Biopharma & Life Sciences
Kyverna Therapeutics Executive Compensation (FY25)
KYTX · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2024 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Warner Biddle |
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 13, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
The figures that moved, and by how much. Analysis of these figures is part of the Velarion platform.
Chief executive total compensation — Warner Biddle: $14,992,897 → $1,814,980 (87.9% lower)
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Who is Kyverna Therapeutics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Warner Biddle was paid $1,814,980 in total compensation as Chief Executive Officer for fiscal 2025. Biddle's total moved 87.9% lower from the $14,992,897 reported for fiscal 2024.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Warner Biddle Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Peter Maag Former Chief Executive Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
James Chung Former Chief Medical Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Karen Walker Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Dominic Borie Former President, Research and Development Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Naji Gehchan Chief Medical and Development Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Warner Biddle Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Marc Grasso Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.
Outstanding awards
Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
| Officer | Award | Unvested units | Market value of unvested units | Exercise price | Expires |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warner Biddle | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 9/16/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 4/11/2035 | |
| Marc Grasso | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 6/30/2035 |
| Naji Gehchan | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 1/22/2035 |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director compensation
What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
| Director | Fees earned in cash | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Christi Shaw Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Ian Clark | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Beth Seidenberg, M.D | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fred E. Cohen, M.D., D.Phil | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Daniel K. Spiegelman | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Mert Aktar | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Sravan Emany, Warner Biddle, Steve Liapis, Ph.D and Andrew Miller, Ph.D served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
Earlier years are included in the PDF.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Director fee schedule
The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
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Disclosed peer group
The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
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- Warner Biddle (Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $1,814,980 (base salary $625,000) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001193125-26-152835, filed 2026-04-13]What this page does not include
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Documents cited
- 0001193125-26-152835DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
- 0000950170-25-053699
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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
BibTeX
@misc{velarionData2026,
author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
year = {2026},
version = {2026Q3},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
publisher = {Zenodo},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}