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Tempus AI Executive Compensation (FY25)

TEM · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2023 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 7, 2026
157 figures on this page, cited to the filing that reported them. See the citations
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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Eric Lefkofsky
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 — Eric Lefkofsky: $28,555,040 → $41,495,833 (45.3% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is Tempus AI's chief executive and what were they paid?
Eric Lefkofsky was paid $41,495,833 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chairman for fiscal 2025. Lefkofsky's total was 45.3% higher than the $28,555,040 reported for fiscal 2024.
Which companies are in Tempus AI's peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes 10x Genomics, C3.ai, Caris Life Sciences, Doximity and Exact Sciences, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
James Rogers
Chief Financial Officer
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Eric Lefkofsky
Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chairman
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Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Lefkofsky
Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chairman
—◇◇———◇◇
Ryan Fukushima
Chief Operating Officer
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Andrew Polovin
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
◇—◇———◇◇
James Rogers
Chief Financial Officer
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Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Eric Lefkofsky
Chief Executive Officer, Founder and Chairman
◇—◇—◇——◇
Ryan Fukushima
Chief Executive Officer, Data
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Andrew Polovin
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary
◇—◇—◇——◇
James Rogers
Chief Financial Officer
◇—◇—◇——◇
Erik Phelps
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative and Legal Officer and Assistant 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
Andrew PolovinRSU◇——◇——◇
Andrew PolovinRSU◇——◇——◇
Eric LefkofskyRSU◇——◇——◇
Erik PhelpsRSU◇——◇——◇
Erik PhelpsRSU◇——◇——◇
James RogersRSU◇——◇——◇
James RogersRSU◇——◇——◇
Ryan FukushimaRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
James RogersRSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
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RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Ryan FukushimaRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Erik PhelpsRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Andrew PolovinRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
Eric LefkofskyRSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
RSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Peter J. Barris
◇◇————◇
Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D
◇◇————◇
David R. Epstein
◇◇————◇
Nadja West, M.D
◇◇————◇
Eric D. Belcher
◇◇————◇
Wayne A.I. Frederick, M.D
◇◇————◇
Scott Gottlieb, M.D
◇◇————◇
Theodore J. Leonsis
◇◇————◇
Robert Ghenchev and Eric Lefkofsky 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◇
Lead independent director premium◇
Audit committee member◇
Compensation committee member◇
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 2025
  • 10x Genomics TXG
  • C3.ai AI
  • Caris Life Sciences CAI
  • Doximity DOCS
  • Exact Sciences EXAS
  • GeneDx Holdings WGS
  • GRAIL GRAL
  • Guardant Health GH
  • Illumina ILMN
  • IQVIA Holdings IQV
  • Natera NTRA
  • Recursion Pharmaceuticals RXRX
  • Veeva Systems VEEV
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157 figures on this page, cited to the filing that reported them.
157 cited to the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-145528
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · Non-Employee Director Compensation · Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2025 · and 1 more section
  2. 0001193125-25-074642
    Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Tempus AI discloses

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

10x GenomicsC3.aiDoximityIlluminaIQVIA HoldingsRecursion PharmaceuticalsVeeva Systems

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APA
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}
}
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