Aurora Innovation Management
Management criteria checks 4/4
Aurora Innovation's CEO is Chris Urmson, appointed in Jan 2017, has a tenure of 8.83 years. total yearly compensation is $403.08K, comprised of 100% salary and 0% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 7.56% of the company’s shares, worth €643.19M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 2.8 years and 4.2 years respectively.
Key information
Chris Urmson
Chief executive officer
US$403.1k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 100.00% |
| CEO tenure | 8.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 7.6% |
| Management average tenure | 2.8yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.2yrs |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$803m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$810m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$791m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$403k | US$403k | -US$748m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$747m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$729m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$765m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$687k | US$400k | -US$796m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$898m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$906m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$4m | US$399k | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$643m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$429k | US$330k | -US$755m |
| Sep 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$570m |
| Jun 30 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$498m |
| Mar 31 2021 | n/a | n/a | -US$363m |
| Dec 31 2020 | US$371k | US$330k | -US$214m |
Compensation vs Market: Chris's total compensation ($USD403.08K) is below average for companies of similar size in the German market ($USD5.03M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Chris's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Chris Urmson (48 yo)
Mr. Christopher Urmson, also known as Chris, Ph D., is a Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Aurora Innovation, Inc since 2017 and served as its President until February 2023. Mr. Urmson serves as No...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 8.8yrs | US$403.08k | 7.56% € 643.2m | |
| President | 2.8yrs | US$1.01m | 0.043% € 3.6m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2.4yrs | US$1.49m | 0.039% € 3.3m | |
| Chief Scientist | no data | no data | 2% € 170.0m | |
| Vice President of Investor Relations | 3.9yrs | no data | no data | |
| Secretary & Chief Legal Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Government Relations & Public Affairs | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Safety Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Hardware | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: 77F's management team is considered experienced (2.8 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder | 8.7yrs | US$403.08k | 7.56% € 643.2m | |
| Non Executive Independent Director | 7.8yrs | US$261.11k | 0.17% € 14.5m | |
| Non Executive Independent Director | 7.8yrs | no data | 0.096% € 8.1m | |
| Member of Safety Advisory Board | 4yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Safety Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Non Executive Independent Director | 4.3yrs | US$276.11k | 0.019% € 1.6m | |
| Non Executive Independent Director | 3.8yrs | US$251.11k | 0.017% € 1.4m | |
| Member of Safety Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 2.7yrs | US$251.11k | 0.013% € 1.1m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$203.38k | no data | |
| Member of Safety Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Safety Advisory Board | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: 77F's board of directors are considered experienced (4.2 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2025/11/04 00:35 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/04 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| 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
Aurora Innovation, Inc. is covered by 11 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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| George Gianarikas | Canaccord Genuity |
| Andres Sheppard-Slinger | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
| Christopher McNally | Evercore ISI |