Jason Kelly is Chief Executive Officer of Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. (DNA). The company reported total compensation of $5,709,049 for fiscal year 2025.
| Salary | $250,000 |
|---|---|
| Bonus | $0 |
| Stock awards | $5,454,049 |
| Option awards | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive plan | $0 |
| Pension and non-qualified deferred compensation | $0 |
| All other compensation | $5,000 |
| Total | $5,709,049 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column; 0 means it reported zero. Figures are as printed, without adjustment.
Cited to the compensation disclosure Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. filed April 29, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-028377.
| Fiscal year | Role | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension / NQDC | All other | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | Chief Executive Officer | $250,000 | $0 | $5,454,049 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5,000 | $5,709,049 |
| FY2024 | Chief Executive Officer | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $981,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1,231,000 |
| FY2023 | Chief Executive Officer | $250,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $12,019 | $262,019 |
Totals as disclosed in each year's own compensation disclosure for Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc..
| Peer-group chief executive median | $6,055,805 |
|---|---|
| Difference from that median | $-346,756 |
| Percentile within the disclosed peer group | 42nd |
| Peers with a disclosed figure | 12 |
Medians and percentiles are computed across the peer group Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. discloses in its own compensation disclosure.
| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Kelly this page | Chief Executive Officer | $5,709,049 |
| Reshma Shetty | President and Former Chief Operating Officer | $3,479,364 |
| Steven Coen | Chief Financial Officer | $1,332,326 |
| Mark Dmytruk | Former Chief Financial Officer | $386,941 |
The company's named executive officers for fiscal year 2025, and what it reported for each. See the full Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc. compensation brief.
Jason Kelly's compensation sits inside Ginkgo Bioworks Holdings, Inc.'s full executive and board picture — the peer group, pay against peers, incentive design and the board itself.