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In 2021, Brian Halligan earned $2.25M in total compensation at HubSpot, including $1.00 salary and $2.25M in stock. Most recently acquired 2,309 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $447.34M. Has donated $3.38M in stock to charitable causes. Led HubSpot as CEO for 15 years.

Compensation History

Annual executive compensation data for Brian Halligan, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.

Year

2021

Total Compensation

$2.25M

Salary

$1.00

Bonus

$0.00

Other

$1.64K

Salary

$1.00

Board Justification

The Compensation Committee designs our executive compensation program with the goal of attracting, motivating, rewarding, and retaining high-caliber executive officers, while simultaneously promoting the achievement of key company performance measures to align the incentives of our executive officers with our stockholders’ interests.

Bonus

$0.00

Board Justification

Both Messrs. Halligan and Shah voluntarily requested to forego any annual cash bonus under the Bonus Plan for 2021.

Other Compensation

$1.64K

Board Justification

Includes group term life insurance and remote work stipends.

Restricted Stock

$2.25M5.88K RSU

Board Justification

RSUs granted under the 2014 Stock Option and Incentive Plan, vesting over four years in 16 equal quarterly installments, subject to continued employment.

Performance Metrics

Annual recurring revenue (ARR) install base and non-GAAP operating income (loss) as the measures for the Bonus Plan.

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Brian Halligan

Founder and Ex-CEO of HubSpot

Education

Bachelor's degree from the University of Massachusetts Amherst; MBA from MIT Sloan School of Management

Field of Expertise

Sales & Marketing - Marketing

Sector of Economy

Technology

Born

January 1, 1970 - 55 years ago

CEO of HubSpot for

15 years 8 months (Jan 2006 - Sep 2021)

Previous Experience

Co-founder and CEO of HubSpot, Inc.

Holdings

Track Brian Halligan's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.

Total Stock Sold

$304.63M

HUBS

$304.63M

1,096,501 HUBS shares

What if they kept their stock?

If Brian Halligan didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra HUBS1,096,501 shares worth $424.55M.
This is 39.37% and $119.93M more than what they got when they sold the stock.

Charitable Transactions

HUBS

8,735 shares

HUBS

Recent Charitable Transactions

HUBS

2,400 shares

HUBS

May 17, 2022

Charity

HUBS

1,335 shares

HUBS

Nov 24, 2021

Charity

HUBS

2,500 shares

HUBS

Aug 25, 2020

Charity

HUBS

2,500 shares

HUBS

Mar 20, 2018

Charity

Insider Trading

Brian Halligan's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.

HUBS

2,309 shares

HUBS

Mar 3, 2025

Received

HUBS

$6.89M

HUBS at $810.00/share

Feb 18, 2025

Sale

HUBS

2,806 shares

HUBS

Feb 14, 2025

Received

HUBS

$6.03M

HUBS at $709.29/share

Jan 21, 2025

Sale

HUBS

$6.20M

HUBS at $729.65/share

Dec 17, 2024

Sale

HUBS

$5.62M

HUBS at $661.59/share

Nov 19, 2024

Sale

HUBS

$6.03M

HUBS at $709.29/share

Jan 21, 2025

Sale

HUBS

$4.25M

HUBS at $499.43/share

Aug 20, 2024

Sale

HUBS

$4.01M

HUBS at $472.27/share

Jul 16, 2024

Sale

HUBS

$4.75M

HUBS at $559.11/share

Jun 18, 2024

Sale

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