Protara Therapeutics (TARA) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Jesse Shefferman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director, was paid $2.7M in 2025, up 48% from $1.8M the year before.

Filed
April 28, 2026
Annual meeting
June 12, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
3
CEO total pay
$2.7M+48% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
59%$1.6M in awards
CEO Base Salary
$654,888Effective January 1, 2025
CEO Target Bonus
55%Percentage of base salary
Corporate Goal Achievement
97.5%Approved by board in January 2026
New CMO Signing Bonus
$75,000Paid to Dr. Nicacio

How Shefferman was paid

$2.7M 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.

Salary25%Stock awards11%Option awards48%Non-equity incentive13%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Jesse SheffermanPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Director$2,655,774
Leonardo Nicacio, M.D.Chief Medical Officer$1,382,483
Jacqueline Zummo, Ph.D.Chief R&D Officer$1,382,274

What changed and why

  • $2.7MCEO total compensation increased to $2,655,774 in 2025 from $1,791,843 in 2024.
  • $655KMr. Shefferman received a base salary of $654,888 and non-equity incentive plan compensation of $351,184.
  • 97.5%The board approved a 97.5% overall achievement level for 2025 corporate goals.
  • $294KEquity awards for the CEO included $294,450 in stock awards and $1,277,216 in option awards.
  • $75,000Dr. Nicacio received a one-time signing bonus of $75,000 upon joining the company in April 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.