Dropbox Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Dropbox's CEO is Drew Houston, appointed in Jun 2007, has a tenure of 17.42 years. total yearly compensation is $1.54M, comprised of 40.6% salary and 59.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 28.12% of the company’s shares, worth €2.20B. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 5.3 years and 5.3 years respectively.
Key information
Drew Houston
Chief executive officer
US$1.5m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 40.6% |
| CEO tenure | 17.4yrs |
| CEO ownership | 28.1% |
| Management average tenure | 5.3yrs |
| Board average tenure | 5.3yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$577m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$584m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | US$517m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$625k | US$454m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$555m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$524m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | US$543m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$625k | US$553m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$350m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$342m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | US$368m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$606k | US$336m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$135m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$177m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$248m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$1m | US$588k | -US$256m |
| Sep 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$83m |
| Jun 30 2020 | n/a | n/a | US$33m |
| Mar 31 2020 | n/a | n/a | -US$6m |
| Dec 31 2019 | US$1m | US$700k | -US$53m |
| Sep 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$56m |
| Jun 30 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$44m |
| Mar 31 2019 | n/a | n/a | -US$27m |
| Dec 31 2018 | US$1m | US$675k | -US$485m |
Compensation vs Market: Drew's total compensation ($USD1.54M) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD3.52M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Drew's compensation has increased by more than 20% in the past year.
CEO
Drew Houston (41 yo)
17.4yrs
Tenure
US$1,539,577
Compensation
Mr. Andrew W. Houston, also known as Drew, co-founded Dropbox Inc. and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Director since June 2007 and also serves as its Chairman. He served as President of Dropbox I...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 17.4yrs | US$1.54m | 28.12% € 2.2b | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 4.2yrs | US$5.68m | 0.15% € 11.9m | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 8.4yrs | US$4.24m | 0.12% € 9.7m | |
| Chief Customer Officer | less than a year | US$250.00k | 0.0094% € 747.7k | |
| Chief Communications Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 5.3yrs | no data | no data |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
47.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: 1Q5's management team is seasoned and experienced (5.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 17.4yrs | US$1.54m | 28.12% € 2.2b | |
| Independent Director | 8.6yrs | US$312.35k | 0.098% € 7.8m | |
| Lead Independent Director | 6.9yrs | US$362.35k | 0.032% € 2.6m | |
| Independent Director | 3.3yrs | US$333.54k | 0.0097% € 768.3k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$314.85k | 0.0038% € 299.5k | |
| Independent Director | 3.9yrs | US$307.35k | 0.012% € 958.2k | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$307.35k | 0.0081% € 645.2k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$104.17k | 0.0012% € 93.0k | |
| Independent Director | 5.3yrs | US$309.85k | 0.0043% € 343.2k |
5.3yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 1Q5's board of directors are considered experienced (5.3 years average tenure).