BrightSpire Capital (BRSP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael J. Mazzei, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $5.7M in 2025, down 3% from $5.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 16:1, on median employee pay of $363,019.

Filed
April 1, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
4
CEO total pay
$5.7M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
16:1median $363,019
CEO pay in equity
56%$3.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$800,000Unchanged from prior years
New Loan Originations
$950MTotal commitments in 2025
Loan Portfolio Growth
$2.7BTotal portfolio size

How Mazzei was paid

$5.7M 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.

Salary14%Stock awards56%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael J. MazzeiChief Executive Officer$5,699,383
Andrew E. WittPresident & Chief Operating Officer$2,990,598
Frank V. SaracinoChief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Executive Vice President$2,056,370
David A. PalaméGeneral Counsel, Secretary & Executive Vice President$1,985,351

What changed and why

  • $5.7MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $5,699,383 in 2025 compared to $5,849,879 in 2024.
  • 10%Named executive officers agreed to a 10% reduction of their earned 2025 annual cash incentive compensation.
  • 100%The chief executive officer agreed to receive 100% of his annual incentive award in restricted stock.
  • $950MNew loan origination volume reached approximately $950 million with loan portfolio growth to $2.7 billion.

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.