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QuinStreet Executive Compensation (FY26)

QNST · Foster City, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026

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Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Douglas Valenti
Latest say-on-pay support
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October 30, 2025
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
What changed from fiscal 2025 to fiscal 2026
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Douglas Valenti: $7,914,520 → $6,760,750 (14.6% lower)
CEO pay ratio: 79:1 → 65:1 (17.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is QuinStreet's chief executive and what were they paid?
Douglas Valenti, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, received $6,760,750 in total compensation for fiscal 2026. Compared with the $7,914,520 reported for fiscal 2025, Valenti's total was 14.6% lower.
What was QuinStreet's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 97.3% support at the meeting held October 30, 2025 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in QuinStreet's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Angi, Avantax, Bumble, CarGurus and Cars.com, among others.
What is QuinStreet's chief executive pay ratio?
The disclosed chief executive pay ratio for fiscal 2026 is 65:1, against median employee compensation of $103,325.

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
Douglas Valenti
Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson
◇—◇—◇——◇
Nina Bhanap
Chief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology
◇—◇—◇——◇
Gregory Wong
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas Valenti
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Nina Bhanap
Chief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology
◇—◇—◇——◇
Gregory Wong
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Tim Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Martin Collins
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas Valenti
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Nina Bhanap
Chief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology
◇—◇—◇——◇
Gregory Wong
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Tim Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Martin Collins
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas Valenti
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Nina Bhanap
Chief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology
◇—◇—◇——— not reconciled
Gregory Wong
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Tim Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Martin Collins
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer
◇—◇—◇——— not reconciled
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas Valenti
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇————◇
Nina Bhanap
Chief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology
◇—◇————◇
Gregory Wong
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇————◇
Timothy Stevens
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇————◇
Martin Collins
Chief Legal and Privacy 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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Douglas ValentiRSU———◇———
Douglas ValentiPSU——◇—◇—◇
Gregory WongPSU——◇—◇—◇
Gregory WongRSU———◇———
Martin J. CollinsPSU——◇—◇—◇
Martin J. CollinsRSU———◇———
Nina BhanapPSU——◇—◇—◇
Nina BhanapRSU———◇———
Timothy StevensPSU——◇—◇—◇
Timothy StevensRSU———◇———
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Nina BhanapRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Gregory WongRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Douglas ValentiRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Timothy StevensRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Martin CollinsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
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.
Douglas Valenti
Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Gregory Wong
Chief Financial Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Martin Collins
Chief Legal and Privacy Officer · Change-in-control agreement
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Nina Bhanap
Chief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology · Change-in-control agreement
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Stuart M. Huizinga
◇◇————◇
David Pauldine
◇◇————◇
James Simons
◇◇————◇
Andrew Sheehan
◇◇————◇
Asmau Ahmed
◇◇————◇
Matthew Glickman
◇◇————◇
Hillary Smith
◇◇————◇
Douglas Valenti served on the board in fiscal 2026 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◇
Total board 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 2026
  • Angi ANGI
  • Avantax AVTA
  • Bumble BMBL
  • CarGurus CARG
  • Cars.com CARS
  • Criteo CRTO
  • EverQuote EVER
  • LendingClub LC
  • LendingTree TREE
  • Magnite MGNI
  • MediaAlpha MAX
  • NerdWallet NRDS
  • Progress Software PRGS
  • Root ROOT
  • TechTarget TTGT
  • Thryv Holdings THRY
  • Yelp YELP
  • Zeta Global Holdings ZETA

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025October 30, 2025=◇◇◇
2023October 31, 2024=◇◇◇
2022October 27, 2023=◇◇◇
2021October 31, 2022=◇◇◇
2020October 25, 2021=◇◇◇
2019October 29, 2020=◇◇◇
2018November 15, 2019=◇◇◇
2017October 24, 2018=◇◇◇
2016October 25, 2017=◇◇◇
2015October 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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Citations

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256 figures on this page: 246 cited to the filing that reported them, 10 calculated from figures it prints.
246 cited to the filing
10 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0002077096-26-000254
    Fiscal Year 2026 Grant of Plan-Based Awards Table · Fiscal Year 2026 Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table · Fiscal Year 2026 Summary Compensation Table · Pay Ratio Disclosure
  2. 0000950103-25-014268
  3. 0000950103-24-015826
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950103-23-015943
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001174947-23-001123
    Fiscal Year 2023 Summary Compensation Table
  6. 0000950103-22-018919
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  7. 0001104659-22-101605
    Summary Compensation Table
  8. 0001193125-21-308014
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  9. 0001193125-20-282347
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0000950103-19-015670
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  11. 0001193125-18-312255
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0001193125-17-324957
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0001564590-16-028692
    Employment Agreement
  14. 0001193125-16-753381
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers QuinStreet discloses

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

AngiAvantaxBumbleCarGurusCars.comCriteoEverQuoteLendingTreeMagniteMediaAlphaNerdWalletProgress SoftwareRootTechTargetThryv HoldingsYelpZeta Global Holdings

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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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