CEO salaries and executive compensation

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman
Success

OpenAI may soon be the most valuable private company—but Sam Altman’s net worth won’t jolt, as the CEO holds no equity and makes just $76,001 a year

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August 21, 2025
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol.
Companies

Starbucks’ CEO is ditching a merit system and giving all salaried staff a flat 2% pay raise instead

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August 21, 2025
Life360 co-founder Chris Hulls in a black shirt.
C-Suite

‘I disdain corporate speak’: Tech founder disregards comms and legal in tell-all sign-off post about the heavy weight of being CEO

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August 12, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk listens as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
C-Suite

Elon Musk retains title as the highest-paid CEO in history with $26 billion pay package—and the only thing he has to do is show up for two years

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August 4, 2025
The SEC’s ‘Frankenstein patchwork of rules’ for disclosing executive perks is due for a makeover
Finance

The SEC’s ‘Frankenstein patchwork of rules’ for disclosing executive perks is due for a makeover

By Courtney Vien and CFO Brew
July 29, 2025
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang
Success

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he’s created more billionaires in his team than any CEO in the world

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July 28, 2025
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol smiles
C-Suite

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol made 6,666 times more than the median employee at his coffee chain last year

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July 25, 2025
Stanford dropout Sam Altman says college is ‘not working great’ for most people—and predicts major change in the next 18 years
AI

Stanford dropout Sam Altman says college is ‘not working great’ for most people—and predicts major change in the next 18 years

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July 24, 2025
Tesla CEO Elon Musk speaks alongside U.S. President Donald Trump to reporters in the Oval Office of the White House on May 30, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Tech

Elon Musk wants more control of Tesla so activist investors can’t boot him—but not so much the board can’t fire him if he goes ‘crazy’

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July 24, 2025
Elon Musk wearing black in the Oval Office in May, 2025.
C-Suite

Elon Musk’s Tesla finally sets a shareholder meeting date amid doubts about his long-denied $56 billion pay package

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July 10, 2025
How does Hershey’s new CEO’s salary compare to his predecessor?
Finance

How does Hershey’s new CEO’s salary compare to his predecessor?

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July 9, 2025
Starbucks beefs up hiring process in search for best baristas
Retail

Starbucks beefs up hiring process in search for best baristas

By Daniela Sirtori and Bloomberg
June 30, 2025
Photo of Bill Essayli
Finance

Former CEO sentenced to prison after first-ever prosecution for stock sales via trading plans that thousands of executives use

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June 24, 2025
Amazon’s Jassy says AI will reduce company’s corporate ranks
Leadership

Amazon’s Jassy says AI will reduce company’s corporate ranks

By Matt Day, Spencer Soper and Bloomberg
June 17, 2025
A new wrinkle for executive comp at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs could become the norm across finance
Finance

A new wrinkle for executive comp at BlackRock and Goldman Sachs could become the norm across finance

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June 17, 2025

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