Kodiak AI Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Kodiak AI's CEO is Don Burnette, appointed in Apr 2018, has a tenure of 7.58 years. total yearly compensation is $390.00K, comprised of 83.3% salary and 16.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 15.07% of the company’s shares, worth $166.54M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3 years and 0.4 years respectively.
Key information
Don Burnette
Chief executive officer
US$390.0k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 83.33% |
| CEO tenure | 7.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 15.1% |
| Management average tenure | 3yrs |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
No updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$526m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$275m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$180m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$390k | US$325k | -US$69m |
Compensation vs Market: Don's total compensation ($USD390.00K) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.52M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Don's compensation with company performance.
CEO
Don Burnette (39 yo)
Mr. Don Burnette serves as the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of Kodiak AI, Inc. since April 2018 and has been its Director. He is one of the autonomous vehicle industry’s pioneers, with more than a d...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 7.6yrs | US$390.00k | 15.07% $ 166.5m | |
| Chief Operating Officer | less than a year | US$854.69k | 0.099% $ 1.1m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 3.8yrs | US$799.96k | 2.38% $ 26.3m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief Legal & Policy Officer | 2.7yrs | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Marketing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief People Officer | 7.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Head of Law Enforcement Policy & Roadway Safety | 3.8yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Information Security Officer | 3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Executive Officer | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Chief of Staff | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: KDK's management team is considered experienced (3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | no data | US$390.00k | 15.07% $ 166.5m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Council | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chairman | 2.5yrs | US$22.86k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.033% $ 361.3k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Council | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Council | no data | no data | no data | |
| Member of Advisory Council | no data | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.71% $ 7.9m | |
| Member of Advisory Council | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: KDK's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/11/25 16:21 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/11/25 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
Kodiak AI, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 5 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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| Andres Sheppard-Slinger | Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. |
| James McIlree | Chardan Capital Markets, LLC |
| Michael Ward | Citigroup Inc |