McGonegal Senior Advisor Engagement
Company: Riot
What the later record shows
Delivered on time · happened February 7, 2023
Proxies filed in 2023 and 2024 describe McGonegal as still serving as Senior Advisor, so he served beyond February 7, 2023.
“Mr. McGonegal has remained at the Company as a Senior Advisor since transitioning from his position as CFO.”
2023-04-30 · Riot DEF 14A filed 2023-05-01 View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
“Mr. McGonegal continued in his role as Chief Financial Officer until his retirement and transition to his present role as Senior Advisor to the Company as of September 26, 2022.”
2024-04-28 · Riot DEF 14A filed 2024-04-29 View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Checked October 10, 2026 against filings, releases and reporting published after the claim was made. Quotes are verbatim from the linked documents.
The claim, verbatim
McGonegal will continue as a Senior Advisor through February 7, 2023, with Board authorization for at least six additional months thereafter.
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2022-10-03 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Quote: “Mr. McGonegal will continue to be employed by the Company, as a Senior Advisor to assist with the CFO Transition, through the end of the current employment term of the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the Company, as amended, (the "McGonegal Employment Agreement") which is set to expire as of February 7, 2023. Additionally, the Board has authorized the Company to retain Mr. McGonegal as a Senior Advisor to further assist with the CFO Transition for at least six months following the end of the current term of the McGonegal Employment Agreement”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states McGonegal stays on as Senior Advisor until his agreement expires on February 7, 2023, and that the Board authorized retaining him for at least six more months after that, subject to agreement by the parties.
Confirmed in the source:
- McGonegal will continue to be employed by Riot as a Senior Advisor through the end of his current employment agreement term, set to expire February 7, 2023
- The Board authorized the Company to retain McGonegal as a Senior Advisor for at least six months following the end of that term
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997322001265/riot_8k.htm) in full (21,313 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 8-K filed 2022-10-03
Quote: “Mr. McGonegal will continue to be employed by the Company, as a Senior Advisor to assist with the CFO Transition, through the end of the current employment term of the Amended and Restated Executive Employment Agreement with the Company, as amended, (the "McGonegal Employment Agreement") which is set to expire as of February 7, 2023. Additionally, the Board has authorized the Company to retain Mr. McGonegal as a Senior Advisor to further assist with the CFO Transition for at least six months following the end of the current term of the McGonegal Employment Agreement”
confirms Riot DEF 14A filed 2024-04-29
Quote: “Mr. McGonegal continued in his role as Chief Financial Officer until his retirement and transition to his present role as Senior Advisor to the Company as of September 26, 2022.”
confirms Riot DEF 14A filed 2023-05-01
Quote: “Mr. McGonegal has remained at the Company as a Senior Advisor since transitioning from his position as CFO.”