Jefferies Financial Group Inc. JEF
  • Lazard Ltd. LAZ
  • Moelis & Company MC
  • Perella Weinberg Partners PWP

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 18, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 18, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 20, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 24, 2023=◇◇◇
2021April 28, 2022=◇◇◇
2020April 29, 2021=◇◇◇
2019April 30, 2020=◇◇◇
2018April 24, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 1, 2018=◇◇◇

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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Citations

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153 figures on this page: 144 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
144 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-275959
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001628280-26-028424
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards in 202 · Summary Compensation Table
  3. 0000950170-25-087920
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-24-075632
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001140361-23-017573
    Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0001564590-22-016804
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001564590-21-022572
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0001564590-20-020528
  9. 0001564590-19-013070
  10. 0001564590-18-010128
  11. 0001628280-25-020709
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  12. 0000950170-23-024293
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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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