Ropes & Gray Cited in Wall Street Journal Article on C-Suite Compensation Trend Report

In The News
November 25, 2025

Ropes & Gray was cited in The Wall Street Journal’s "CEO Brief" newsletter for the firm's collaboration with The Conference Board on a newly released analysis of CEO and C‑suite compensation trends.

The report highlights continued pay growth in 2025, with S&P 500 CEO median pay up 7% and Russell 3000 up 12%. The report also notes that women CEOs earned higher median pay than men despite limited representation. Additionally, the findings document increased spending on CEO personal security and identify the year’s highest‑paid CEOs, driven largely by stock incentives. The full report is available on The Conference Board’s website.