Jason Klurfeld, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary at Evercore Inc.. Biography, career history and compensation sourced from SEC proxy filings.
About
Jason Klurfeld is General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Evercore, responsible for the firm's legal and compliance functions, and a member of the Firm's Management Committee.
Prior to joining Evercore in June 2011, he was a corporate and transactional attorney focusing primarily on mergers, acquisitions, financings, strategic investments and other corporate law matters at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York from 2006 to 2011 and at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP in Washington, D.C. from 2004 to 2006. Earlier he served in government as an aide to New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
He earned a B.A. in economics from Hamilton College, a Masters in History from Oxford University (St. Antony's College), and a J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.
Roles
Evercore Inc.
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary · Current role
Present
Office of U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Aide
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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Corporate and Transactional Attorney · Based in Washington, D.C.
2004 – 2006
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Corporate and Transactional Attorney · Based in New York; focused on M&A, financings and strategic investments.
2006 – 2011
External Roles
Penn Law Institute for Law & Economics
Board of Advisors
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Fixed Compensation
FY 2025
Salary
$500,000
ComponentAnnual base salary
Total 2025 compensation
$6,500,000
Performance Compensation
Data from FY 2025
Cash incentive
Annual cash incentive
$3,000,000
FormCash
Target Opportunity
—
Evaluation periodFY2025
Stock awards
Incentive RSUs
$3,000,000
FormRestricted stock units
VestingEqual installments over 4 years
GrantedFebruary 2026, for 2025 performance
One-time RSU grant
$5,792,100
Shares30,000 RSUs
Grant dateMarch 10, 2025
NoteNon-recurring; outside the annual incentive program