CFO retirement
Company: Riot
What the later record shows
Delivered late · happened September 26, 2022
McGonegal's retirement was due to take effect on August 15, 2022. The October 2022 8-K says he stepped down as CFO effective September 26, 2022.
“Effective as of September 26, 2022, Mr. Jeffrey G. McGonegal stepped down from his long-time position as the Chief Financial Officer”
2022-10-02 · Riot 8-K filed 2022-10-03 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
Jeffrey G. McGonegal, Chief Financial Officer, notified the Company of his intent to retire from his CFO position, effective August 15, 2022
Source (primary)
Riot 8-K filed 2022-06-06 (SEC EDGAR, sec_filing)
View cached copy (2026-09-13)Live source ↗
Quote: “On June 1, 2022, Jeffrey G. McGonegal, age 71, the Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO") of Riot Blockchain, Inc. ("Riot," "us," "we," "our," or the "Company") notified the Company of his intent to retire from his position as the Company's long-standing CFO, to take effect as of August 15, 2022 (the "Effective Date").”
How we checked this
Checked on October 11, 2026. The cited source supports every part of this claim.
The filing states that on June 1, 2022, CFO Jeffrey G. McGonegal notified Riot of his intent to retire as CFO effective August 15, 2022.
Confirmed in the source:
- Jeffrey G. McGonegal was Riot Blockchain's Chief Financial Officer
- McGonegal notified the company of his intent to retire from the CFO position
- The retirement was to take effect August 15, 2022
What we did: Read our cached copy of SEC EDGAR (https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1167419/000107997322000747/riot_8k.htm) in full (4,556 characters, retrieved September 13, 2026) and checked each assertion in the claim against it.
Additional evidence
confirms Riot 8-K filed 2022-06-06
Quote: “On June 1, 2022, Jeffrey G. McGonegal, age 71, the Chief Financial Officer (the "CFO") of Riot Blockchain, Inc. ("Riot," "us," "we," "our," or the "Company") notified the Company of his intent to retire from his position as the Company's long-standing CFO, to take effect as of August 15, 2022 (the "Effective Date").”
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 8-K filed 2022-10-03
Quote: “Effective as of September 26, 2022, Mr. Jeffrey G. McGonegal stepped down from his long-time position as the Chief Financial Officer”