DocuSign (DOCU) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Allan Thygesen, President, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $25.7M in fiscal 2026, down 1% from $26M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 116:1, on median employee pay of $222,066.

Filed
April 16, 2026
Annual meeting
June 1, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$25.7M-1% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
116:1median $222,066
CEO pay in equity
92%$23.6M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$1,000,000Maintained at prior year level
CEO Stock Awards
$23,600,136Grant date fair value
TSR PSU Target
55th percentileIncreased target performance level
Employee Population
7,044Total employees considered

How Thygesen was paid

$25.7M 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 awards92%Non-equity incentive4%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Allan ThygesenPresident, Chief Executive Officer$25,650,100
Blake GraysonExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer$10,169,325
Robert ChatwaniPresident, General Manager, Growth$7,195,711
Paula HansenPresident, Chief Revenue Officer$8,215,705
James P. ShaughnessyChief Legal Officer$6,976,359

What changed and why

  • Maintained CEO total target compensation for fiscal 2026 at the same levels as the prior year.
  • Incorporated multi-year performance conditions into financial PSUs with a two-year period for fiscal 2026.
  • Increased the target to the 55th percentile for TSR-based PSUs.
  • Disclosed completed performance year thresholds and maximums for the annual cash incentive program.
  • Anticipates seeking stockholder approval in 2027 to declassify the board of directors.

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.