Braze (BRZE) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

William Magnuson, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.2M in fiscal 2026, up 29% from $11M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 87:1, on median employee pay of $164,000.

Filed
May 18, 2026
Annual meeting
June 30, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$14.2M+29% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
87:1median $164,000
CEO pay in equity
90%$12.8M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
99%of votes cast
CFO total compensation
$7,086,569
CTO total compensation
$4,901,307
CBO total compensation
$6,086,671
CRO total compensation
$11,857,484Joined in July 2025

How Magnuson was paid

$14.2M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary4%Stock awards90%Non-equity incentive6%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
William MagnusonChief Executive Officer$14,230,598
Isabelle WinklesChief Financial Officer$7,086,569
Jonathan HymanChief Technology Officer$4,901,307
Astha MalikChief Business Officer$6,086,671
Edward McDonnellChief Revenue Officer$11,857,484

What changed and why

  • 200%200% of target became probable for fiscal 2026 PSUs after May 2025 performance metric modifications.
  • PSUs used revenue and non-GAAP operating income to determine earned shares.
  • $14.2M87:1 CEO-to-median employee pay ratio compared $14,230,598 with $164,000.
  • 99%99% of votes cast supported say-on-pay at the 2025 annual meeting.
  • $11.1MEdward McDonnell received $11,137,032 in stock awards as a new Chief Revenue Officer.
  • Fiscal 2026 bonus awards were paid in March 2026 based on first-quarter objectives.

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.