PJT · PJT Partners Inc. · Executive Compensation

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$3.65B

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Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.

Fiscal 2025

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$2,328,300	$2,459,700	—	—	—	$5,788,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$1,000,000	$1,937,700	$1,775,300	—	—	—	$4,713,000
David A. Travin	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,489,600	$1,148,400	—	—	—	$3,138,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	—	—	—	—	$1,000,000

Fiscal 2024

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$2,223,300	$2,264,700	—	—	—	$5,488,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$1,000,000	$1,847,700	$1,640,300	—	—	—	$4,488,000
David A. Travin	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,309,600	$1,178,400	—	—	—	$2,988,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	—	—	—	—	$1,000,000

Fiscal 2023

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$1,847,700	$1,640,300	—	—	—	$4,488,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$1,000,000	$1,422,100	$1,065,900	—	—	—	$3,488,000
David A. Travin	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,071,500	$666,500	—	—	—	$2,238,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	—	—	—	—	$1,000,000

Fiscal 2022

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$1,852,500	$1,647,500	—	—	—	$4,500,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$1,652,500	$1,347,500	—	—	—	$3,500,000
David A. Travin	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,027,500	$622,500	—	—	—	$2,150,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	—	—	—	—	$1,000,000

Fiscal 2021

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$4,667,500	$1,346,550	—	—	$15,000	$6,529,050
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$1,867,500	$1,649,703	—	—	$15,000	$4,532,203
David A. Travin	General Counsel	$500,000	$725,000	$138,720	—	—	$15,000	$1,378,720
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	—	—	—	$15,000	$1,015,000

Fiscal 2020

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$1,867,500	$1,632,500	—	—	—	$4,500,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$1,667,500	$1,332,500	—	—	—	$3,500,000
James W. Cuminale	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,330,000	$920,000	—	—	—	$2,750,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	$1,066,000	—	—	—	$2,066,000

Fiscal 2019

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$1,867,500	$1,632,500	—	—	—	$4,500,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$1,442,500	$1,057,500	—	—	—	$3,000,000
James W. Cuminale	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,167,500	$732,500	—	—	—	$2,400,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	$1,066,000	—	—	—	$2,066,000

Fiscal 2018

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$2,037,500	$1,462,500	—	—	—	$4,500,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$1,312,500	$687,500	—	—	—	$2,500,000
James W. Cuminale	General Counsel	$500,000	$1,175,000	$575,000	—	—	—	$2,250,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	$266,500	—	—	—	$1,266,500

Fiscal 2017

Executive	Role	Salary	Bonus	Stock Awards	Option Awards	Incentive	Other	Total
Ji-Yeun Lee	Managing Partner	$1,000,000	$1,562,500	$1,937,500	—	—	—	$4,500,000
Helen Meates	Chief Financial Officer	$500,000	$1,037,500	$962,500	—	—	—	$2,500,000
James W. Cuminale	General Counsel	$500,000	$900,000	$850,000	—	—	—	$2,250,000
Paul Taubman	Chairman and CEO	$1,000,000	—	—	—	—	—	$1,000,000

Executive changes

Person	Role	Change	Effective	Filed
Arun Kalra	Chief Financial Officer	Appointed	2026-10-01	2026-07-16
Peter L.S. Currie	director	Appointed	2025-07-30	2025-07-31
K. Don Cornwell	Director	Appointed	2023-05-24	2023-05-25
Thomas M. Ryan	Director	Appointed	2023-05-24	2023-05-25
K. Don Cornwell	director	Appointed	2023-01-20	2022-08-08

Leadership

Arun Kalra CFO
Helen Meates CFO
David A. Travin General Counsel
David Travin General Counsel
Grace Reksten Skaugen Board Member
K. Don Cornwell Board Member
Peter L.S. Currie Board Member
Thomas M. Ryan Board Member

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