Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology

Denali Therapeutics Inc. CEO pay

Ryan J. Watts, President and Chief Executive Officer. Fiscal year 2024, as reported to the SEC.

Total compensation

$6.6M

$6,557,662 for fiscal 2024: the Summary Compensation Table total, with stock and option awards at their grant-date value.

Definitive proxy statement, filed 2026-04-21SEC accession number 0001714899-26-000054

In context

The median chief executive among 248 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology companies with under $100M in revenue was paid $1.6M. The middle half ranged from $694K to $3.3M.

Ryan J. Watts's total is above that median.

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Source: Denali Therapeutics Inc.'s definitive proxy statement (SEC Form DEF 14A), Summary Compensation Table, fiscal year 2024. Figures are as reported by the company and are not adjusted or estimated. Context figures are from CEOSalary's snapshot of SEC filings as of 2026-10-28. Not financial, legal or compensation-consulting advice.