---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001157523-23-001379"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TTD"
cik: "0001671933"
company_name: "Trade Desk, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-08-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-11T02:00:55.914722+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Trade Desk CTO and co-founder Dave Pickles to retire Sept 29, 2023; will advise

## Summary
- Dave Pickles steps down as CTO and from board, effective Sept 29, 2023.
- Retirement not due to any disagreement with the company.
- Pickles co-founded The Trade Desk in 2009 with CEO Jeff Green.
- Sairaj Uddin (SVP Engineering) and Gruia Pitigoi-Aron (SVP Product) assume leadership roles reporting to Green.
- Pickles will continue as a long-term advisor to the company.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001157523-23-001379
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TTD
- cik: 0001671933
- company_name: Trade Desk, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-08-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1671933/000115752323001379/0001157523-23-001379-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1671933/000115752323001379/a53546878.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001157523-23-001379.txt

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