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Zeta Global Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)

ZETA · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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David Steinberg
Latest say-on-pay support
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June 16, 2026
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Data as of October 21, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 16, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — David Steinberg: $26,156,274 → $6,083,236 (76.7% lower)

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Who is Zeta Global Holdings' chief executive and what were they paid?
David Steinberg was paid $6,083,236 in total compensation as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Compared with the $26,156,274 reported for fiscal 2024, Steinberg's total was 76.7% lower.
What was Zeta Global Holdings' say-on-pay result?
The say-on-pay proposal drew 94.9% of votes cast for or against in favor at the meeting held June 16, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Zeta Global Holdings' peer group?
The disclosed peer group names AppLovin, Blackbaud, Braze, C3.ai and DoubleVerify, among others.

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
David Steinberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Gerber
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Greiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2023
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Steinberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Gerber
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Greiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2024
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Steinberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Gerber
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Christopher Greiner
Chief Financial Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
David Steinberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇◇◇—◇—◇◇
Steven Gerber
President
◇◇——◇—◇◇
Christopher Greiner
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
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
David SteinbergRSU◇——◇——◇
Fiscal 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
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
David SteinbergPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Christopher GreinerPSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
PSU◇◇——
Steven GerberPSU◇◇——
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.
Christopher Greiner
Chief Financial Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Benefits continuation◇
David Steinberg
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Change-in-control multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇
Non-solicit period◇
Steven Gerber
President · Terms as described in the company’s compensation discussion · citing a 2025 filing
Severance multiple◇
Equity acceleration on change in control◇
Benefits continuation◇

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Jen Elzie
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Jeanine Silberblatt
◇◇————◇
William Royan
◇◇————◇
William A. Landman
◇◇————◇
Robert Niehaus
Lead independent director
◇◇————◇
Imran Khan
◇◇————◇
John Sculley
◇—————◇
David Steinberg 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◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • AppLovin APP
  • Blackbaud BLKB
  • Braze BRZE
  • C3.ai AI
  • DoubleVerify DV
  • Five9 FIVN
  • Informatica INFA
  • LiveRamp RAMP
  • Match Group MTCH
  • Nutanix NTNX
  • PagerDuty PD
  • Pegasystems PEGA
  • Smartsheet SMAR
  • Teradata TDC
  • The Trade Desk TTD
  • Twilio TWLO
  • ZoomInfo Technologies GTM

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025June 16, 2026=◇◇◇
2024June 9, 2025=◇◇◇
2023June 18, 2024=◇◇◇

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161 figures on this page: 158 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
158 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001193125-26-272699
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  2. 0001193125-26-177408
    2025 Director Compensation · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES & · Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End Table
  3. 0000950170-25-083747
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  4. 0000950170-25-061112
    2024 Summary Compensation Table · Compensation Discussion and Analysis
  5. 0000950170-24-074870
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  6. 0000950170-24-049249
    2023 Summary Compensation Table
  7. 0000950170-23-015344
    2022 Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Zeta Global Holdings discloses

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

AppLovinBlackbaudBrazeC3.aiDoubleVerifyFive9InformaticaLiveRampMatch GroupNutanixPagerDutyPegasystemsSmartsheetTeradataThe Trade DeskTwilioZoomInfo Technologies

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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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