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Zeta Global Holdings Executive Compensation (FY25)
ZETA · New York, NY · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Data as of September 7, 2026Latest filing (8-K): June 16, 2026
147 figures on this page: 144 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints. See the citations
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 — David Steinberg: $26,156,274 → $6,083,236 (76.7% lower)
Frequently asked questions
Answers drawn from the data on this page.
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
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Steinberg Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Gerber President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Greiner Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Steinberg Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Gerber President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Greiner Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Steinberg Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Steven Gerber President and Chief Operating Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Christopher Greiner Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Steinberg | RSU | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
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
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
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| David Steinberg | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Christopher Greiner | PSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
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| Steven Gerber | 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 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeanine Silberblatt | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William Royan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
William A. Landman | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Robert Niehaus Lead independent director | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Imran Khan | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
John Sculley | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Jen Elzie and 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.
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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.
| Year | Meeting | Support | Votes for | Votes against | Abstentions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | June 16, 2026 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2024 | June 9, 2025 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
| 2023 | June 18, 2024 | = | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ |
What this page does not include
Everything above is a fact Zeta Global Holdings disclosed, and it is free. Everything below is our analysis of those facts, and it is not.
Peer benchmarking
Where Zeta Global Holdings sits against its disclosed peers — percentile position by role and by pay element, and the ranking behind it. The disclosed peer group is free; comparisons across it are part of the Velarion platform.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Written compensation analysis
A read of the pay program as designed and as paid: incentive structure, goal rigor, the alignment between the committee's stated philosophy and what the numbers show.
Executive Compensation Report — $1,500Board and governance analysis
Committee composition, independence, director pay positioning, and the governance provisions read together rather than listed.
Board Governance Report — $1,200Realizable pay
What the awards above are actually worth today against what they were valued at on grant, and what the gap says about the pay-for-performance link.
Velarion IntelligenceAdviser switching and vote outcomes
Two datasets covering compensation-adviser changes and what followed a contested vote. Both are part of the Velarion platform.
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147 figures on this page: 144 cited to the filing that reported them, 3 calculated from figures it prints.
144 cited to the filing
3 calculated from the filing
Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-272699Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0001193125-26-1774082025 Director Compensation · 2025 Summary Compensation Table · EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION TABLES & · Grants of Plan-Based Awards · and 1 more section
- 0000950170-25-083747Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-25-0611122024 Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-24-074870Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
- 0000950170-24-0492492023 Summary Compensation Table
- 0000950170-23-0153442022 Summary Compensation Table
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Peers Zeta Global Holdings discloses
The companies named in ZETA's own disclosed peer group.
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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}
}