Alexander KarpAlexander Karp earned $1B in 2024

In 2023, Aneel Bhusri earned $31.94M in total compensation at Workday, Inc., including $65.00K salary and $28.71M in stock. Most recently acquired 56,094 shares in Apr 2024. Currently holds stock worth $1.02B. Has donated $151.10M in stock to charitable causes. Has led Workday, Inc. for over 11 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Aneel Bhusri, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2023

Total Compensation

$31.94M

Salary

$65.00K

Bonus

$0.00

Other

$3.17M

Salary

$65.00K

Board Justification

Workday's compensation philosophy is designed to attract and retain talented individuals while aligning their interests with those of stockholders through a mix of fixed and variable compensation, heavily weighted towards long-term equity incentives.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

Mr. Bhusri has historically not participated in our cash bonus plan because his large ownership stake in Workday adequately incentivizes him to achieve short-term and long-term performance goals.

Other Compensation

$3.17M

Board Justification

This amount includes matching contributions under Workday’s 401(k) plan, security arrangements provided for Mr. Bhusri, and personal air travel expenses.

Restricted Stock

$28.71M153.77K RSU

Board Justification

The RSUs granted to Mr. Bhusri on April 25, 2023, will vest in full on May 5, 2024, assuming continuous service through the vest date.

Performance Metrics

The performance metrics for determining compensation include company performance goals related to subscription revenue and customer satisfaction.

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Aneel Bhusri

Founder and CEO of Workday, Inc.

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an MBA from Stanford University

Field of Expertise

Technology & Engineering - Technology

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

January 1, 1964 - 61 years ago

CEO of Workday, Inc. for

11 years 6 months (May 2014 - Present)

Previous Experience

Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Workday, Inc.

Holdings

Track Aneel Bhusri's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$600.24M

WDAY

$600.24M

4,408,858 WDAY shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Aneel Bhusri didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra WDAY4,408,858 shares worth $953.68M.
This is 58.88% and $353.44M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

WDAY

698,557 shares

WDAY

Recent Charitable Transactions

WDAY

698,557 shares

WDAY

Mar 11, 2014

Charity

Insider Trading

Aneel Bhusri's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

WDAY

56,094 shares

WDAY

Apr 24, 2024

Received

WDAY

$886.75K

WDAY at $265.89/share

Jan 5, 2024

Sale

WDAY

$800.87K

WDAY at $205.93/share

Oct 5, 2023

Sale

WDAY

$858.34K

WDAY at $221.85/share

Jul 5, 2023

Sale

WDAY

153,774 shares

WDAY

Apr 25, 2023

Received

WDAY

$2.31M

WDAY at $196.77/share

Apr 5, 2023

Sale

WDAY

$449.65K

WDAY at $161.34/share

Jan 5, 2023

Sale

WDAY

$514.56K

WDAY at $147.14/share

Oct 15, 2022

Sale

WDAY

$484.01K

WDAY at $138.49/share

Jul 15, 2022

Sale

WDAY

63,895 shares

WDAY

Apr 20, 2022

Received

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