Veritone (VERI) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Ryan Steelberg, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board, was paid $2.5M in 2025, down 34% from $3.8M the year before.

Filed
May 26, 2026
Annual meeting
July 7, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
2
CEO total pay
$2.5M-34% vs prior year
CEO pay in equity
67%$1.7M in awards
CEO compensation actually paid
$1,450,2132025 pay-versus-performance disclosure
CEO stock awards
$1,675,2002025 grant-date fair value
CEO discretionary bonus
$166,250Paid April 15, 2026
Other NEO total compensation
$1,103,837Michael L. Zemetra
TSR PSU payout range
50%-200%Of target based on relative TSR
2025 net loss
$111,732,000Reported in pay-versus-performance table

How Steelberg was paid

$2.5M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary27%Bonus7%Stock awards67%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Ryan SteelbergPresident, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board$2,506,450
Michael L. ZemetraExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer$1,103,837

What changed and why

  • $2.5M$2,506,450 was Ryan Steelberg’s 2025 total compensation, down from $3,804,665 in 2024.
  • $1.7M$1,675,200 of Steelberg’s 2025 compensation was stock awards, compared with $3,116,122 in 2024.
  • $166K$166,250 and $64,200 were discretionary 2025 bonuses for Steelberg and Zemetra, paid April 15, 2026.
  • 2025 Financial PSUs were forfeited after revenue and non-GAAP net income (loss) metrics were not achieved.
  • 50%50% to 200% of target is the payout range for TSR PSUs, based on relative three-year shareholder return.
  • $1.5M$1,450,213 was compensation actually paid to Steelberg under pay-versus-performance calculations.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.