The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu The leading online blog in the fields of corporate governance and financial regulation. Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:32:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.10 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/cropped-photography-4-e1706898544564-1-32x32.png Director Compensation Is Up, But Not For Leadership Roles – The Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu 32 32 Director Compensation Is Up, But Not For Leadership Roles https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/08/28/director-compensation-is-up-but-not-for-leadership-roles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=director-compensation-is-up-but-not-for-leadership-roles https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2026/08/28/director-compensation-is-up-but-not-for-leadership-roles/#respond Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:32:39 +0000 https://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/?p=183506?d=20260827162915EDT Posted by Matthew Vnuk, Kyle White, and Cedrick Jean-Louis, Compensation Advisory Partners, on Friday, August 28, 2026
Editor's Note:

Matthew Vnuk is a Partner, Kyle White is a Senior Associate, and Cedrick Jean-Louis is a Senior Analyst at Compensation Advisory Partners. This post is based on their CAP memorandum.

Each year, CAP analyzes non-employee director compensation programs among the 100 largest US public companies. These companies are trendsetters and can provide early insights into evolving pay practices across the broader public company marketplace. This report reflects a summary of pay levels, pay practices, and trends based on the most recent (2026) proxy disclosures for these 100 companies.

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