Aura Biosciences (AURA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Elisabet de los Pinos, Ph.D., Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $4M in 2025, up 10% from $3.6M the year before.

Filed
June 29, 2026
Annual meeting
August 5, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$4M+10% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
76%$3M in awards
Corporate goals achieved
80%Determined 2025 annual bonuses
CEO target bonus
55%Of annual base salary
Hopkins target bonus
50%Of annual base salary
Gibney target bonus
45%Of annual base salary
Hopkins total compensation
$2,188,9652025 Summary Compensation Table
Gibney total compensation
$2,751,2262025 Summary Compensation Table

How Ph.D. was paid

$4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary16%Stock awards38%Option awards38%Non-equity incentive7%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Elisabet de los Pinos, Ph.D.Former President, Chief Executive Officer and Director$3,956,167
Anthony GibneyChief Financial and Business Officer$2,751,226
J. Jill Hopkins, M.D.Chief Medical Officer and President of Research and Development$2,188,965

What changed and why

  • 3,956,167 was Elisabet de los Pinos's 2025 total compensation, up from 3,604,339 in 2024.
  • 80%80% of corporate performance goals were achieved for 2025.
  • 55%55%, 50%, and 45% were the target bonuses for de los Pinos, Hopkins, and Gibney, respectively.
  • 2,498,310 was de los Pinos's combined 2025 stock and option award value.
  • Anthony Gibney received initial equity grants upon joining as Chief Financial and Business Officer.
  • Dr. de los Pinos resigned as CEO and President effective April 30, 2026.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.