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Rigetti Computing Executive Compensation (FY25)
RGTI · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2022 to 2025
Chief executive, fiscal 2025 ◇ Subodh Kulkarni |
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Data as of November 5, 2026Latest filing (DEF 14A): April 24, 2026
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What changed from fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2025
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Chief executive total compensation — Subodh Kulkarni: $2,261,211 → $636,222 (71.9% lower)
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Who is Rigetti Computing's chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for Subodh Kulkarni, President and Chief Executive Officer, came to $636,222 in fiscal 2025. Kulkarni's total moved 71.9% lower from the $2,261,211 reported for fiscal 2024.
Executive compensation
Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2022
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chad Rigetti Former President and CEO Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rick Danis Former Interim President and CEO, General Counsel and Secretary Departed during or after this year Served on an interim basis | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Taryn Naidu Former Chief Operating Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Michael Harburn Former Chief Technology Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Rivas Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Subodh Kulkarni President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ |
Brian Sereda Former Chief Financial Officer Departed during or after this year | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2023
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subodh Kulkarni President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Rick Danis General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Rivas Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2024
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Subodh Kulkarni President and Chief Executive Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
David Rivas Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Bertelsen Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | — | ◇ | ◇ | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Non-equity incentive | Pension and deferred earnings | All other compensation | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Rivas Chief Technology Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Jeffrey Bertelsen Chief Financial Officer | ◇ | — | ◇ | — | — | — | ◇ | ◇ |
Subodh Kulkarni President and Chief Executive 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.
Equity awards granted
Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
| Officer | Award | Grant date | Threshold units | Target units | Units granted | Maximum units | Exercise price | Grant date fair value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Rivas | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
| Jeffrey Bertelsen | RSU | — | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Fiscal 2022 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. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Kulkarni | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/15/2034 |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 11/22/2033 | |
| Jeffrey Bertelsen | Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/18/2034 |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| Option | ◇ | — | ◇ | 3/30/2033 | |
| David Rivas | RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | |
| RSU | ◇ | ◇ | — | — |
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.
Severance and change in control
The terms as written in the agreements.
Subodh Kulkarni
President and Chief Executive Officer · Employment agreement
| Severance multiple | ◇ |
| Severance base | ◇ |
| Change-in-control multiple | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation on change in control | ◇ |
| Benefits continuation | ◇ |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas J. Iannotti Board chair | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Michael Clifton | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
H. Gail Sandford | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Ray Johnson | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Alissa M. Fitzgerald | ◇ | ◇ | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Cathy McCarthy | ◇ | — | — | — | — | — | ◇ |
Subodh Kulkarni 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.
| Board cash retainer | ◇ |
| Board equity retainer | ◇ |
| Total board retainer | ◇ |
| Board chair premium | ◇ |
| Audit committee chair | ◇ |
| Audit committee member | ◇ |
| Compensation committee chair | ◇ |
| Compensation committee member | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance chair | ◇ |
| Nominating and governance member | ◇ |
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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- Subodh Kulkarni (President and Chief Executive Officer), FY2025 total compensation $636,222 (base salary $635,748) [exec_comp, SEC accession 0001104659-26-048555, filed 2026-04-24]What this page does not include
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Documents cited
- 0001104659-26-048555EXECUTIVE AND DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · Outstanding Equity Awards as of December 31, 2025 · Summary Compensation Table
- 0001104659-25-038956Summary Compensation Table
- 0001558370-24-006104
- 0001140361-23-021517
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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
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@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}
}