Burford Capital (BUR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Christopher Bogart, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $11.4M in 2025, down 3% from $11.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 37:1, on median employee pay of $308,625.

Filed
April 2, 2026
Annual meeting
May 13, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$11.4M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
37:1median $308,625
CEO pay in equity
28%$3.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
67%of votes cast
CEO total compensation
$11.4MFor fiscal 2025
Say-on-pay support
67%At May 2025 annual meeting
CEO pay ratio
37:1Versus median employee

How Bogart was paid

$11.4M 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.

Salary12%Stock awards28%All other compensation60%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Christopher BogartCo-Founder and Chief Executive Officer$11,424,139
Jonathan MolotCo-Founder and Chief Investment Officer$10,564,462
Jordan LichtChief Financial Officer$2,666,822
Elizabeth O’ConnellChief Strategy Officer$3,294,641
Craig ArnottChief Investment Officer—International$2,740,431

What changed and why

  • $11.4MCEO total compensation decreased to $11,424,139 in 2025 from $11,747,782 in 2024.
  • Discretionary annual incentive bonuses for the CEO and CIO were eliminated starting in fiscal 2025.
  • Carried interest allocations formed the largest component of all other compensation for senior executives.
  • 67%Approximately 67% of votes cast supported the say-on-pay advisory vote at the 2025 annual meeting.

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.