Coursera (COUR) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Gregory M. Hart, President, CEO, and Director, was paid $39.4M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 283:1, on median employee pay of $139,401.

Filed
May 11, 2026
Annual meeting
June 10, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
6
CEO total pay
$39.4M2025
CEO to median employee
283:1median $139,401
CEO pay in equity
97%$38.3M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
61%of votes cast
Annualized CEO total
$39,493,241Used for pay ratio
CEO stock awards
$14,629,466New-hire equity award
CEO option awards
$23,644,105New-hire equity award

How Hart was paid

$39.4M 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.

Salary1%Stock awards37%Option awards60%Non-equity incentive1%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Gregory M. HartPresident, CEO, and Director$39,387,371
Jeffrey N. MaggioncaldaFormer President, CEO, and Director$4,730,422
Michael D. FoleySenior Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer$252,500
Kenneth R. HahnFormer Senior Vice President, CFO, and Treasurer$6,189,293
Alan B. CardenasSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary$1,683,100
Marcelo C. ModicaSenior Vice President, and Chief People Officer$1,683,100

What changed and why

  • $39.4M$39,387,371 was CEO Gregory Hart’s reported 2025 total compensation.
  • $38.3M$38,273,571 of Hart’s reported compensation consisted of stock and option awards tied to his CEO recruitment.
  • $39.5M$39,493,241 was Hart’s annualized compensation used for the 2025 pay ratio.
  • $139K283.3:1 was the 2025 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, versus a $139,401 median employee total compensation.
  • 60.5%60.5% of votes supported the prior year’s say-on-pay resolution.
  • 2025 compensation included separation and advisory-period payments for former CEOs Maggioncalda and Hahn.

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.