Alpha Cognition Management
Management criteria checks 3/4
Alpha Cognition's CEO is Michael McFadden, appointed in Apr 2021, has a tenure of 4.75 years. total yearly compensation is $786.19K, comprised of 63.6% salary and 36.4% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.065% of the company’s shares, worth $91.92K. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 4.7 years and 4.3 years respectively.
Key information
Michael McFadden
Chief executive officer
US$786.2k
Total compensation
| CEO salary percentage | 63.60% |
| CEO tenure | 4.8yrs |
| CEO ownership | 0.07% |
| Management average tenure | 4.7yrs |
| Board average tenure | 4.3yrs |
CEO Compensation Analysis
| Date | Total Compensation | Salary | Company Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$19m |
| Jun 30 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$20m |
| Mar 31 2025 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Dec 31 2024 | US$786k | US$500k | -US$15m |
| Sep 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$15m |
| Jun 30 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$16m |
| Mar 31 2024 | n/a | n/a | -US$17m |
| Dec 31 2023 | US$2m | US$500k | -US$14m |
| Sep 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$12m |
| Jun 30 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Mar 31 2023 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Dec 31 2022 | US$1m | US$500k | -US$12m |
| Sep 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$11m |
| Jun 30 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$13m |
| Mar 31 2022 | n/a | n/a | -US$10m |
| Dec 31 2021 | US$430k | US$414k | -US$20m |
Compensation vs Market: Michael's total compensation ($USD786.19K) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD578.00K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Michael's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
CEO
Michael McFadden (58 yo)
Mr. Michael E. McFadden, BBA, serves as Chief Executive Officer at Alpha Cognition Inc. since April 12, 2021 and serves as its Director since March 28, 2021. Mr. McFadden served as Chief Commercial Officer...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.8yrs | US$786.19k | 0.065% $ 91.9k | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 2.3yrs | US$660.34k | 0% $ 0 | |
| Founder | 4.8yrs | US$250.27k | 1.65% $ 2.3m | |
| VP of Finance & Accounting and Interim CFO | 1.3yrs | no data | 0% $ 0 | |
| Chief Scientific Officer | 4.7yrs | US$180.00k | no data | |
| Head of Compliance | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Director | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Director & Head of Market Access | no data | no data | no data |
Experienced Management: ACOG's management team is considered experienced (4.7 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CEO & Director | 4.8yrs | US$786.19k | 0.065% $ 91.9k | |
| Founder | 4.8yrs | US$250.27k | 1.65% $ 2.3m | |
| Independent Director | 8.2yrs | US$61.99k | 0.065% $ 91.9k | |
| Member of Scientific Advisory Board | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Scientific Advisory Board | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Independent Chairman | 4.8yrs | US$93.20k | 1.2% $ 1.7m | |
| Independent Director | less than a year | no data | 0.069% $ 97.5k | |
| Independent Director | 4.8yrs | US$61.99k | 0.10% $ 146.0k | |
| Chair of Scientific Advisory Board | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Scientific Advisory Board | 4.3yrs | no data | no data | |
| Member of Scientific Advisory Board | 4.3yrs | no data | no data |
Experienced Board: ACOG's board of directors are considered experienced (4.3 years average tenure).
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/05 08:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/01/02 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
Alpha Cognition Inc. is covered by 3 analysts. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Raghuram Selvaraju | H.C. Wainwright & Co. |
| Michael Freeman | Raymond James Ltd. |
| David Storms | Stonegate Capital Partners, Inc. |