Innovative Solutions & Support (IA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Shahram Askarpour, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $2.5M in 2025, down 16% from $3M the year before.

Filed
March 13, 2026
Annual meeting
April 16, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$2.5M-16% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
49%$1.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
98%of votes cast
CEO Base Salary
$525,000Increased from $500,000
CEO Target Bonus
$500,000Non-equity incentive target
CEO Stock Awards
$1,019,953Grant date fair value
CFO Total Compensation
$881,733For fiscal 2025

How Askarpour was paid

$2.5M 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.

Salary21%Stock awards41%Option awards8%Non-equity incentive30%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Shahram AskarpourChief Executive Officer$2,506,043
Jeffrey DiGiovanniChief Financial Officer$881,733

What changed and why

  • $2.5MChief executive officer total compensation decreased to $2,506,043 in fiscal 2025 from $2,972,189 in fiscal 2024.
  • $500KBase salary for the chief executive officer increased from $500,000 to $525,000 for fiscal 2025.
  • $751KNon-equity incentive plan compensation for the chief executive officer was $750,750 for fiscal 2025.
  • 98%Shareholders previously supported the say-on-pay proposal with over 98 percent of votes cast at the fiscal 2023 annual meeting.

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.