ROBERT D. SHORT III, PH.D.

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VirnetX Holding Corp

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2011-04-26 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a Director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006.
2012-04-24 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. ... Robert D. Short III, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Chief Technology Officer and Director of the Company, received no compensation for his service as a director in fiscal year 2011 and received $509,813.61 in the form of salary and bonus and $857,200 in the form of option grants for his service as Chief Scientist and Chief Technology Officer in fiscal year 2011.
2013-04-12 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006. ... Mr. Short received no compensation for his service as a director in fiscal year 2012.
2014-04-11 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006. ... As co-inventor on the majority of the patents in the Company’s patent portfolio, Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business, history and organization and the field of information security. ... For compensation of Dr. Short, our Chief Scientist and Chief Technology Officer, please see Certain Relationships and Related Transactions of this Proxy Statement. ... Robert D. Short III, Ph.D., Chief Scientist, Chief Technology Officer and Director of the Company, received no compensation for his service as a director in fiscal year 2013 and received $483,042 in the form of salary and bonus, $360,600 (grant date fair value) in the form of option grants and $316,259 (grant date fair value) in the form of stock awards for his service as Chief Scientist and Chief Technology Officer in fiscal year 2013.
2015-04-03 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and in June 2010, became the Company’s Chief Technical Officer as well. ... As co-inventor on the majority of the patents in the Company’s patent portfolio, Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business, history and organization and the field of information security. ... The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation earned by the Company’s Chief Technology Officer and Chief Scientist: Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. Total ($) 1,012,788.
2016-04-19 The Board is presently composed of five members: Michael F. Angelo, Kendall Larsen, Thomas M. O’Brien, Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. and Gary Feiner. Mr. Larsen serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors. ... Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and in June 2010, became the Company’s Chief Technical Officer as well. ... Summary Compensation Table shows Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. total compensation for 2015 as $698,175.
2017-04-14 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and in June 2010, became the Company’s Chief Technical Officer as well. ... Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business, history and organization and the field of information security. ... The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation earned by the Company’s Chief Technology Officer ... Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. ... Total $732,076.
2018-04-12 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist since May 2006 and Chief Technical Officer since June 2010... Dr. Short brings extraordinary technical knowledge... Compensation for Dr. Short for fiscal 2017 was $3,695,395 as per the Summary Compensation Table.
2019-04-11 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and in June 2010, became the Company’s Chief Technical Officer as well. ... Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business, history and organization and the field of information security. ... Dr. Short is not listed as serving on any Board committees. ... Compensation for Dr. Short is included under Executive Compensation and Other Matters, not under Director Compensation.
2020-04-10 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and in June 2010, became the Company’s Chief Technical Officer as well. From February 2000 to April 2007, Dr. Short was Assistant Vice President and Division Manager at Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, from which we acquired certain patents in 2006. From 1994 to February 2000, he also held various other positions at SAIC. Prior to SAIC, he worked at ARCO Power Technologies, Inc. (Atlantic Richfield Petroleum), Sperry Corporate Technology Center and Sperry Research Center. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University along with a M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.
2021-04-13 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and in June 2010, became the Company’s Chief Technical Officer as well. From February 2000 to April 2007, Dr. Short was Assistant Vice President and Division Manager at Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, from which we acquired certain patents in 2006. From 1994 to February 2000, he also held various other positions at SAIC. Prior to SAIC, he worked at ARCO Power Technologies, Inc. (Atlantic Richfield Petroleum), Sperry Corporate Technology Center and Sperry Research Center. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University along with a M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. As co-inventor on the majority of the patents in the Company’s patent portfolio, Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business, history and organization and the field of information security. The compensation for our named executive officers for fiscal 2020 is presented in the table below. Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. Base Salary $446,768; Targeted Cash Incentive Opportunity 75%; Actual Cash Incentive Paid 75%; Annual Incentive Bonus $335,076; Number of Shares Underlying Stock Option Grants for Fiscal 2020 55,000; Number of Shares Underlying Stock Awards for Fiscal 2020 13,333; All Other Compensation $1,368,334; Total $2,820,846.
2022-04-20 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006. ... Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business. ... The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation earned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientist and Chief Financial Officer. Robert D. Short III total compensation $978,636 for 2021.
2023-04-28 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. has been a director since July 9, 2010. He has been the Chief Scientist for the Company since May 2006 and was the Chief Technical Officer from June 2010 to September 2021. From February 2000 to April 2007, Dr. Short was Assistant Vice President and Division Manager at Science Applications International Corporation, or SAIC, from which we acquired certain patents in 2006. From 1994 to February 2000, he also held various other positions at SAIC. Prior to SAIC, he worked at ARCO Power Technologies, Inc. (Atlantic Richfield Petroleum), Sperry Corporate Technology Center and Sperry Research Center. He has a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University along with a M.S. in Mathematics and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. As co-inventor on the majority of the patents in the Company’s patent portfolio, Dr. Short brings to the Board extraordinary technical knowledge and a deep understanding of the Company’s business, history and organization and the field of information security. The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation earned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientist and Chief Financial Officer. The following table sets forth summary information concerning compensation earned by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, Chief Scientist and Chief Financial Officer. Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. Chief Scientist 2022 Salary $483,224 Bonus $362,418 Stock Awards $19,870 Option Awards $49,500 All Other Compensation $— Total $915,012.
2023-09-11
Robert D. Short III, Ph.D.
2024-04-26 Robert D. Short III, Ph.D. is Chief Scientist and Director. Compensation for 2023: Base Salary $502,554, Cash Incentive Paid $251,277, Stock Awards $13,507, Total $2,204,679.

Source material: SEC submissions metadata and DEF 14A proxy filings from EDGAR. Last updated: 2026-03-22