Terns Pharmaceuticals Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Terns Pharmaceuticals' CEO is Amy Burroughs, appointed in Feb 2024, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $8.29M, comprised of 6.8% salary and 93.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.14% of the company’s shares, worth €4.63M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.7 years and 3.5 years respectively.
Key information
Amy Burroughs
Chief executive officer
US$8.3m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 6.80% |
| CEO tenure | 1.9yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.1% |
| Management average tenure | 1.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 3.5yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$94m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$92m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$90m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$8m | US$564k | -US$89m |
Compensation vs Market: Amy's total compensation ($USD8.29M) is above average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD2.36M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Amy's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Amy Burroughs (55 yo)
Ms. Amy L. Burroughs, M.B.A., serves as CEO & Director at Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. from February 07, 2024. She serves as Independent Director of Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. since December 2022. She had be...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.9yrs | US$8.29m | 0.14% € 4.6m | |
| Chief Business Officer | 1.8yrs | US$2.20m | 0.0021% € 70.8k | |
| CFO & Head of Corporate Development | less than a year | no data | 0.030% € 1.0m | |
| Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Research | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Medical Officer | 2.7yrs | no data | 0.046% € 1.6m | |
| Chief Development Officer | 1.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of CMC | 1yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP of Regulatory Affairs & Quality Assurance | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| VP of Finance & Controller | 2yrs | no data | 0.054% € 1.8m |
Experienced Management: 430's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 1.9yrs | US$8.29m | 0.14% € 4.6m | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$198.27k | 0% € 0 | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$249.80k | no data | |
| Member of Scientific Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Chairman | 5.1yrs | US$234.83k | 0% € 0 | |
| Member of Scientific Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Scientific Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 3.5yrs | US$205.92k | 0% € 0 | |
| Member of Scientific Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 5.1yrs | US$300.46k | 0% € 0 |
Experienced Board: 430's board of directors are considered experienced (3.5 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/19 08:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/19 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Terns Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is covered by 17 analysts. 9 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Etzer Darout | Barclays |
| Etzer Darout | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |
| Evan Seigerman | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |