Veritone Management

Management criteria checks 2/4

Veritone's CEO is Ryan Steelberg, appointed in Mar 2017, has a tenure of 8.08 years. total yearly compensation is $2.55M, comprised of 7.7% salary and 92.3% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 6.02% of the company’s shares, worth $5.91M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 1.9 years and 3.7 years respectively.

Key information

Ryan Steelberg

Chief executive officer

US$2.5m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage7.7%
CEO tenure8.1yrs
CEO ownership6.0%
Management average tenure1.9yrs
Board average tenure3.7yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

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Enterprise AI Adoption And VDR Will Drive Future Success

Apr 06 Veritone's AI focus, bolstered by public sector contracts and strategic partnerships, positions it for substantial revenue and earnings growth.

Veritone: A Strained Balance Sheet And Substantial Net Debt Make Me Maintain Sell

Mar 18

Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 28% Share Price Plunge

Mar 07
Why Investors Shouldn't Be Surprised By Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 28% Share Price Plunge

Veritone: This Software Company May Wither Without Its Advertising Arm (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 30

A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 29% Share Price Climb

Jul 17
A Piece Of The Puzzle Missing From Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 29% Share Price Climb

Veritone: Many Factors Going Wrong For This Grab Bag Of Businesses

Jul 10

Veritone: Don't Fall For This AI-Hyped Stock

Apr 05

Veritone: Not An AI Stock To Bank On

Mar 25

Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERI) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 37%

Mar 19
Veritone, Inc. (NASDAQ:VERI) Held Back By Insufficient Growth Even After Shares Climb 37%

Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 33% Price Drop

Aug 11
Lacklustre Performance Is Driving Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 33% Price Drop

Is Veritone (NASDAQ:VERI) Using Too Much Debt?

Jun 27
Is Veritone (NASDAQ:VERI) Using Too Much Debt?

Is Veritone (NASDAQ:VERI) A Risky Investment?

Mar 13
Is Veritone (NASDAQ:VERI) A Risky Investment?

Is There An Opportunity With Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 43% Undervaluation?

Jan 12
Is There An Opportunity With Veritone, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:VERI) 43% Undervaluation?

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ryan Steelberg's remuneration changed compared to Veritone's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-US$96m

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

-US$55m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$59m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$61m

Dec 31 2023US$3mUS$197k

-US$66m

Sep 30 2023n/an/a

-US$71m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

-US$49m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$26m

Dec 31 2022US$3mUS$406k

-US$26m

Sep 30 2022n/an/a

-US$40m

Jun 30 2022n/an/a

-US$47m

Mar 31 2022n/an/a

-US$56m

Dec 31 2021US$7mUS$394k

-US$65m

Sep 30 2021n/an/a

-US$67m

Jun 30 2021n/an/a

-US$67m

Mar 31 2021n/an/a

-US$66m

Dec 31 2020US$4mUS$319k

-US$48m

Sep 30 2020n/an/a

-US$50m

Jun 30 2020n/an/a

-US$54m

Mar 31 2020n/an/a

-US$58m

Dec 31 2019US$281kUS$250k

-US$62m

Sep 30 2019n/an/a

-US$65m

Jun 30 2019n/an/a

-US$67m

Mar 31 2019n/an/a

-US$64m

Dec 31 2018US$14mUS$271k

-US$61m

Compensation vs Market: Ryan's total compensation ($USD2.55M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD655.06K).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ryan's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.


CEO

Ryan Steelberg (50 yo)

8.1yrs

Tenure

US$2,547,047

Compensation

Mr. Ryan Scott Steelberg has been President at Veritone, Inc. since March 2017 and has been its Director since June 2014 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer from January 01, 2023 and serves as its Ch...


Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ryan Steelberg
Co-Founder8.1yrsUS$2.55m6.02%
$ 5.9m
Michael Zemetra
Executive VP4.5yrsUS$1.20m0.25%
$ 242.6k
Craig Gatarz
Chief Legal Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Thor Valdmanis
Senior Vice President of Corporate Communications4.8yrsno datano data
Ben Xiang
SVP of Corporate Development & Strategy and GM of aiWARETM1.3yrsno datano data
Julie Harding
Chief People Officer1.3yrsno datano data
Drew Hilles
Senior Vice President of Veritone Mediano datano datano data
John Ganley
Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer5.6yrsUS$542.83kno data
Albert Brown
CTO of aiWAREno datano datano data
Matthew O'Connor
Chief Revenue Officer of Veritone HR Solutions1.9yrsno datano data
Sean King
Chief Revenue Officer & GM of Veritone Commercialless than a yearno datano data
Karenna Soto
Channel Account Managerno datano datano data

1.9yrs

Average Tenure

53yo

Average Age

Experienced Management: VERI's management team is not considered experienced ( 1.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.


Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Ryan Steelberg
Co-Founder10.8yrsUS$2.55m6.02%
$ 5.9m
Knute Kurtz
Independent Director7.8yrsUS$210.00k0.18%
$ 174.0k
Richard Taketa
Independent Director5.9yrsUS$208.75k0.27%
$ 263.4k
Michael Keithley
Directorless than a yearno datano data
Michael Zilis
Independent Director1.4yrsUS$93.76k0.095%
$ 93.0k
Francisco Morales
Directorless than a yearno datano data

3.7yrs

Average Tenure

52yo

Average Age

Experienced Board: VERI's board of directors are considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).


Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/04/24 17:51
End of Day Share Price 2025/04/24 00:00
Earnings2024/12/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Veritone, Inc. is covered by 13 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.

AnalystInstitution
Koji IkedaBofA Global Research
Sameet SinhaB. Riley Securities, Inc.
Patrick WalravensCitizens JMP Securities, LLC