Biopharma & Life Sciences
Schrodinger Executive Compensation (FY25)
SDGR · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Ramy Farid | Median of the other named officers $2,011,376 5 officers, excluding the chief executive | Latest say-on-pay support = June 23, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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Data as of October 19, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 23, 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 — Ramy Farid: $4,407,100 → $4,079,043 (7.4% lower)
Say-on-pay support: 94.4% → 98.3% (3.9 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 26:1 → 23:1 (11.5% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Schrodinger's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Ramy Farid, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $4,079,043 in fiscal 2025. Compared with the $4,407,100 reported for fiscal 2024, Farid's total was 7.4% lower.
What was Schrodinger's say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 98.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 23, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Schrodinger's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 10x Genomics, Inc., Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp., Appian Corporation, Azenta, Inc. and Blueprint Medicines Corp., among others.
What is Schrodinger's chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 23:1, against median employee compensation of $179,327.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramy Farid President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geoffrey Porges Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Akinsanya President, R&D Therapeutics | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yvonne Tran Chief Legal Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Abel Chief Computational Scientist and Head of Modeling R&D | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jenny Herman Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Controller | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Joel Lebowitz Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramy Farid President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Akinsanya President, Head of Therapeutics R&D and Chief Strategy Officer, Partnerships | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geoffrey Porges Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramy Farid President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Akinsanya President of R&D, Therapeutics | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geoffrey Porges Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Robert Abel Chief Scientific Officer, Platform | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Patrick Lorton Chief Operating Officer, Software and Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ramy Farid President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Akinsanya President, Head of Therapeutics R&D and Chief Strategy Officer, Partnerships | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Geoffrey Porges Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Mannix Aklian Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Global Head of Software Sales and Marketing | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Yvonne Tran Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief People Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Richie Jain Executive Vice President, Chief Financial 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Porges | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Mannix Aklian | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ramy Farid | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ramy Farid | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yvonne Tran | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Karen Akinsanya | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Ramy Farid | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
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| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Richie Jain | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | |
| Mannix Aklian | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | — |
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.
Geoffrey Porges
Former Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer · Severance agreement · citing a 2025 filing
| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
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| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
Karen Akinsanya
President, Head of Therapeutics R&D and Chief Strategy Officer, Partnerships · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
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Mannix Aklian
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer, Global Head of Software Sales and Marketing · Severance agreement
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control trigger | ◇ |
| Equity acceleration on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
| Excise tax treatment | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
| Clawback | ◇ |
Ramy Farid
President and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
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Yvonne Tran
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Chief People Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2026 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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| Severance cash amount | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Richard A. Friesner | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Bridget van Kralingen | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Lynton Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gary Sender | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jeffrey A. Chodakewitz | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Gary Ginsberg | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Rosana Kapeller-Libermann | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Nancy A. Thornberry | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Arun Oberoi | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ramy Farid 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 Options and RSUs.
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
- 10x Genomics, Inc. TXG
- Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp. ADPT
- Appian Corporation APPN
- Azenta, Inc. AZTA
- Blueprint Medicines Corp. BPMC
- BridgeBio Pharma, Inc. BBIO
- Certara, Inc. CERT
- CRISPR Therapeutics AG CRSP
- Denali Therapeutics Inc. DNLI
- Doximity, Inc. DOCS
- Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. DNA
- Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. HALO
- Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. INSP
- Ionis Pharmaceuticals IONS
- Pacific Biosciences of California PACB
- Quanterix Corporation QTRX
- Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. RXRX
- Twist Bioscience Corp. TWST
- Veracyte, Inc. VCYT
- Veradigm Inc. MDRX
- Yext, Inc. YEXT
- Zuora Inc. ZUO
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 23, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 18, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 18, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | June 15, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 15, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
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
- 0001490978-26-000049
- 0001490978-26-000045Exhibit
- 0001490978-26-000026Compensation Discussion and Analysis · EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001490978-25-000082
- 0001490978-25-000047EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
- 0001490978-24-000051
- 0001490978-24-000036Summary Compensation Table
- 0001490978-23-000064
- 0001490978-23-000039EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES
- 0001193125-22-175530Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001490978-25-000106EX-10.14
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Peers Schrodinger discloses
The companies named in SDGR's own disclosed peer group.
10x Genomics, Inc.Adaptive Biotechnologies Corp.Appian CorporationAzenta, Inc.Blueprint Medicines Corp.BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.Certara, Inc.CRISPR Therapeutics AGDenali Therapeutics Inc.Doximity, Inc.Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc.Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.Ionis PharmaceuticalsPacific Biosciences of CaliforniaQuanterix CorporationRecursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Twist Bioscience Corp.Veracyte, Inc.Veradigm Inc.Yext, Inc.Zuora 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
BibTeX
@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}
}