---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-249638"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COUR"
cik: "0001651562"
company_name: "Coursera, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-08-18T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-29T09:15:07.929223+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coursera appoints William Billings as CAO; base salary $320K, $3M RSU award

## Summary
- William Billings named Vice President, Accounting, and Chief Accounting Officer effective Aug 17, 2021.
- Billings most recently was Global Corporate Controller at Airbnb (ABNB); succeeds Jeffrey Grace as principal accounting officer (Grace remains Corporate Controller).
- Compensation: annual base salary $320,000, signing bonus $50,000, target bonus 25% of base, and $3M RSU grant vesting over 4 years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-249638
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COUR
- cik: 0001651562
- company_name: Coursera, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-08-18T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521249638/0001193125-21-249638-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521249638/d198313d8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-249638
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-249638.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-249638.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  William Billings was appointed as Vice President, Accounting, and Chief Accounting Officer at Coursera, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Vice President, Accounting, and Chief Accounting Officer
  source text: Effective as of August 17, 2021, William Billings was appointed as Vice President, Accounting, and Chief Accounting Officer of Coursera, Inc. (“Coursera”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521249638/0001193125-21-249638-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jeffrey C. Grace changed role as Corporate Controller at Coursera, Inc..
  - Action: ceased to serve as principal accounting officer
  - Role: Corporate Controller
  source text: Upon the effective date of Mr. Billings’ appointment, Jeffrey C. Grace ceased to serve as Coursera’s principal accounting officer but continues to serve as Coursera’s Corporate Controller.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521249638/0001193125-21-249638-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.