Strive Management
Management criteria checks 2/4
Strive's CEO is Matt Cole, appointed in Sep 2025, has a tenure of less than a year. total yearly compensation is $2.58M, comprised of 20.8% salary and 79.2% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.82% of the company’s shares, worth $10.34M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.8 years and 0.8 years respectively.
Key information
Matt Cole
Chief executive officer
US$2.6m
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 20.78% |
| CEO tenure | less than a year |
| CEO ownership | 0.8% |
| Management average tenure | less than a year |
| Board average tenure | less than a year |
Recent management updates
Recent updates
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31 2026 | n/a | n/a | -US$698m |
| Dec 31 2025 | US$3m | US$537k | -US$425m |
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$223m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$24m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$23m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$8m | US$415k | -US$22m |
Compensation vs Market: Matt's total compensation ($USD2.58M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD5.34M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Matt's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Matt Cole (40 yo)
Mr. Matthew Ryan Cole, also known as Matt, C.F.A. is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Strive Inc. He focuses on Fixed Income. He was Chief Executive Officer of Strive Inc. He was Manager, Portfolio...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | less than a year | US$2.58m | 0.82% $ 10.3m | |
| CFO & Director | 1.9yrs | US$5.62m | 0.33% $ 4.2m | |
| Chief Investment Officer & Board Observer | less than a year | US$5.73k | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Director | 1.3yrs | US$20.24m | 0.051% $ 636.1k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer & Board Observer | less than a year | US$366.67k | no data | |
| Chief Compliance Officer | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer & Director | less than a year | no data | 0.020% $ 248.9k | |
| Chief Risk Officer & CEO of True North | less than a year | no data | no data | |
| Portfolio Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Portfolio Manager | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ASST's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman & CEO | less than a year | US$2.58m | 0.82% $ 10.3m | |
| CFO & Director | no data | US$5.62m | 0.33% $ 4.2m | |
| Chief Investment Officer & Board Observer | less than a year | US$5.73k | no data | |
| Chief Legal Officer & Director | no data | US$20.24m | 0.051% $ 636.1k | |
| Chief Strategy Officer & Board Observer | less than a year | US$366.67k | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer & Director | no data | no data | 0.020% $ 248.9k | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.92% $ 11.5m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$351.67k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$352.92k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$364.48k | no data | |
| Director | less than a year | US$349.17k | no data | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | US$352.29k | no data |
Experienced Board: ASST's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/06/02 13:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/06/02 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2026/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
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
Strive, Inc. is covered by 5 analysts. 4 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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| Mark Palmer | Benchmark Company |
| Fedor Shabalin | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |
| Michael Colonnese | H.C. Wainwright & Co. |