NerdWallet's CEO is Tim Chen, appointed in Mar 2009, has a tenure of 17.25 years. total yearly compensation is $1.54M, comprised of 45.4% salary and 54.6% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 48.92% of the company’s shares, worth €233.49M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.4 years and 4.8 years respectively.
Key information
Tim Chen
Chief executive officer
US$1.5m
Total compensation
CEO salary percentage
45.42%
CEO tenure
17.3yrs
CEO ownership
48.9%
Management average tenure
1.4yrs
Board average tenure
4.8yrs
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
How has Tim Chen's remuneration changed compared to NerdWallet's earnings?
Date
Total Compensation
Salary
Company Earnings
Mar 31 2026
n/a
n/a
US$69m
Dec 31 2025
US$2m
US$700k
US$49m
Sep 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$73m
Jun 30 2025
n/a
n/a
US$47m
Mar 31 2025
n/a
n/a
US$30m
Dec 31 2024
US$1m
US$700k
US$30m
Sep 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$10m
Jun 30 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$11m
Mar 31 2024
n/a
n/a
-US$12m
Dec 31 2023
US$7m
US$688k
-US$12m
Sep 30 2023
n/a
n/a
-US$600k
Jun 30 2023
n/a
n/a
US$600k
Mar 31 2023
n/a
n/a
US$2m
Dec 31 2022
US$5m
US$625k
-US$10m
Sep 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$27m
Jun 30 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$35m
Mar 31 2022
n/a
n/a
-US$40m
Dec 31 2021
US$5m
US$535k
-US$42m
Sep 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$38m
Jun 30 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$25m
Mar 31 2021
n/a
n/a
-US$21m
Dec 31 2020
US$534k
US$450k
US$5m
Compensation vs Market: Tim's total compensation ($USD1.54M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD961.27K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Tim's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Tim Chen (43 yo)
17.3yrs
Tenure
US$1,541,124
Compensation
Mr. Tim Chen co-founded NerdWallet, Inc. in 2009 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since March 1, 2009. He serves as Chairman of NerdWallet, Inc. since September 2021 and has been its Director since...
Leadership Team
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Tim Chen
Co-founder
17.3yrs
US$1.54m
48.92% € 233.5m
Jun Lee
Chief Financial Officer
1.3yrs
US$6.37m
0.56% € 2.7m
Samuel Yount
Chief Business Officer
1.7yrs
US$4.98m
1.23% € 5.9m
Nicholas Tatum
Chief Accounting Officer
1.3yrs
no data
0.025% € 118.6k
Caitlin MacNamee
Investor Relations Officer
no data
no data
no data
Ekumene Lysonge
Chief Legal Officer & Corporate Secretary
5.2yrs
no data
no data
Lynee Luque
Chief People Officer
4.2yrs
no data
no data
Chris Hutchison
Head of Content
1.4yrs
no data
no data
Robert Beaupre
Head of Content
1.4yrs
no data
no data
Kim Lowe
Head of Content
1.4yrs
no data
no data
Jeanette Margle
Head of Content
1.4yrs
no data
no data
Tony Armstrong
Head of Content
1.4yrs
no data
no data
1.4yrs
Average Tenure
43.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 6OI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
Name
Position
Tenure
Compensation
Ownership
Tim Chen
Co-founder
14.5yrs
US$1.54m
48.92% € 233.5m
Kenneth McBride
Lead Independent Director
4.2yrs
US$266.19k
0.11% € 515.3k
Jan Johannessen
Board Observer
no data
no data
no data
Gibson Biddle
Board Observer
no data
no data
no data
Teresa Chia
Director
less than a year
no data
no data
Justin Moore
Board Observer
5.4yrs
no data
no data
Anthony Ling
Independent Director
1.1yrs
US$329.33k
0.036% € 173.7k
Lynne Laube
Independent Director
5.5yrs
US$253.76k
0.091% € 436.2k
4.8yrs
Average Tenure
58yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 6OI's board of directors are considered experienced (4.8 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/06/11 20:45
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/11 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
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