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LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.

LAUR · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$11.0M

Pay Ratio

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Eilif Serck-Hanssen

Pay outran TSR by +71.0 pts

Stride, Inc.

LRN · FY2025

MIXED

CEO Package

$21.5M

Pay Ratio

—

James J. Rhyu

Awaiting a fuller pay-performance history

Strategic Education, Inc.

STRA · FY2025

MISALIGNED

CEO Package

$5.7M

Pay Ratio

—

Karl McDonnell

Pay rose +3.4% while TSR fell -15.3 pts

CEOTotal Compensation — All Companies

LAUR$11.0MLRN$21.5MSTRA$5.7M

All values are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements.

Key Differences

The fastest way to read this comparison before dropping into the tables.

LRN carries the largest package at $21.5M, about 3.8x STRA.
LAUR reads misaligned, while LRN looks mixed.

Pay Component Breakdown

Latest CEO package mix by company. This stays on the CEO package even if the chart above is showing Top 5 pay.

LAUR

Eilif Serck-Hanssen

$11.0M

base salary9%
stock awards76%
non-equity incentive compensation15%
other compensation0%

LRN

James J. Rhyu

$21.5M

base salary5%
stock awards78%
non-equity incentive compensation17%
other compensation0%

STRA

Karl McDonnell

$5.7M

base salary18%
stock awards57%
non-equity incentive compensation25%
other compensation0%

Quick Comparison

CompanyCEOLatest YearTotal Comp
LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.(LAUR)Eilif Serck-Hanssen2025$11.0M
Stride, Inc.(LRN)James J. Rhyu2025$21.5M
Strategic Education, Inc.(STRA)Karl McDonnell2025$5.7M

Note: All compensation values shown are grant-date fair value as reported in proxy statements. Direct comparisons should account for differences in company size, industry, and compensation structure.

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