Zachary K. Bradford was a co-founder and served as Chief Executive Officer and Director of CleanSpark, Inc. from October 2020 through his resignation on August 10, 2025. As CEO, his compensation included a $950,000 annual base salary, discretionary bonus, time-based RSU and PSU awards, and 1.2 BTC per month.
Upon his resignation on August 10, 2025, Bradford received a separation package including $950,000 in base salary continuation over 12 months, 14.4 Bitcoin over 12 months, a prorated 2025 bonus of $1,583,000, and approximately $91,000 in accrued paid time off. His equity awards totaling 500,000 options and 717,665 RSUs immediately vested, and he received an additional grant of 1,728,688 RSUs with 864,344 vesting on the separation date and the remainder vesting in two equal annual installments thereafter. He also received $50,000 for security services and subsidized COBRA coverage for up to 12 months.
Biography extracted from CleanSpark DEF 14A filed 2026-01-22 View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗
Compensation
| Year | Role as filed | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Option awards | Other | Total | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Former CEO & President | $1.77M | $4.92M | $17.41M | — | $24.66M | $48.75M | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
| 2024 | Former CEO & President | $800.0K | $8.89M | $5.00M | — | $754.9K | $15.44M | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
| 2023 | Former CEO & President | $600.0K | $2.60M | $3.42M | — | $352.8K | $6.98M | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
| 2022 | CEO | $500.0K | $350.0K | $25.38M | $605.4K | $204.6K | $27.04M | View cached copy (2026-08-31)Live source ↗ |
As reported in the company's DEF 14A Summary Compensation Table (SEC Reg S-K Item 402(c)). Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values — what the award was worth on the day it was granted, not cash received and not what it is worth now. Every row here reconciles: its columns add up to the total the filing printed.