Beneficient Management
Management criteria checks 1/4
Beneficient's CEO is James Silk, appointed in Jul 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. directly owns 7.94% of the company’s shares, worth $5.71M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.9 years and 2.6 years respectively.
Key information
James Silk
Chief executive officer
n/a
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | n/a |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 7.9% |
| Management average tenure | 4.9yrs |
| Board average tenure | 2.6yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$78m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$62m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$51m |
| Dec 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$14m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$548m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$932m |
| Mar 31 2024 | US$3m | US$750k | -US$2b |
| Dec 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$2b |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$1b |
| Mar 31 2023 | US$2m | US$750k | -US$131m |
| Dec 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$137m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$180m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$179m |
| Mar 31 2022 | US$1m | US$187k | -US$129m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$2m | US$750k | -US$95m |
Compensation vs Market: Insufficient data to establish whether James's total compensation is reasonable compared to companies of similar size in the US market.
Compensation vs Earnings: James's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
CEO
James Silk (57 yo)
Mr. James G. Silk is Interim Chief Executive Officer of Beneficient since July 20, 2025. He was Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, Director of Capital Market and Director at The Beneficient Com...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of BFF | no data | US$583.73k | 0.0011% $ 770.5 | |
| Interim Chief Executive Officer | less than a year | US$2.58m | 7.94% $ 5.7m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 6yrs | no data | 0.0023% $ 1.6k | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.0023% $ 1.6k | |
| General Counsel | no data | no data | no data | |
| MD & Head of Sponsor Firm Preferred Liquidity Program | 5.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Underwriting | 5.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Managing Director of Capital Markets and Custody Operations | 1.1yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: BENF's management team is considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President of BFF | 3yrs | US$583.73k | 0.0011% $ 770.5 | |
| Director | 6.8yrs | US$310.00k | 0.85% $ 612.5k | |
| Independent Director | 1.2yrs | US$248.00k | 0.011% $ 8.1k | |
| Independent Chairman of the Board | 2.6yrs | US$210.00k | 0.96% $ 688.8k | |
| Independent Director | 1.3yrs | US$267.00k | 0.011% $ 8.1k |
Experienced Board: BENF's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.6 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/15 23:07 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
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
Beneficient is covered by 2 analysts. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Brendan Michael McCarthy | Sidoti & Company, LLC |
| Sung-Chul Kim | Zacks Small-Cap Research |