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‘Sad, if not damning’: Cathie Wood blasts the proxy firms who say Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package is just too rich
Investing
‘Sad, if not damning’: Cathie Wood blasts the proxy firms who say Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package is just too rich
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezOctober 20, 2025
This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
Success
This millennial went from being a builder on $5 an hour to launching (and selling) Wingstop UK for $532 million—with zero restaurant experience
By Orianna Rosa RoyleOctober 12, 2025
Elon Musk in a black hat and jacket
Big Tech
Battle over Elon Musk’s trillionaire pay package builds as pension funds face off against Tesla
By Amanda GerutOctober 9, 2025
elon musk on stage in front of Tesla signage in red letters
Newsletters
What happens when C-suite pay becomes all or nothing
By Ruth UmohOctober 6, 2025
Axon Enterprise CEO Rick Smith in a dark suit
Investing
More CEOs want Elon Musk–style ‘moonshot’ pay packages—but comp experts are raising alarms
By Amanda GerutOctober 5, 2025
Oracle’s new Gen X and Millennial CEOs get stock options worth $350 million—but they’ll have to keep the stock soaring to collect
C-Suite
Oracle’s new Gen X and Millennial CEOs get stock options worth $350 million—but they’ll have to keep the stock soaring to collect
By Amanda GerutSeptember 22, 2025
CEO of $22.5 billion Ramp calls advisors like OpenAI’s Fidji Simo and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella when he needs business advice
C-Suite
CEO of $22.5 billion Ramp calls advisors like OpenAI’s Fidji Simo and Microsoft’s Satya Nadella when he needs business advice
By Rachel VentrescaSeptember 18, 2025
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan—and whether analysts think he’s earning his $100 million pay package
Banking
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s turnaround plan—and whether analysts think he’s earning his $100 million pay package
By Molly Liebergall and Morning BrewSeptember 12, 2025
Young man in a blue shirt with a microphone
Big Tech
Opendoor brings back its founders and welcomes a new CEO from Shopify—who could earn $2.8 billion if he sends the stock soaring
By Amanda GerutSeptember 11, 2025
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
By Emma BurleighAugust 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
By Nino PaoliAugust 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
By Amanda GerutAugust 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
By Amanda GerutAugust 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 BrewJuly 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
By Emma BurleighJuly 28, 2025
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