Chief Business Officer
Sam Yount is the Chief Business Officer at NerdWallet, Inc. (NRDS), a data-driven leader with over 20 years of experience in fintech.[[2]](https://www.nerdwallet.com/leadership)[[4]](https://theorg.com/org/nerdwallet/org-chart/sam-yount) Prior to joining NerdWallet, he served as CEO of On the Barrelhead (acquired by NerdWallet in 2022), Chief Marketing Officer at LendingTree, and Vice President of Marketing at Aptible, FutureAdvisor, and Personal Capital.[[2]](https://www.nerdwallet.com/leadership)[[4]](https://theorg.com/org/nerdwallet/org-chart/sam-yount) He holds a B.A. in Sociology from the University of Chicago.[[2]](https://www.nerdwallet.com/leadership)[[4]](https://theorg.com/org/nerdwallet/org-chart/sam-yount)
Yount has been actively involved in insider trading at NerdWallet, completing 10 sell transactions over the past five years, including recent sales of 159,464 shares on January 3, 2025, 14,439 shares on November 13, 2025, and 5,040 shares on November 24, 2025.[[1]](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/226536/samuel-yount)[[3]](https://www.investing.com/news/insider-trading-news/nerdwallet-chief-business-officer-yount-sells-207055-in-stock-93CH-4422183)[[5]](https://www.ainvest.com/news/nerdywalden-chief-business-officer-yount-samuel-sells-5040-shares-14-28-share-2511/) As of early 2025, he owned approximately 1,122,153 shares valued at over $13 million, and his 2023 compensation totaled $2,028,439, primarily from salary and bonus.[[1]](https://www.gurufocus.com/insider/226536/samuel-yount)
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