VST Chief ExecutiveWhat Jim Burke says in public, and what their own SEC filings show they own.
President & CEO · Vistra Corp.
CEO since August 2022. With Vistra and its predecessor companies since 2004; previously president and CFO (2020-2022) and COO (2016-2020), and CEO of TXU Energy.
Burke owns about 0% of Vistra Corp., worth $229.9M at the last close.
Nobody has researched this person's career yet, so founder and track record are left out of the score and of the total above.
Score = stake band (35) + founder (15) + tenure (10) + track record (15) + 12-month direction (−10…15) + filing discipline (10). An axis we have not researched is left out of the score and of the total it is shown over. Every input links to a filing or to our own research; the bands are ours.
Dots mark the months the activity below moved the line. Hover one for that month's net move, how many movements it folds and the largest.
| Security | Held via | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| Common Stock | JAMEB, LP, a limited partnership jointly owned by Reporting Person and his spouse | 1,146,352 |
| Common Stock | JAMEB, LP, a limited partnership jointly owned by the Reporting Person and his spouse | 385,260 |
| Common Stock | Direct | 61,690 |
| Common Stock | the James A. Burke 2012 Irrevocable Trust, dated 12/03/2012 | 34,000 |
| Common Stock | the James A. Burke Irrevocable Trust, dated 12/03/2012 | 34,000 |
| Common Stock | the Marti E. Burke 2012 Irrevocable Trust, dated 10/16/2012 | 259 |
| Common Stock | the Marti E. Burke 2012 Irrevocable Trust, dated | 259 |
| Common Stock | the Marti E. Burke 2012 Irrevocable Trust, | 259 |
| Reported as of 2026-09-01 | 1,662,079 | |
| Date | Type | What happened | Shares | Price | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2026 filing: Buy, Open-market purchase | Buy | Open-market purchase | +4,465 | $135.25 | $604K | Through JAMEB, LP, a limited partnership jointly owned by Reporting Person and his spouse · no 10b5-1 plan |
| Aug 31, 2026 filing: Buy, Open-market purchase | Buy | Open-market purchase | +2,200 | $135.99 | $299K | Through JAMEB, LP, a limited partnership jointly owned by Reporting Person and his spouse · no 10b5-1 plan |
| Aug 24, 2026 filing: Buy, Open-market purchase | Buy | Open-market purchase | +2,000 | $135.00 | $270K | Through JAMEB, LP, a limited partnership jointly owned by Reporting Person and his spouse · no 10b5-1 plan |
| Mar 5, 2026 filing: Award, Grant or award | Award | Grant or award | +28,281 | — | — | |
| Mar 5, 2026 filing: Tax, Shares withheld for tax | Tax | Shares withheld for tax | −9,380 | $167.40 | $1.6M | |
| Feb 24, 2026 filing: Award, Grant or award | Award | Grant or award | +320,000 | $171.62 | $54.9M | |
| Feb 24, 2026 filing: Tax, Shares withheld for tax across 2 lots | Tax | Shares withheld for tax across 2 lots | −139,040 | $171.62 | $23.9M | |
| Dec 12, 2025 filing: Exercise, Option or RSU conversion across 2 lots | Exercise | Option or RSU conversion across 2 lots | +55,498 | $14.03 | $779K | |
| Dec 11, 2025 filing: Exercise, Option or RSU conversion across 2 lots | Exercise | Option or RSU conversion across 2 lots | +44,502 | $14.03 | $624K | |
| Dec 11, 2025 filing: Sale, Open-market sale across 2 lots | Sale | Open-market sale across 2 lots | −44,502 | $162.05 | $7.2M | under a 10b5-1 plan |
| Company | Role | Reported | Beneficial | % of class |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VST Vistra Corp. This page | President and CEO | 1,662,079 2026-09-01 |
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| GEXC GEXA CORP | President and COO | 25,000 2003-10-18 |
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Reported is every lot on the person's own Forms 3, 4 and 5 — direct and through trusts. Beneficial is the figure stated on the latest Schedule 13D/G cover page, which can exclude shares the person disclaims and include options exercisable within 60 days, so the two are never added together.
106 filings under CIK 0001268406 · captured 2026-09-05 · All filings on EDGAR ↗
2 recorded appearances
A 48-minute conversation with Tulane business dean Paulo Goes at the 2025 Future of Energy Forum, covering the pressures reshaping the power industry and how an integrated generator-plus-retailer reads them.
Watch or read: The Energy Industry, Explained: Trends, Pressures, and Possibilities: A Conversation with Jim Burke, Sep 19, 2025 →Short remarks marking Vistra's dual listing on NYSE Texas as a founding member, effective 19 August 2025. Burke leans on the company's Dallas lineage — its predecessor first lit the city in 1882 — while the NYSE stays the primary exchange.
Watch or read: Jim Burke of Vistra Corp. at NYSE Texas, Sep 3, 2025 →
