Gartner (IT) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Eugene A. Hall, Chairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer, was paid $19.2M in 2025, up 5% from $18.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 151:1, on median employee pay of $127,275.

Filed
April 15, 2026
Annual meeting
May 28, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$19.2M+5% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
151:1median $127,275
CEO pay in equity
86%$16.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
CEO Target Bonus %
125%Expressed as percentage of base salary
Pay Ratio
151:1CEO to median employee pay
Say on Pay Support
93%Prior year approval

How Hall was paid

$19.2M 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.

Salary5%Stock awards60%Option awards26%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Eugene A. HallChairman of the Board & Chief Executive Officer$19,226,580
Craig W. SafianEVP, Chief Financial Officer$6,515,684
Scott HenselEVP, Global Services & Delivery$4,345,740
Thomas KimEVP, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary$3,861,578
Robin KranichEVP, Chief Human Resources Officer$4,354,678

What changed and why

  • 19,226,580 dollars total compensation was reported for CEO Eugene A. Hall in 2025.
  • 93%93 percent of votes cast supported the say-on-pay proposal at the previous annual meeting.
  • 1,483,655 dollars was earned by the CEO in non-equity incentive plan compensation for 2025.
  • 119.6%119.6 percent of target bonus was achieved for the short-term incentive cash bonus program.

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.