Biopharma & Life Sciences
Recursion Pharmaceuticals Executive Compensation (FY25)
RXRX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Najat Khan | Latest say-on-pay support = June 17, 2026 |
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 18, 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 — Najat Khan: $9,194,805 → $5,349,065 (41.8% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 98.7% → 87.0% (11.7 points lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Recursion Pharmaceuticals' chief executive and what were they paid?
Najat Khan was paid $5,349,065 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer and President for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $9,194,805 reported for fiscal 2024, Khan's total was 41.8% lower.
What was Recursion Pharmaceuticals' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2025, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 87.0% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 17, 2026.
Which companies are in Recursion Pharmaceuticals' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AbCellera Biologics, Adaptive Biotechnologies, BridgeBio Pharma, C3.ai and Certara, among others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Gibson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Tina Marriott Larson Chief Operating Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Michael Secora Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Shafique Virani Chief Corporate Development Office | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Ramona Doyle Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — not reconciled |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Gibson former Chief Executive Officer and President and current Chair of the Board | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Najat Khan Chief R&D and Chief Commercial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Gibson Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ben Taylor Chief Financial Officer and President of Recursion UK | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Tina Marriott Executive Advisor and Former President and Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Secora Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Mauro Chief Medical Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christopher Gibson Former Chief Executive Officer and President and current Chair of the Board Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Najat Khan Chief Executive Officer and President | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ben Taylor Chief Financial Officer and President of Recursion UK | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Taylor | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ben Taylor | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Christopher Gibson | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Christopher Gibson | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Najat Khan | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Najat Khan | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Najat Khan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Najat Khan | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Najat Khan | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/5/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/3/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 8/1/2034 | |
| Christopher Gibson | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/3/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/9/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/1/2033 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/4/2032 | |
| Ben Taylor | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 2/3/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/19/2034 |
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.
Ben Taylor
Chief Financial Officer and President of Recursion UK · Employment agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Christopher Gibson
Former Chief Executive Officer and President and current Chair of the Board · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elaine Sun | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Namandj Bumpus | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert Hershberg Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Zavain Dar | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Blake Borgeson | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Franziska Michor | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Dean Y. Li | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Zachary Bogue, Najat Khan and Christopher Gibson 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- AbCellera Biologics ABCL
- Adaptive Biotechnologies ADPT
- BridgeBio Pharma BBIO
- C3.ai AI
- Certara CERT
- Cytek Biosciences CTKB
- Denali Therapeutics DNLI
- Dyne Therapeutics DYN
- IDEAYA BioSciences IDYA
- Intapp INTA
- Relay Therapeutics RLAY
- Repligen RGEN
- Rocket Pharmaceuticals RCKT
- Schrodinger SDGR
- SoundHound AI SOUN
- Twist Bioscience TWST
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 17, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 18, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 16, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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Documents cited
- 0001601830-26-000080Proposal 2: The advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, was approved, with the following votes cast: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
- 0001601830-26-000065Compensation Discussion and Analysis · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES · Grants of Plan-Based Awards
- 0001601830-25-000088Proposal 2: The advisory resolution to approve executive compensation, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement, was approved, with the following votes cast: For Against Abstain Broker Non-Votes
- 0001601830-25-000062Summary Compensation Table for 2024, 2023 and 2022
- 0001601830-23-000048
- 0001601830-23-000013EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
- 0001601830-25-000035EX-10.18
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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}
}