LifeStance Health Group (LFST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

David Bourdon, Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.6M in 2025, up 93% from $3.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 119:1, on median employee pay of $89,852.

Filed
April 22, 2026
Annual meeting
June 2, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
7
CEO total pay
$6.6M+93% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
119:1median $89,852
CEO pay in equity
79%$5.3M in awards
CEO Salary
$657,692For fiscal 2025
CFO Sign-on Bonus
$570,000Paid to Ryan McGroarty
Median Employee Pay
$89,852Estimated annual total
Combined CEO Pay
$10,649,893For ratio calculation purposes

How Bourdon was paid

$6.6M 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.

Salary10%Stock awards79%Non-equity incentive11%All other compensation0%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
David BourdonChief Executive Officer$6,645,380
Ryan McGroartyChief Financial Officer and Treasurer$6,515,416
Kenneth BurdickExecutive Chairperson; Former Chief Executive Officer$7,122,028
Ryan PardoChief Legal Officer and Secretary$2,576,460
Ann VaranakisChief People Officer$1,821,027
Vaughn PaunovichChief Technology Officer$1,780,604
Pablo PantaleoniFormer Chief Digital Officer$3,593,253

What changed and why

  • David Bourdon transitioned to Chief Executive Officer effective March 3, 2025.
  • $6.6MChief Executive Officer total compensation increased to $6,645,380 for fiscal 2025.
  • $570KRyan McGroarty received a sign-on bonus of $570,000 upon joining as Chief Financial Officer.
  • Kenneth Burdick transitioned from Chief Executive Officer to Executive Chairperson in March 2025.

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.