Wealthfront Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Wealthfront's CEO is David Fortunato, appointed in Jul 2019, has a tenure of 6.58 years. total yearly compensation is $14.99M, comprised of 3.3% salary and 96.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 1.28% of the company’s shares, worth $13.84M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 6.4 years and 4.9 years respectively.
Key information
David Fortunato
Chief executive officer
US$15.0m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 3.30% |
| CEO tenure | 6.6yrs |
| CEO ownership | 1.3% |
| Management average tenure | 6.4yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.9yrs |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
Narrow Digital Native Focus And Fee Compression Will Challenge Growth Yet Long Term Potential Remains
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Digital Native Client Base And Product Expansion Will Drive Long Term Earnings Power
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Jan 15CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$124m |
| Jul 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$123m |
| Apr 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | US$159m |
| Jan 31 2025 | US$15m | US$495k | US$194m |
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD14.99M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.26M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare David's compensation with company performance.
CEO
David Fortunato (39 yo)
Mr. David Fortunato has been the Chief Executive Officer and Director at Wealthfront Corporation since March 2021 and serves as its President since July 2019. Mr. Fortunato joined the Wealthfront Corporati...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Independent Chairman | 19yrs | no data | 10.94% $ 118.3m | |
| President | 6.6yrs | US$14.99m | 1.28% $ 13.8m | |
| Chief Technology Officer | 6.4yrs | US$5.22m | 0.45% $ 4.9m | |
| Vice President of Engineering | 7.7yrs | US$5.23m | 0.15% $ 1.6m | |
| CFO & Treasurer | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.23% $ 2.5m | |
| Chief Legal Officer | 6yrs | no data | 0.077% $ 830.0k | |
| Vice President of Marketing | no data | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of People Operations | 1.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| President & CEO of Wealthfront Brokerage | 9.1yrs | no data | no data | |
| Advisor | no data | no data | no data | |
| Advisor | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: WLTH's management team is seasoned and experienced (6.4 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Co-Founder & Independent Chairman | 19yrs | no data | 10.94% $ 118.3m | |
| President | 4.9yrs | US$14.99m | 1.28% $ 13.8m | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | no data | 0.061% $ 655.2k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.0028% $ 30.6k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 12.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Director | 8.3yrs | no data | 0.39% $ 4.2m | |
| Independent Director | 4.9yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: WLTH's board of directors are considered experienced (4.9 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/02/13 13:38 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/10/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/01/31 |
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
Wealthfront Corporation is covered by 8 analysts. 7 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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| Devin Ryan | Citizens JMP Securities, LLC |
| James Yaro | Goldman Sachs |
| Kenneth Worthington | J.P. Morgan |