Foghorn Therapeutics (FHTX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Adrian Gottschalk, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.4M in 2025, up 51% from $1.6M the year before.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Annual meeting
June 24, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$2.4M+51% vs prior year
CEO target bonus
55%Percentage of base salary
Bonus payout
110%Of each executive’s target
2026 CEO base salary
$698,000Increased from $638,000
CEO option grant
400,000 sharesGranted January 22, 2025

How Gottschalk was paid

$2.4M 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.

Salary27%Option awards57%Non-equity incentive16%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Adrian GottschalkPresident and Chief Executive Officer$2,361,027
Steven BellonChief Science Officer$1,199,455
Alfonso Quintás-CardamaChief Medical Officer$1,133,965

What changed and why

  • $638K$638,000 CEO salary increased from $601,500 in 2024.
  • $1.3M$1,334,037 CEO option awards nearly doubled from $673,861 in 2024.
  • 110%110% of target bonuses were earned based on corporate performance goals.
  • 55%55% was the CEO’s 2025 target bonus as a percentage of base salary.
  • 2025 performance goals covered financing, clinical development, pipeline advancement, and research and development.
  • $698KThe CEO’s 2026 base salary increased to $698,000.

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.