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Anthropic spent $2.75 million protecting CEO Dario Amodei in 2025, more than four times his base salary. The company cited heightened security concerns and threats to employees.
Anthropic spent $2.75 million on security for cofounder and CEO Dario Amodei in 2025, more than four times his $654,167 base salary, according to its IPO filing, Fortune reports. The figure represented more than 15% of his reported total compensation of $17.96 million.
The company also spent $1.29 million on personal protection, home security and transportation for cofounder and president Daniela Amodei. It paid another $97,055 for private aircraft travel required under Dario Amodei's security program.
Anthropic said increased attention on AI had raised physical and information security risks. Its filing disclosed threats to employee safety and attempts to obtain confidential information through physical and digital methods. Public incidents in 2026 included threats against employees, their children and Dario Amodei.
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