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Employees Common Sense Media James Steyer

James Steyer

OfficerTrustee/director

Chief Executive Officer at Common Sense Media

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2022. Published on January 25, 2026.

$614,587
2022

Total compensation

James Steyer has been listed as an employee of Common Sense Media in Form 990 filings since at least fiscal year 2016. Total compensation for James Steyer has increased by 27.2% from 2016 to 2022.

Annual compensation details

$614,587
+5.2%
Chief Executive Officer
2022
$579k org
40 hrs/wk
$36k other
--
$583,955
+5%
Chief Executive Officer
2021
$547k org
40 hrs/wk
$38k other
--

Total compensation by year

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2022

Other employees at Common Sense Media

Linda Burch
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
$379,221
$332,650 from orgNo related comp$46,571 other
Ellen Pack
President
$374,993
$343,307 from orgNo related comp$31,686 other
David Kuizenga
Chief Financial Officer
$316,485
$270,514 from orgNo related comp$45,971 other
Danny Weiss
Chief Advocacy Officer
$287,697
$278,697 from orgNo related comp$9,000 other
Colby Zintl
Chief Marketing Officer
$263,662
$231,725 from orgNo related comp$31,937 other
Jill Murphy
Editor in Chief, HEAD of DIST
$255,769
$211,131 from orgNo related comp$44,638 other
Omar Khan
Chief Product and Technology Officer
$253,604
$243,864 from orgNo related comp$9,740 other
James Kleven
Vice President People Operations
$220,246
$211,646 from orgNo related comp$8,600 other
Yvette Renteria
Chief Program Officer
$213,334
$195,269 from orgNo related comp$18,065 other
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Revisions to this profile

January 25, 2026:
2022 Common Sense Media 990 published
January 25, 2026:
2021 Common Sense Media 990 published
January 24, 2026:
2020 Common Sense Media 990 published

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