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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-21-296874"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COUR"
cik: "0001651562"
company_name: "Coursera, Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-12T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T21:30:45.418139+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.4
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coursera appoints Carmen Chang to board of directors, effective Oct 12, 2021

## Summary
- Carmen Chang, 73, General Partner at NEA, appointed as Class I director, will stand for election in 2022.
- Appointed to nominating and corporate governance committee and leadership, diversity, equity, inclusion and compensation committee.
- Will receive standard non-employee director compensation plus $750k RSU grant vesting over 3 years.
- No family relationships or material transactions beyond prior NEA-affiliated stock purchases in 2019/2020.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-21-296874
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COUR
- cik: 0001651562
- company_name: Coursera, Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-12T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.4
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.4
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521296874/0001193125-21-296874-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521296874/d232734d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-21-296874.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Carmen Chang was appointed as Director at Coursera, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: Effective as of October 12, 2021, Carmen Chang was appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Coursera, Inc. (“Coursera”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1651562/000119312521296874/0001193125-21-296874-index.htm

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