Last updated: 14 June 2024 at 6:50pm EST

Robert Chess Net Worth




The estimated Net Worth of Robert Chess is at least $4.1 Million dollars as of 14 June 2024. Mr. Chess owns over 19,500 units of Nektar Therapeutics stock worth over $319,091 and over the last 21 years he sold NKTR stock worth over $3,390,680. In addition, he makes $385,928 as Independent Chairman of the Board at Nektar Therapeutics.

Mr. Chess NKTR stock SEC Form 4 insiders trading

Robert has made over 40 trades of the Nektar Therapeutics stock since 2012, according to the Form 4 filled with the SEC. Most recently he sold 19,500 units of NKTR stock worth $23,400 on 14 June 2024.

The largest trade he's ever made was exercising 29,500 units of Nektar Therapeutics stock on 29 December 2014 worth over $449,580. On average, Robert trades about 4,309 units every 53 days since 2003. As of 14 June 2024 he still owns at least 255,273 units of Nektar Therapeutics stock.

You can see the complete history of Mr. Chess stock trades at the bottom of the page.





Robert Chess biography

Robert B. Chess serves as Independent Chairman of the Board of the Company. From March 2006 until January 2007, Mr. Chess served as our Acting President and Chief Executive Officer, and from April 1999 to January 2007, served as Executive Chairman. He also served as our Co-Chief Executive Officer from August 1998 to April 2000, as President from December 1991 to August 1998, and as Chief Executive Officer from May 1992 to August 1998. Mr. Chess was previously the co-founder and President of Penederm, Inc., a publicly-traded dermatological pharmaceutical company that was sold to Mylan Laboratories. He has held management positions at Intel Corporation and Metaphor Computer Systems (now part of IBM), and was a member of the first President Bush’s White House staff as a White House Fellow and Associate Director of the White House Office of Economic and Domestic Policy. From 1997 until his retirement in 2009, Mr. Chess served on the board of directors of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (“BIO”). Mr. Chess served as Chairman of BIO’s Emerging Companies Section and Co-Chairman of BIO’s Intellectual Property Committee. Mr. Chess was the initial Chairman of Bio Ventures for Global Health and continues to serve on its board. He also serves on the Board of Trustees of the California Institute of Technology where he chairs the Technology Transfer Committee. Mr. Chess is the co-founder and a member of the board of directors of Biota Technology, a private company developing applications of DNA-sequencing for the energy industry, and also serves on the board of directors and is a lead director of Twist Biosciences, a publicly-traded company in the synthetic DNA production field. He is currently a member of the faculty of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where he teaches courses in the MBA program on starting technology-based businesses and the healthcare industry. Mr. Chess received his B.S. degree in Engineering with honors from the California Institute of Technology and an M.B.A. from Harvard University.

What is the salary of Robert Chess?

As the Independent Chairman of the Board of Nektar Therapeutics, the total compensation of Robert Chess at Nektar Therapeutics is $385,928. There are 11 executives at Nektar Therapeutics getting paid more, with Jonathan Zalevsky having the highest compensation of $39,242,200.



How old is Robert Chess?

Robert Chess is 63, he's been the Independent Chairman of the Board of Nektar Therapeutics since 2007. There are 5 older and 12 younger executives at Nektar Therapeutics. The oldest executive at Nektar Therapeutics is Dr. Brian L. Kotzin, 72, who is the Sr. VP of Clinical Devel. & Head of Immunology.

What's Robert Chess's mailing address?

Robert's mailing address filed with the SEC is C/O NEKTAR THERAPEUTICS, 455 MISSION BAY BLVD SOUTH, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, 94158.

Insiders trading at Nektar Therapeutics

Over the last 21 years, insiders at Nektar Therapeutics have traded over $57,608,493 worth of Nektar Therapeutics stock and bought 90,000 units worth $1,628,550 . The most active insiders traders include Howard W Robin, Gil M Labrucherie, and John Nicholson. On average, Nektar Therapeutics executives and independent directors trade stock every 11 days with the average trade being worth of $36,648. The most recent stock trade was executed by Jonathan Zalevsky on 19 August 2024, trading 6,866 units of NKTR stock currently worth $8,788.



What does Nektar Therapeutics do?

nektar therapeutics is a leading biopharmaceutical company developing a robust pipeline of novel therapeutics based on its advanced polymer conjugate chemistry technology platform. nektar also partners with the top biopharmaceutical companies to bring new products to market. to date, nektar's technology and drug development expertise have enabled nine approved products for partners, which include leading biopharmaceutical companies.



What does Nektar Therapeutics's logo look like?

