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SEI Investments Executive Compensation (FY25)
SEIC · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Ryan Hicke | Latest say-on-pay support = May 27, 2026 | Chief executive pay ratio ◇ To the median employee |
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Ryan Hicke: $8,766,030 → $11,819,204 (34.8% higher)
Say-on-pay support: 88.4% → 97.5% (9.1 points higher)
CEO pay ratio: 74:1 → 95.3:1 (28.8% higher)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is SEI Investments' chief executive and what were they paid?
Ryan Hicke was paid $11,819,204 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Hicke's total moved 34.8% higher from the $8,766,030 reported for fiscal 2024.
What was SEI Investments' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders supported the say-on-pay proposal with 97.5% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held May 27, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in SEI Investments' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Affiliated Managers Group, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Envestnet, FIS Global and Fiserv, among others.
What is SEI Investments' chief executive pay ratio?
For fiscal 2025, the company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 95.3:1, against median employee compensation of $123,976.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Hicke Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wayne Withrow Executive Vice President Investment Advisors | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McGonigle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Kevin Barr Former Executive Vice President Investment Management Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alfred West, Jr. Executive Chairman and Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Philip McCabe Executive Vice President Investment Managers | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Peterson Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Hicke Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Wayne Withrow Executive Vice President Head of Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lane Executive Vice President Head of Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Peterson Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Alfred West Executive Chairman | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Philip McCabe Executive Vice President Investment Managers | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McGonigle Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Hicke Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Denham Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lane Executive Vice President > Head of Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Peterson Executive Vice President and General Counsel | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Philip McCabe Executive Vice President > Investment Managers | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Dennis McGonigle Former Executive Vice President and Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ryan Hicke Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sean Denham Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Sanjay Sharma Executive Vice President — CEO of SEI International and Global Head of Private Banking | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Lane Executive Vice President — Head of Global Asset Management | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Philip McCabe Executive Vice President — Head of Investment Managers | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael F. Lane | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Michael F. Lane | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Philip N. McCabe | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Philip N. McCabe | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Ryan P. Hicke | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Ryan P. Hicke | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sanjay K. Sharma | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
| Sanjay K. Sharma | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean J. Denham | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
| Sean J. Denham | OPTION | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Hicke | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/5/2032 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/15/2033 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/10/2031 | |
| Philip McCabe | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/5/2032 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/10/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/15/2033 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 | |
| Sean Denham | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2035 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/18/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Michael Lane | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 9/16/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2035 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Sanjay Sharma | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2034 | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/5/2032 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/10/2031 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/12/2035 | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 12/15/3033 |
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.
Ryan Hicke
Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2024 filing
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Non-compete period | ◇ |
| Non-solicit period | ◇ |
Sean Denham
Chief Financial and Chief Operating Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William M. Doran | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Thomas C. Naratil | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Karin A. Risi | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carl A. Guarino Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Carmen V. Romeo | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Kathryn M. McCarthy | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jonathan A. Brassington | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Stephanie D. Miller | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alfred P. West, Jr and Ryan P. Hicke 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 | ◇ |
| Lead independent director premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
Equity is delivered as restricted stock units.
Stock ownership guideline: 5x annual cash retainer
Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2023
- Affiliated Managers Group AMG
- Broadridge Financial Solutions BR
- Envestnet ENV
- FIS Global symbol not shown
- Fiserv FISV
- Jack Henry & Associates JKHY
- LPL Financial Holdings LPLA
- T. Rowe Price Group TROW
- Virtu VIRT
Say-on-pay history
Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 27, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | May 28, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | May 29, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2022 | May 31, 2023 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2021 | June 1, 2022 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2020 | June 2, 2021 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2019 | June 3, 2020 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2018 | May 29, 2019 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2017 | May 30, 2018 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2016 | May 24, 2017 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2015 | May 25, 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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Documents cited
- 0000350894-26-000033
- 0000350894-26-000021CEO Pay Ratio · Director compensation · Grants of plan-based awards · Outstanding equity awards at year-end · and 2 more sections
- 0000350894-25-000076
- 0000350894-25-000060
- 0000350894-24-000090
- 0000350894-24-000066Compensation Discussion and Analysis · Summary compensation table
- 0000350894-23-000058
- 0000350894-23-000048Summary compensation table
- 0000350894-22-000028Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000350894-21-000034Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000350894-20-000030Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000350894-19-000031Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000350894-18-000035Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000350894-17-000033Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000350894-16-000118Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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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}
}