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Redwood Trust Executive Compensation (FY25)

RWT · Mill Valley, CA · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Christopher Abate
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 19, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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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 — Christopher Abate: $6,968,607 → $6,131,948 (12.0% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 90.1% → 96.1% (6.0 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 51:1 → 43:1 (15.7% lower)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Redwood Trust's chief executive and what were they paid?
Christopher Abate, Chief Executive Officer, received $6,131,948 in total compensation for fiscal 2025. Abate's total was 12.0% lower than the $6,968,607 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was Redwood Trust's say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 96.1% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 19, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Redwood Trust's peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include Acadian Asset Management, Adamas Trust, Inc., Arbor Realty Trust, Chimera Investment Corporation and Dynex Capital, Inc., among others.
What is Redwood Trust's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 43:1, against median employee compensation of $141,570.

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
Christopher Abate
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dashiell Robinson
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brooke Carillo
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sasha Macomber
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Stone
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brooke Carillo
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fred Matera
Chief Investment Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Abate
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dashiell Robinson
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Stone
Chief Legal Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sasha Macomber
Chief Human Resources Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Abate
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dashiell Robinson
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brooke Carillo
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sasha Macomber
Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Stone
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Christopher Abate
Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dashiell Robinson
President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Brooke Carillo
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Sasha Macomber
Chief Human Resource Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Stone
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and 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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Brooke E. CarilloRSU◇——◇——◇
Brooke E. CarilloRSU◇——◇——◇
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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Sasha MacomberRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇=——
RSU◇=——
RSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Brooke CarilloPSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Andrew StoneRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
Christopher AbateRSU◇◇——
PSU◇=——
PSU◇◇——
Dashiell RobinsonRSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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.
Andrew Stone
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇
Brooke Carillo
Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇
Christopher Abate
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇
Dashiell Robinson
President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Severance cash amount◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇
Sasha Macomber
Chief Human Resource Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Greg H. Kubicek
Board chair
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Armando Falcon
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Debora D. Horvath
◇◇————◇
Doneene K. Damon
◇◇————◇
Georganne C. Proctor
◇◇————◇
Faith A. Schwartz
◇◇————◇
Douglas B. Hansen
◇◇————◇
Christopher J. Abate and Dashiell I. Robinson 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◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair 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 deferred 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
  • Acadian Asset Management AAMI
  • Adamas Trust, Inc. ADAM
  • Arbor Realty Trust ABR
  • Chimera Investment Corporation CIM
  • Dynex Capital, Inc. DX
  • Essent Group Ltd. ESNT
  • Granite Point Mortgage, Inc. GPMT
  • Ladder Capital Corp. LADR
  • MFA Financial, Inc. MFA
  • Mr. Cooper Group, Inc. symbol not shown
  • NMI Holdings, Inc. NMIH
  • PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. PFSI
  • Radian Group, Inc. RDN
  • Rithm Capital Corp. RITM
  • Safehold, Inc. SAFE
  • Two Harbors Investment Corp. TWO
  • Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. VCTR
  • Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. VRTS
  • Walker & Dunlop. Inc. WD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 19, 2026=◇◇◇
2024May 22, 2025=◇◇◇
2023May 21, 2024=◇◇◇
2022May 23, 2023=◇◇◇
2021May 24, 2022=◇◇◇
2020May 20, 2021=◇◇◇
2019June 11, 2020=◇◇◇
2018May 15, 2019=◇◇◇
2017May 22, 2018=◇◇◇
2016May 18, 2017=◇◇◇
2015May 16, 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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261 figures on this page: 243 cited to the filing that reported them, 18 calculated from figures it prints.
243 cited to the filing
18 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001104659-26-063849
  2. 0000930236-26-000011
    CEO Pay Ratio · Director Compensation · Executive Compensation Tables · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
  3. 0001104659-25-052481
    Item 3 . During the Annual Meeting, stockholders voted on a non-binding advisory resolution to approve named executive officer compensation as disclosed in the annual proxy statement for the Annual Meeting.
  4. 0000930236-25-000012
    Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Executive Compensation Tables
  5. 0001104659-24-065184
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000930236-24-000014
    Summary Compensation
  7. 0001104659-23-065496
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000930236-23-000013
    Named Executive Officer Compensation · Summary Compensation
  9. 0001104659-22-065893
  10. 0001104659-21-070488
  11. 0001104659-20-073431
  12. 0001144204-19-027121
  13. 0001144204-18-030361
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0001144204-17-028682
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  15. 0001144204-16-103081
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Peers Redwood Trust discloses

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

Acadian Asset ManagementAdamas Trust, Inc.Arbor Realty TrustChimera Investment CorporationDynex Capital, Inc.Essent Group Ltd.Granite Point Mortgage, Inc.Ladder Capital Corp.MFA Financial, Inc.NMI Holdings, Inc.PennyMac Financial Services, Inc.Radian Group, Inc.Rithm Capital Corp.Safehold, Inc.Two Harbors Investment Corp.Victory Capital Holdings, Inc.Virtus Investment Partners, Inc.Walker & Dunlop. 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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