GCM Grosvenor (GCMG) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Michael J. Sacks, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, was paid $6.3M in 2025, up 15% from $5.5M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 32:1, on median employee pay of $195,091.

Filed
April 24, 2026
Annual meeting
June 9, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.3M+15% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
32:1median $195,091
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$6,265,398Fiscal 2025 total
CEO Prior Year Total
$5,470,026Fiscal 2024 total
Pay Ratio
32:1CEO to median employee
Median Employee Pay
$195,091Annual total compensation
Say-on-Pay Support
91%Prior year approval rate

How Sacks was paid

$6.3M 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.

Salary73%All other compensation27%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Michael J. SacksChief Executive Officer and Chairman$6,265,398
Jonathan R. LevinPresident$8,338,266
Pamela BentleyChief Financial Officer$10,290,110
Frederick E. PollockManaging Director, Chief Investment Officer$6,647,103
Sandra BuchananFormer Managing Director, Chief Human Resources Officer$1,978,299

What changed and why

  • $6.3MChief Executive Officer total compensation rose to $6,265,398 from $5,470,026 in the prior year.
  • Discretionary annual bonuses were awarded to named executive officers excluding the Chief Executive Officer.
  • Stock awards granted in 2025 included restricted stock units under the incentive award plan.
  • 91%Stockholder support for the prior say-on-pay proposal reached 91% of votes cast.

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.