Andrew Cheng compensation by year
Akero Therapeutics Summary Compensation Table · all 3 fiscal years held| Component | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $624,000 | $660,000 | $686,000 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $2,248,475 | $1,818,920 | $2,879,155 |
| Option awards | $6,973,168 | $5,979,787 | $6,489,100 |
| Non-equity incentive | $600,600 | $376,200 | $411,600 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total | $10,446,243 | $8,834,907 | $10,465,855 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Akero Therapeutics, Inc. DEF 14A filed April 28, 2025, accession 0000950170-25-058964, and prior-year filings. Open the filing on EDGAR.
How this page was built: the Akero Therapeutics, Inc. filed document, accession 0000950170-25-058964. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 28, 2025.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2024 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 98,500 | $2,740,270 | — |
| RSU | 68,656 | $1,910,010 | — |
| RSU | 26,176 | $728,216 | — |
| Option | 295,600 | — | $29.23 |
| Option | 117,790 | — | $42.95 |
| Option | 65,416 | — | $21.10 |
| Option | 308,952 | — | $19.87 |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Akero Therapeutics, Inc.'s FY2024 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
43 Form 4 lines since the FY2024 proxy (filed April 28, 2025)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 2,328 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 3,421 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 5,032 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 233,252 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 292,179 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer | — | 159,762 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 165,289 | — | 0 |
| 2025-12-09 | Disposition to the issuer derivative | — | 4,739 | — | 0 |
The 8 most recent of 43 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Akero Therapeutics’s named executive officers, FY2024
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2024 total |
|---|---|---|
| Andrew Cheng · this page | President and Chief Executive Officer | $10,465,855 |
| Scott Gangloff | Chief Technology Officer | $6,112,056 |
| William White | Chief Financial Officer | $3,067,674 |
| Catriona Yale | Chief Development Officer | $3,044,474 |
| Jonathan Young | Chief Operating Officer | $3,038,674 |
Board service
Akero Therapeutics board · FY2023–FY2024How this board is paid
Company policy: Akero Therapeutics pays directors a $40,000 cash retainer and $26,000 in Options. As stated in Akero Therapeutics's FY2024 proxy.
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How this record is built
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