---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-21-104183"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "RSI"
cik: "0001793659"
company_name: "Rush Street Interactive, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T13:39:01.327315+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Rush Street Interactive appoints co-founder Richard Schwartz as CEO; Greg Carlin becomes Vice Chairman

## Summary
- Richard Schwartz promoted from President to CEO, effective immediately; also joins the Board as Class II director.
- Greg Carlin steps down as CEO, appointed Vice Chairman; forfeits one-third of recent equity awards as part of transition.
- Sheli Rosenberg resigns from the Board; Schwartz fills the vacancy.
- Carlin remains eligible for LTIP and will receive a restricted stock award valued at $250,000.
- Schwartz co-founded RSI in 2012; has nearly 20 years of gaming industry experience.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-21-104183
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: RSI
- cik: 0001793659
- company_name: Rush Street Interactive, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1793659/000110465921104183/0001104659-21-104183-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1793659/000110465921104183/tm2124838d1_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-104183
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-21-104183.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Richard Schwartz was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Class II Director at Rush Street Interactive, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer and Class II Director
  source text: Richard Schwartz, Co-Founder and President of the Company, has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Company and a Class II member of the Company’s board of directors
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1793659/000110465921104183/0001104659-21-104183-index.htm
- Executive change
  Sheli Rosenberg resigned as Member of the Board at Rush Street Interactive, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Member of the Board
  source text: Sheli Rosenberg resigned as a member of the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1793659/000110465921104183/0001104659-21-104183-index.htm
- Executive change
  Greg Carlin was appointed as Vice Chairman at Rush Street Interactive, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice Chairman
  source text: Mr. Schwartz has replaced Greg Carlin, who will remain on the Board and has been appointed Vice Chairman.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1793659/000110465921104183/0001104659-21-104183-index.htm

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