Current role
REIT - Mortgage · Real Estate
CEO, Board Member
2026-05-21–present
Smriti L. Popenoe
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Smriti L. Popenoe is recorded as Board Member at Dynex Capital Inc (DX) since May 21, 2026 and CEO at Dynex Capital Inc (DX). The newest filing on record that lists Smriti L. Popenoe as CEO at Dynex Capital Inc (DX) is dated April 8, 2025. Dynex Capital Inc reported in an 8-K filed May 22, 2026 that Smriti L. Popenoe was appointed director, effective May 21, 2026. Dynex Capital Inc reported in an 8-K filed July 22, 2024 that Smriti L. Popenoe was appointed Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective July 22, 2024. Dynex Capital Inc reported in an 8-K filed September 11, 2023 that Smriti L. Popenoe was appointed director, effective September 8, 2023. The proxy statement of Dynex Capital Inc reports total compensation of $5,506,126 for Smriti L. Popenoe in fiscal 2023, including a base salary of $750,000. Disclosed compensation is on record for 4 fiscal years. Dynex Capital Inc is classified in the REIT - Mortgage industry within the Real Estate sector. Other leadership on record at Dynex Capital Inc includes Byron L. Boston (CEO and Board Member), Smriti Popenoe (CEO and Board Member), Michael Sartori (CFO) and 7 others.
“Proposal 1 - Shareholders elected six directors of the Company to hold office until the next annual meeting and until their successors have been elected and duly qualified.”
“On July 18, 2024, the board of directors (the "Board") of Dynex Capital, Inc. (the "Company") appointed Smriti L. Popenoe, the Company's current President and Chief Investment Officer, as the Company's Co-Chief Executive Officer and co-principal executive officer, effective as of July 22, 2024, to serve alongside Byron L. Boston, the Company's current Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.”
Affiliation history
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Current
2026-05-21–present
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Current
Start not stated–present
Last confirmed April 8, 2025
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Dynex Capital Inc (DX)
Proxy statement
CurrentStart not stated–present
Last confirmed March 28, 2024
Company network
Leadership on record at Dynex Capital Inc
- Byron L. Boston CEO, Board Member
- Smriti Popenoe CEO, Board Member
- Michael Sartori CFO
- Robert S. Colligan CFO, COO
- Meakin Bennett COO
- Alexander Crawford Board Member
- Alexander I. Crawford Board Member
- Andrew Gray Board Member
- Andrew I. Gray Board Member
- Douglas Neal Board Member
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Dynex Capital Inc (DX) | President and Chief Investment Officer | $750,000 | $5,506,126 |
| 2022 | Dynex Capital Inc (DX) | President and Chief Investment Officer | $700,000 | $3,303,724 |
| 2021 | Dynex Capital Inc (DX) | President and Chief Investment Officer | $575,000 | $2,980,318 |
| 2020 | Dynex Capital Inc (DX) | President and Co-Chief Investment Officer | $500,000 | $2,051,424 |