Allison Bassiouni
About Allison Bassiouni
Allison P. Bassiouni is Alight’s Chief Delivery Officer (officer since January 2025; age 49), responsible for advancing service delivery and client success across health, wealth, navigation, leave, and retiree solutions . She has more than 25 years of industry experience, with progressive roles at Alight and predecessors, and holds a BBA in Business Management from Texas A&M University . Company performance metrics that underpin executive incentives include 2024 revenue of $2,353 million versus a $2,338 million target and Adjusted EBITDA of $594 million versus a $610 million target, which funded the annual bonus pool at 36% of target .
Past Roles
| Organization | Role | Years | Strategic impact |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alight | Chief Delivery Officer | Jan 2025–present | Leads delivery excellence, customer care, and AI/automation to drive operational efficiency and margin profile . |
| Alight | EVP, Customer Experience & Delivery | Jun 2023–Dec 2024 | Elevated client satisfaction and operational excellence across delivery functions . |
| Alight | SVP, Health Delivery | Feb 2022–Jun 2023 | Led health benefits delivery operations . |
| Alight | VP, Benefits Delivery | May 2017–Feb 2022 | Directed benefits delivery capabilities . |
| Aon Hewitt | VP, Benefits Delivery | Jan 2013–Apr 2017 | Managed benefits delivery for large employers . |
| Aon Hewitt | Senior Director, Benefits Delivery | Jun 1998–Dec 2012 | Built deep domain expertise in benefits delivery . |
External Roles
| Organization | Role | Years |
|---|---|---|
| GLP Foundation | President | Oct 2018–present |
Fixed Compensation
- The 2025 proxy does not disclose Allison Bassiouni’s base salary or target bonus; Alight’s executive annual cash incentive (VCP) is tied predominantly to company revenue and Adjusted EBITDA, with individual modifiers, and a payout range of 0–200% of target .
- Clawback: Executives are subject to a clawback for incentive compensation overpaid due to financial restatements, aligned with SEC and NYSE rules .
Performance Compensation
- Long-term incentives (LTI) for executives are split 50% performance-vested RSUs (PRSUs) and 50% time-vested RSUs, with PRSUs measured on cumulative revenue and Adjusted EBITDA over three years (0–200% payout) and RSUs vesting in three equal annual installments .
- In 2024, special PRSUs for select NEOs used annual revenue and EBITDA margin expansion (50/50 weighting) with a Russell 2000 relative TSR modifier (+/–25%); 2024 earned shares were 116.17% of target after rTSR .
Company VCP metrics and 2024 funding:
| Metric | Target | Actual | Achievement (% of target) | VCP funding (% of target pool) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA ($mm) | 610.0 | 594.0 | 97.4% | 13.0% |
| Revenue ($mm) | 2,338.0 | 2,353.0 | 100.6% | 23.0% |
| Total funding | — | — | — | 36.0% |
2024 special PRSU result and rTSR modifier:
| Component | Target | Actual | Achievement | Weighting | Earned |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue ($bn) | 2.338 | 2.353 | 200.00% | 50% | 100.00% |
| EBITDA margin expansion (pp) | 0.50 | 0.40 | 83.33% | 50% | 41.67% |
| Subtotal earned | — | — | — | — | 141.67% |
| rTSR percentile vs Russell 2000 | 32nd | — | — | Modifier | 82% |
| Final earned | — | — | — | — | 116.17% |
Equity Ownership & Alignment
- Beneficial ownership (Form 3 filed Jan 8, 2025): 45,170 shares Class A direct; 9,574 shares indirect via spouse (includes RSUs scheduled to vest); Class B-1 and B-2 Units indirectly via Tempo Management, LLC, each convertible into 546 Class A Units upon specified vesting events; unvested Class B Units automatically forfeit if not vested by July 2, 2028 and include a dividend catch-up upon conversion .
- Stock ownership guidelines: CEO direct reports must hold Alight equity equal to 2x base salary; executives have five years to reach compliance and must retain 100% of after-tax shares until met .
- Hedging/pledging: Directors and executive officers are prohibited from hedging and pledging Alight securities absent exceptional pre-clearance (Board had received no pre-clearance requests as of 2022) .
Ownership detail:
| Category | Amount | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Class A common stock (direct) | 45,170 | Includes RSUs scheduled to vest . |
| Class A common stock (indirect via spouse) | 9,574 | Includes spouse’s RSUs scheduled to vest . |
| Class B-1 Units (indirect via Tempo Management, LLC) | 546 | Vest upon Class B-1 event; convert to Class A Units; forfeiture if not vested by 7/2/2028 . |
| Class B-2 Units (indirect via Tempo Management, LLC) | 546 | Vest upon Class B-2 event; convert to Class A Units; forfeiture if not vested by 7/2/2028 . |
| Policy restrictions | — | No hedging/pledging without exceptional pre-clearance . |
| Executive ownership guideline | 2x base salary (CEO direct reports) | 5 years to comply; retain 100% after-tax shares until met . |
Employment Terms
- The proxy does not disclose Allison-specific employment or severance terms. Company practice for executive officers includes severance if terminated without cause or for good reason, and change-in-control provisions with double-trigger accelerated vesting: RSUs fully accelerate and PRSUs are deemed achieved at 100% of target if an executive is terminated without cause or for good reason within six months prior to, or 18 months following, a change-in-control (illustrated for named executive officers in 2025 and prior proxies) .
- Clawback and securities trading policies apply to all executive officers as noted above .
Performance & Track Record
- Investor Day remarks (Mar 20, 2025) highlight Bassiouni’s delivery leadership: focus on delivery excellence, elevating customer care, and innovating with AI and automation to reduce manual processes and improve speed and accuracy, supporting operational efficiency and margin improvement .
- Integrated client management and delivery strategy with repurposed experienced account executives and tight collaboration to improve retention and renewals underscores execution priorities in 2025 .
Investment Implications
- Alignment: Form 3 shows meaningful direct and indirect holdings and future RSU vesting; company ownership guidelines and prohibitions on hedging/pledging strengthen alignment with shareholders .
- Incentive levers: Company-wide incentives emphasize revenue growth, Adjusted EBITDA, EBITDA margin expansion, and rTSR—consistent with delivery-led efficiency initiatives Bassiouni is driving .
- Supply dynamics: Multi-year RSU vesting and potential conversion of Class B Units before July 2, 2028 could create periodic insider supply; hedging/pledging restrictions mitigate leverage-related selling risk .
- Disclosure gap: Lack of Allison-specific salary/bonus/severance terms in the proxy reduces precision in pay-for-performance benchmarking; however, executive program design suggests strong linkage to financial outcomes and shareholder returns .