Mitchell Baker

Mitchell Baker's total compensation as Mozilla CEO grew from approximately $2.5M in 2018 to $6.9M in 2022, while Firefox's market share declined from ~32% to under 3% and Mozilla laid off over 380 employees across multiple rounds (2020: 250, 2024: 60+). The disparity between executive pay and organizational performance drew significant criticism.

Mozilla conducted major layoffs under Mitchell Baker's leadership: approximately 250 employees in August 2020 (25% of workforce), and 60+ employees in February 2024. The cuts affected key teams including the Servo engine team, MDN documentation team, and threat management. These layoffs occurred while Baker's compensation remained high.

Baker served as Mozilla's leader from the early 2000s through 2024, overseeing Firefox's development as an open source browser and championing the open web, privacy, and internet standards. Under her leadership Mozilla maintained its commitment to open source principles and internet freedom advocacy.