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John Wiley & Sons Executive Compensation (FY26)

WLY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2026
Chief executive, fiscal 2026
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Matthew Kissner
Median of the other named officers
$1,754,900
5 officers, excluding the chief executive
Latest say-on-pay support
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September 24, 2026
Chief executive pay ratio
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To the median employee
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Data as of November 12, 2026Latest filing (8-K): September 29, 2026
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CEO pay ratio: 76:1 → 92:1 (21.1% higher)

Frequently asked questions

Answers drawn from the data on this page.
Who is John Wiley & Sons' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Matthew Kissner, President and CEO, came to $6,589,200 in fiscal 2026.
What was John Wiley & Sons' say-on-pay result?
For fiscal 2026, shareholders backed the say-on-pay proposal with 99.3% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held September 24, 2026.
Which companies are in John Wiley & Sons' peer group?
The disclosed peer group includes Entravision Communications, Gannett Co., Inc., Graham Holdings Company, IAC Inc. and Informa, among others.
What is John Wiley & Sons' chief executive pay ratio?
The company reported a chief executive pay ratio of 92:1 for fiscal 2026, against median employee compensation of $71,717.

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
John Kritzmacher
Former CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇◇◇◇◇— not reconciled
Brian Napack
CEO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇— not reconciled
Christina Van Tassel
CFO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Aref Matin
CTO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Todd Zipper
Executive Vice President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
APL Matthew H. Leavy GM
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Napack
CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Christina Van Tassell
CFO
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Aref Matin
CTO
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Todd Zipper
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Flynn
Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Brian Napack
Former CEO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Matthew Kissner
CEO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Christina Van Tassell
CFO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇— not reconciled
Aref Matin
CTO
◇—◇◇◇◇◇— not reconciled
James Flynn
Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇◇◇◇◇◇
Danielle McMahan
Executive Vice President
◇—◇◇◇◇◇— not reconciled
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matthew Kissner
CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
James Flynn
Former GM
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Christina Van Tassell
Former CFO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇— not reconciled
Aref Matin
Former CTO
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇——◇◇— not reconciled
Danielle McMahan
Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇◇◇— not reconciled
Deirdre Silver
Executive Vice President
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Christopher Caridi
CFO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Fiscal 2026
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Matthew Kissner
President and CEO
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
James Flynn
Former GM
Departed during or after this year
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Craig Albright
CFO
◇—◇—◇—◇— not reconciled
Danielle McMahan
Chief People Officer
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Andrew Weber
EVP, T&O
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
Christopher Caridi
Former Interim CFO
Departed during or after this year
Served on an interim basis
◇—◇—◇◇◇◇
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 2026
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Andrew S. WeberPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Andrew S. WeberRSU◇——◇——◇
Christopher F. CaridiPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Christopher F. CaridiRSU◇——◇——◇
Craig M. AlbrightPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Craig M. AlbrightRSU◇——◇——◇
Danielle McMahanPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Danielle McMahanRSU◇——◇——◇
James J. FlynnPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
James J. FlynnRSU◇——◇——◇
Matthew S. KissnerPSU◇◇◇—◇—◇
Matthew S. KissnerRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 2023, 2024, 2025 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 2026 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
Matthew KissnerOption◇—◇11/2/2033
PSU◇◇——
Andrew WeberOption◇—◇11/2/2033
PSU◇◇——
Danielle McMahanOption◇—◇11/2/2033
PSU◇◇——
Christopher CaridiOption◇—◇11/2/2033
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
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 2026
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jesse C. Wiley
Board chair
◇—————◇
Raymond W. McDaniel Jr
◇◇———◇◇
Mari J. Baker
◇◇———◇◇
David C. Dobson
◇◇———◇◇
Inder M. Singh
◇◇———◇◇
Brian O. Hemphill
◇◇———◇◇
Katya D. Andresen
◇◇———◇◇
William J. Pesce
◇◇———◇◇
Karen N. Madden
◇◇———◇◇
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◇
Stock ownership guideline: Robust director stock ownership guidelines

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2026
  • Entravision Communications EVC
  • Gannett Co., Inc. GCI
  • Graham Holdings Company GHM
  • IAC Inc. PPLI
  • Informa III
  • Lee Enterprises, Incorporated LEE
  • Scholastic Corporation SCHL
  • Stagwell Inc. STGW
  • TEGNA Inc. TGNA
  • The E.W. Scripps Co. SSP
  • The New York Times Company NYT
  • Thryv Holdings, Inc. THRY
  • Wolters Kluwer NV symbol not shown

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2026September 24, 2026=◇◇◇
2025September 25, 2025=◇◇◇
2024September 26, 2024=◇◇◇
2023September 28, 2023=◇◇◇
2022September 29, 2022=◇◇◇
2021September 30, 2021=◇◇◇
2020September 24, 2020=◇◇◇
2019September 26, 2019=◇◇◇
2018September 27, 2018=◇◇◇

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

Every figure on this page is cited to the document that reported it. Select any figure to see its citation.
325 figures on this page: 316 cited to the filing that reported them, 9 calculated from figures it prints.
316 cited to the filing
9 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001628280-26-063848
    Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers The shareholders, with Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together, approved the advisory resolution o
  2. 0000107140-26-000041
    Director Compensation · Grants of Plan-Based Awards . . . . . . . . . . . · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . · Summary Compensation Table . . . . . . . . . .
  3. 0000107140-25-000175
    Proposal 3: Non-Binding Advisory Vote on the Compensation of Named Executive Officers The shareholders (with Class A and Class B common shareholders voting together) approved the advisory resolution o
  4. 0000107140-25-000145
    Summary Compensation Table
  5. 0000107140-24-000193
    Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
  6. 0000107140-24-000176
    Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000107140-23-000186
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  8. 0000107140-23-000159
    Summary Compensation Table
  9. 0000107140-22-000064
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  10. 0001140361-22-030036
    Summary Compensation Table
  11. 0000107140-21-000038
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  12. 0000107140-20-000059
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  13. 0000107140-19-000037
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  14. 0000107140-18-000035
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
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Peers John Wiley & Sons discloses

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

Entravision CommunicationsGannett Co., Inc.Graham Holdings CompanyIAC Inc.InformaLee Enterprises, IncorporatedScholastic CorporationStagwell Inc.TEGNA Inc.The E.W. Scripps Co.The New York Times CompanyThryv Holdings, 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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