In 2023, Charles Giancarlo earned $18.75M in total compensation at Pure Storage, Inc., including $800.00K salary, $820.80K bonus and $17.12M in stock. Most recently acquired 179,233 shares in Mar 2025. Currently holds stock worth $244.24M. Has donated $17.76M in stock to charitable causes. 8+ years at the helm of Pure Storage, Inc..
Compensation History
Annual executive compensation data for Charles Giancarlo, including salary, bonuses, and stock awards.
Year
2023
Total Compensation
$18.75M
Salary
$800.00K
Bonus
$820.80K
Other
$5.69K
Salary
$800.00KBoard Justification
The compensation philosophy is designed to attract and retain executive talent while aligning compensation with performance metrics that drive long-term shareholder value.
Bonus
$820.80KBoard Justification
The bonus is based on corporate performance metrics including revenue, non-GAAP operating profit, and NPS, with a corporate performance factor of 76% and individual performance factors ranging from 130% to 200%.
Other Compensation
$5.69KBoard Justification
This includes contributions to the 401(k) plan and life insurance premiums.
Restricted Stock
Board Justification
The stock awards are performance-based restricted stock units (PSUs) that vested based on the achievement of fiscal 2024 performance metrics, with 80% of target shares earned.
Performance Metrics
The performance metrics include revenue growth, non-GAAP operating profit, and customer satisfaction as measured by NPS.
Charles Giancarlo
CEO of Pure Storage, Inc.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Brown University; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley; Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School.
Field of Expertise
Technology & Engineering - Technology
Sector of Economy
Technology
Born
December 1, 1964 - 61 years ago
CEO of Pure Storage, Inc. for
8 years 3 months (Aug 2017 - Present)
Previous Experience
Managing Director, Head of Value Creation and later Senior Advisor at Silver Lake Partners; Interim President and CEO of Avaya; senior executive roles at Cisco Systems including Chief Technology Officer and Chief Development Officer.
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Holdings
Track Charles Giancarlo's stock holdings and portfolio value over time.
Total Stock Sold
$31.57M
$30.06M
587,820 ANET shares
$1.51M
54,990 PSTG shares
What if they kept their stock?
If Charles Giancarlo didn't sell their stock, today they would have:
Extra ANET587,820 shares worth $75.89M and PSTG54,990 shares worth $3.91M.
This is 152.76% and $48.23M more than what they got when they sold the stock.
Charitable Transactions
137,560 shares
ANET
Recent Charitable Transactions
34,390 shares
ANET
Jan 3, 2022
Charity
12,000 shares
ACN
Jan 30, 2015
Charity
Insider Trading
Charles Giancarlo's recent stock transactions, purchases, and sales filed with the SEC.
179,233 shares
PSTG
Mar 15, 2025
Received
$708.49K
ANET at $88.56/share
Mar 3, 2025
Sale
$894.00K
ANET at $111.75/share
Feb 3, 2025
Sale
$898.98K
ANET at $112.37/share
Jan 2, 2025
Sale
$823.47K
ANET at $411.74/share
Dec 2, 2024
Sale
$784.71K
ANET at $392.35/share
Nov 1, 2024
Sale
$767.45K
ANET at $383.72/share
Oct 1, 2024
Sale
$728.17K
ANET at $364.09/share
Sep 17, 2024
Sale
$692.81K
ANET at $346.41/share
Aug 1, 2024
Sale
$702.71K
ANET at $351.35/share
Jul 1, 2024
Sale
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