BZFD · BuzzFeed, Inc. · Executive Compensation
$1.12
-0.01 (-0.88%)
At close · Oct 1
Return incl. dividend (before tax)
Going-concern doubt
— flagged May 11, 2026
Substantial doubt about the company's ability to continue as a going concern.
“These conditions and events raise substantial doubt about the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.”View the 10-Q filed May 11, 2026
Market Cap
$98.33M
Shares
83.33M
Volume · Oct 1
298.41K
Avg daily vol (3M)
544.72K
Named-executive compensation from the company's DEF 14A proxy statements — salary, bonus, stock and option awards, non-equity incentive, and the company-reported total per executive per fiscal year, exactly as disclosed in the Summary Compensation Table.
Fiscal 2025
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| David Arroyo | Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $826,515 |
| Matthew Omer | Chief Financial Officer | $817,291 |
| Jonah Peretti | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $263,079 |
Fiscal 2024
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Omer | Chief Financial Officer | $1,466,694 |
| David Arroyo | Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $1,372,223 |
| Jonah Peretti | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $877,051 |
Fiscal 2023
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felicia DellaFortuna | Former Chief Financial Officer | $1,155,970 |
| David Arroyo | Chief Legal & Compliance Officer and Corporate Secretary | $1,116,110 |
| Jonah Peretti | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $327,025 |
Fiscal 2022
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Marcela Martin | Former President | $5,336,483 |
| Christian Baesler | Chief Operating Officer | $5,289,624 |
| Jonah Peretti | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $375,875 |
Fiscal 2021
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Felicia DellaFortuna | Chief Financial Officer | $3,871,904 |
| Rhonda Powell | Chief Legal Officer | $2,015,658 |
| Jonah Peretti | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $491,435 |
Fiscal 2020
| Executive | Role | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rhonda Powell | Chief Legal Officer | $529,131 |
| Jonah Peretti | Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $410,719 |
Executive changes
| Person | Role | Change | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Coleman | Director | Resigned | 2026-07-17 |
| Stanley E. Washington | Director | Appointed | 2026-07-17 |
| Terence Hill | Director (Class III) | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Eric Gould | Director (Class III) | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Sydnie Karras | Director (Class III) | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Chris Malone | Director (Class I) | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Byron Allen Folks | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Byron Allen Folks | Director (Class I) | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Byron Allen Folks | Chief Executive Officer | Appointed | 2026-05-27 |
| Eric Gould | Class III Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Janet Rollé | Class II Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Terence Hill | Class III Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Sydnie Karras | Class III Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Jonah Peretti | Class I Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Byron Allen | Class I Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Chris Malone | Class I Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Adam Rothstein | Class II Director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Byron Allen | Chairman of the Board of Directors | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Jonah Peretti | President of BuzzFeed AI | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Byron Allen | Chief Executive Officer of the Company | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Terence Hill | Class III director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Eric Gould | Class III director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Chris Malone | Class I director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Sydnie Karras | Class III director | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |
| Byron Allen | Chairman of the Board | Appointed | 2026-05-11 |