Cohen & Steers (CNS) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Joseph Harvey, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $7M in 2025, up 24% from $5.6M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 29:1, on median employee pay of $240,949.

Filed
March 20, 2026
Annual meeting
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$7M+24% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
29:1median $240,949
CEO pay in equity
68%$4.7M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$600,000Unchanged from prior years
CEO Cash Bonus
$1,300,000Annual performance incentive
Median Employee Pay
$240,949For fiscal 2025
CEO Pay Ratio
29:1Compared to median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
98.20%At prior annual meeting

How Harvey was paid

$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.

Salary9%Bonus19%Stock awards68%All other compensation5%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Joseph HarveyChief Executive Officer$6,991,951
Raja DakkuriFormer CFO$1,114,678
Michael DonohueInterim CFO$1,594,040
Jon CheighPresident and CIO$6,731,339
Daniel CharlesFormer Head of Global Distribution$4,865,078
Daniel NoonanHead of Global Distribution$2,347,583
Adam DerechinCOO$1,868,145

What changed and why

  • $7MCEO total compensation increased to $6,991,951 in 2025 from $5,641,074 in 2024.
  • 98.20%Shareholders approved executive compensation with 98.20% support at the prior annual meeting.
  • Base salaries constitute a low percentage of total compensation in alignment with pay-for-performance.

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.