In 2023, Brian Harris earned $14.98M in total compensation at Ladder Capital, including $1.00M salary, $8.20M bonus and $5.78M in stock. Most recently acquired 1,126,734 shares in Feb 2025. Currently holds stock worth $23.57M. Has donated $25.19M in stock to charitable causes. Has led Ladder Capital for over 17 years.
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Brian Harris, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2023
Total Compensation
$14.98M
Salary
$1.00M
Bonus
$8.20M
Other
$2.91K
Salary
$1.00MBoard Justification
The compensation philosophy is to align executive compensation with the interests of stockholders, motivating executives to achieve financial objectives that are primary determinants of long-term equity value while avoiding imprudent risk taking.
Bonus
$8.20MBoard Justification
The annual cash incentive compensation is equal to 4.05% of the Company’s distributable earnings for the year, which amounted to $8,201,000 for 2023.
Other Compensation
$2.91KBoard Justification
Includes group term life insurance and long-term disability insurance imputed income.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
All Annual Stock Awards granted to Mr. Harris are fully vested upon grant as per the Harris Employment Agreement.
Performance Metrics
Compensation is linked to distributable earnings, shareholders’ equity, and market capitalization.
Brian Harris
Founder and CEO of Ladder Capital
Education
B.S. in Economics and M.B.A. from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
Field of Expertise
Finance & Banking - Finance
Sector of Economy
Real Estate
Born
January 1, 1961 - 64 years ago
CEO of Ladder Capital for
17 years 2 months (Oct 2008 - Present)
Previous Experience
Founder and CEO of Ladder Capital
Holdings
Track Brian Harris's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$3.11M
$3.11M
290,000 LADR shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Brian Harris didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra LADR290,000 shares worth $3.18M.
This is 2% and $62.36K more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
2,300,784.768 shares
LADR
Recent Charitable Transactions
1,530,126 shares
LADR
Sep 20, 2019
Charity
540,770 shares
LADR
Dec 31, 2016
Charity
148,536 shares
LADR
Feb 18, 2016
Charity
79,624 shares
LADR
Dec 31, 2015
Charity
Insider Trading
Brian Harris's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
1,126,734 shares
LADR
Feb 18, 2025
Received
540,190 shares
LADR
Feb 18, 2024
Received
408,933 shares
LADR
Feb 18, 2023
Received
$376.20K
LADR at $12.54/share
Apr 14, 2022
Sale
834,050 shares
LADR
Jan 31, 2022
Received
$373.59K
LADR at $12.45/share
Jun 8, 2021
Sale
$110.41K
LADR at $11.96/share
Jun 1, 2021
Sale
$50.59K
LADR at $11.98/share
May 3, 2021
Sale
$150.20K
LADR at $11.97/share
Apr 29, 2021
Sale
$47.84K
LADR at $11.96/share
Apr 26, 2021
Sale
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