Geron (GERN) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Harout Semerjian, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $10.2M in 2025. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 35:1, on median employee pay of $314,826.

Filed
April 7, 2026
Annual meeting
May 20, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
8
CEO total pay
$10.2M2025
CEO to median employee
35:1median $314,826
Prior say-on-pay support
91%of votes cast
CEO Annualized Total Compensation
$11,008,126Annualized for Harout Semerjian
CEO Pay Ratio
35:1Based on annualized CEO compensation
Median Employee Pay
$314,826For fiscal 2025
Say-on-Pay Support
91.2%At prior annual meeting

How Semerjian was paid

$10.2M 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.

Salary3%Option awards95%Non-equity incentive2%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Harout SemerjianPresident and Chief Executive Officer$10,221,755
John A. Scarlett, M.D.Former Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer$7,422,754
Dawn C. BirFormer Interim President and Chief Executive Officer$522,122
Michelle J. RobertsonExecutive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Interim Secretary$2,250,082
Ahmed ElNawawiExecutive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$2,881,334
Joseph Eid, M.D.Executive Vice President, Research & Development, Chief Medical Officer$1,001,052
Andrew J. Grethlein, Ph.D.Former Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer$3,316,444
James ZieglerFormer Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer$2,392,709

What changed and why

  • Harout Semerjian received 10,221,755 in total compensation following his appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer on August 7, 2025.
  • John A. Scarlett received 7,422,754 in total compensation for 2025 prior to his departure as Chief Executive Officer.
  • Ahmed ElNawawi received a 200,000 sign-on bonus upon joining the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer.
  • The ratio of the CEO annualized total compensation to the median employee total compensation was 35 to 1.

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.