Nektar Therapeutics logo

Complete history of Mr. Chess stock trades at Nektar Therapeutics and Twist Bioscience Corp

Date
#
Company
Insider
Trans.
Transaction
Shares Price per share Total value Shares after Source
14 Jun 2024 Robert Chess
Sale 19,500 $1.20 $23,400
14 Jun 2024
255,273
18 Sep 2023 Robert Chess
Sale 10,200 $0.67 $6,834
18 Sep 2023
274,773
22 Sep 2022 Robert Chess
Sale 5,100 $3.19 $16,269
22 Sep 2022
228,179
22 Sep 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 4,600 $17.94 $82,524
22 Sep 2021
279,873
8 Sep 2021 Robert Chess
Option 18,279 $13.80 $252,250
8 Sep 2021
284,552
20 Jul 2021 Robert Chess
Option 5,721 $13.80 $78,950
20 Jul 2021
280,664
12 May 2021 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $13.80 $110,400
12 May 2021
288,573
14 Apr 2021 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $13.80 $110,400
14 Apr 2021
288,573
25 Sep 2020 Robert Chess
Sale 5,500 $17.75 $97,625
25 Sep 2020
280,573
8 Sep 2020 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $9.24 $73,920
8 Sep 2020
284,973
8 Jul 2020 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $9.24 $73,920
8 Jul 2020
284,973
15 Apr 2020 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $9.24 $73,920
15 Apr 2020
284,973
11 Mar 2020 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $9.24 $73,920
11 Mar 2020
284,973
12 Feb 2020 Robert Chess
Option 8,000 $9.24 $73,920
12 Feb 2020
284,973
27 Sep 2019 Robert Chess
Sale 4,000 $17.99 $71,960
27 Sep 2019
276,973
19 Sep 2018 Robert Chess
Sale 4,500 $56.81 $255,645
19 Sep 2018
269,723
5 Jun 2018 Robert Chess
Option 10,000 $14.26 $142,600
5 Jun 2018
284,223
3 May 2018 Robert Chess
Option 25,000 $8.79 $219,750
3 May 2018
289,223
6 Apr 2018 Robert Chess
Option 25,000 $8.79 $219,750
6 Apr 2018
289,223
21 Sep 2017 Robert Chess
Sale 6,400 $21.72 $139,008
21 Sep 2017
274,223
15 May 2017 Robert Chess
Option 5,000 $8.37 $41,850
15 May 2017
276,623
17 Apr 2017 Robert Chess
Option 5,000 $8.37 $41,850
17 Apr 2017
276,623
14 Mar 2017 Robert Chess
Option 5,000 $8.37 $41,850
14 Mar 2017
276,623
15 Sep 2016 Robert Chess
Option 15,000 $19.25 $288,750
15 Sep 2016
263,623
15 Sep 2016 Robert Chess
Option 15,000 $19.25 $288,750
15 Sep 2016
263,623
1 Aug 2016 Robert Chess
Option 5,000 $5.15 $25,750
1 Aug 2016
265,623
1 Jul 2016 Robert Chess
Option 5,000 $5.15 $25,750
1 Jul 2016
265,623
1 Jun 2016 Robert Chess
Option 5,000 $5.15 $25,750
1 Jun 2016
265,623
19 Jun 2015 Robert Chess
Option 15,000 $8.81 $132,150
19 Jun 2015
275,623
29 Dec 2014 Robert Chess
Option 29,500 $15.24 $449,580
29 Dec 2014
290,123
13 Jul 2012 Robert Chess
Option 24,001 $6.12 $146,886
13 Jul 2012
284,624
6 Feb 2024 Robert Chess
Sale 4,110 $34.98 $143,768
6 Feb 2024
64,169
4 Feb 2022 Robert Chess
Sale 253 $58.88 $14,897
4 Feb 2022
50,761
1 Nov 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 4,000 $120.15 $480,600
1 Nov 2021
51,014
21 Oct 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 3,700 $120.15 $444,555
21 Oct 2021
55,014
19 Oct 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 300 $120.00 $36,000
19 Oct 2021
58,714
10 Sep 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 4,000 $120.23 $480,920
10 Sep 2021
59,014
12 Jul 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 4,000 $125.91 $503,640
12 Jul 2021
63,014
23 Jun 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 4,000 $120.10 $480,400
23 Jun 2021
67,014
5 Feb 2021 Robert Chess
Sale 706 $159.54 $112,635
5 Feb 2021
71,014


Nektar Therapeutics executives and stock owners

Nektar Therapeutics executives and other stock owners filed with the SEC include: