Keith Kennedy
Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer
COO
CFO
CFO
Executive compensation
Compensation components disclosed in company proxy statements. Amounts are nominal USD; total is the company-reported figure.
| Fiscal year | Company | Role | Salary | Total |
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| 2025 | CareDx, Inc. (CDNA) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $587,606 | $3,219,231 |
| 2024 | CareDx, Inc. (CDNA) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $148,173 | $4,512,215 |
| 2021 | Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer The amounts in this column represent bonuses awarded at the discretion of our Board of Directors above the amounts earned by meeting the performance measures established under our 2021 Bonus Plan. For more information see "—Compensation Discussion and Analysis-2021 Bonus Plan Awards." Amounts represent the aggregate fair value of the awards computed as of the grant date of each award in accordance with Topic 718 for financial reporting purposes, rather than amounts paid to or realized by the named individual. Our assumptions with respect to the calculation of these values are set forth in the Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There can be no assurance that option awards will be exercised or that RSUs will settle (in which case no value will be realized by the individual) or that the value on exercise of options or settlement of RSUs will approximate the fair value as computed in accordance with Topic 718. We computed the grant date fair value of PSU awards based on our achievement of the PSU awards' performance conditions at 100% of target. Other income includes matching contributions to 401(k) plans in an amount up to 3,000 per year for 2021 and 2,000 per year for 2020 and 2019. Other income for Ms. Chambers includes a sign-on bonus of 100,000. Other compensation includes severance and COBRA payments in the amount of 238,500. Other income for Mr. Kennedy also includes assistance with travel and living expenses associated with his commuting to our executive offices in South San Francisco, California as described in footnote below. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Kennedy was entitled to travel and living expense assistance in connection with his commuting to our executive offices in South San Francisco, California. In 2020 and 2019, these amounts totaled 146,357 and, 185,466, respectively, for reimbursed expenses for airline travel, parking, transportation and related travel incidentals, and living expense and tax gross-up paid for such expenses. Mr. Kennedy retired from our company, effective May 15, 2021. | $178,875 | $2,654,814 |
| 2020 | Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer The amounts in this column represent bonuses awarded at the discretion of our Board of Directors above the amounts earned by meeting the performance measures established under our 2021 Bonus Plan. For more information see "—Compensation Discussion and Analysis-2021 Bonus Plan Awards." Amounts represent the aggregate fair value of the awards computed as of the grant date of each award in accordance with Topic 718 for financial reporting purposes, rather than amounts paid to or realized by the named individual. Our assumptions with respect to the calculation of these values are set forth in the Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There can be no assurance that option awards will be exercised or that RSUs will settle (in which case no value will be realized by the individual) or that the value on exercise of options or settlement of RSUs will approximate the fair value as computed in accordance with Topic 718. We computed the grant date fair value of PSU awards based on our achievement of the PSU awards' performance conditions at 100% of target. Other income includes matching contributions to 401(k) plans in an amount up to 3,000 per year for 2021 and 2,000 per year for 2020 and 2019. Other income for Ms. Chambers includes a sign-on bonus of 100,000. Other compensation includes severance and COBRA payments in the amount of 238,500. Other income for Mr. Kennedy also includes assistance with travel and living expenses associated with his commuting to our executive offices in South San Francisco, California as described in footnote below. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Kennedy was entitled to travel and living expense assistance in connection with his commuting to our executive offices in South San Francisco, California. In 2020 and 2019, these amounts totaled 146,357 and, 185,466, respectively, for reimbursed expenses for airline travel, parking, transportation and related travel incidentals, and living expense and tax gross-up paid for such expenses. Mr. Kennedy retired from our company, effective May 15, 2021. | $450,000 | $2,025,917 |
| 2019 | Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer The amounts in this column represent bonuses awarded at the discretion of our Board of Directors above the amounts earned by meeting the performance measures established under our 2021 Bonus Plan. For more information see "—Compensation Discussion and Analysis-2021 Bonus Plan Awards." Amounts represent the aggregate fair value of the awards computed as of the grant date of each award in accordance with Topic 718 for financial reporting purposes, rather than amounts paid to or realized by the named individual. Our assumptions with respect to the calculation of these values are set forth in the Notes to Financial Statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. There can be no assurance that option awards will be exercised or that RSUs will settle (in which case no value will be realized by the individual) or that the value on exercise of options or settlement of RSUs will approximate the fair value as computed in accordance with Topic 718. We computed the grant date fair value of PSU awards based on our achievement of the PSU awards' performance conditions at 100% of target. Other income includes matching contributions to 401(k) plans in an amount up to 3,000 per year for 2021 and 2,000 per year for 2020 and 2019. Other income for Ms. Chambers includes a sign-on bonus of 100,000. Other compensation includes severance and COBRA payments in the amount of 238,500. Other income for Mr. Kennedy also includes assistance with travel and living expenses associated with his commuting to our executive offices in South San Francisco, California as described in footnote below. Pursuant to the terms of his employment agreement, Mr. Kennedy was entitled to travel and living expense assistance in connection with his commuting to our executive offices in South San Francisco, California. In 2020 and 2019, these amounts totaled 146,357 and, 185,466, respectively, for reimbursed expenses for airline travel, parking, transportation and related travel incidentals, and living expense and tax gross-up paid for such expenses. Mr. Kennedy retired from our company, effective May 15, 2021. | $432,000 | $2,773,676 |
| 2018 | Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) | Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer | $400,000 | $1,466,109 |
| 2017 | Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT) | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary | $400,000 | $792,685 |
Executive changes
Earnings-call appearances
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CareDx Q2’26 Earnings Call2026-07-30
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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Jefferies 2026 Global Healthcare Conference2026-06-03
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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CareDx, Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call2026-04-28
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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CareDx, Inc. Q4 FY2025 Earnings Call2026-02-24
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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CareDx, Inc. Q3 FY2025 Earnings Call2025-11-04
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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CareDx, Inc. Q2 FY2025 Earnings Call2025-08-06
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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CareDx, Inc. Q1 FY2025 Earnings Call2025-04-30
CareDx, Inc. (CDNA)
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Veracyte, Inc. Q4 FY2020 Earnings Call2021-02-03
Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT)
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Veracyte, Inc. Q3 FY2020 Earnings Call2020-11-02
Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT)
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Veracyte, Inc. Q2 FY2020 Earnings Call2020-07-30
Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT)
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Veracyte, Inc. Q1 FY2020 Earnings Call2020-04-16
Veracyte, Inc. (VCYT)