---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-22-168900"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "REAL"
cik: "0001573221"
company_name: "TheRealReal, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-06-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-25T03:55:55.735222+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Founder Julie Wainwright steps down as CEO of The RealReal; co-interim CEOs named

## Summary
- Julie Wainwright resigns as CEO, Chairperson, and director effective June 7, 2022; will serve as Founder advisor through Dec 31, 2022.
- Rati Sahi Levesque (President/COO) and Robert Julian (CFO) appointed Co-Interim CEOs, effective immediately.
- Board to retain executive search firm for permanent CEO; Wainwright's separation includes severance terms with accelerated vesting.
- Special one-time cash bonuses of $250K each for Levesque and Julian, and $150K for Chief Legal Officer Todd Suko.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-22-168900
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: REAL
- cik: 0001573221
- company_name: TheRealReal, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-06-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573221/000119312522168900/0001193125-22-168900-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573221/000119312522168900/d337456d8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-22-168900.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Rati Sahi Levesque was appointed as Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer at TheRealReal, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed Rati Sahi Levesque and Robert Julian as Co-Interim Chief Executive Officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573221/000119312522168900/0001193125-22-168900-index.htm
- Executive change
  Julie Wainwright resigned as Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson and Director at TheRealReal, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson and Director
  source text: On June 6, 2022, Founder of The RealReal, Inc. (the “Company”) Julie Wainwright resigned from her role as Chief Executive Officer, Chairperson and member of the board of directors (the “Board) of the Company, effective June 7, 2022.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573221/000119312522168900/0001193125-22-168900-index.htm
- Executive change
  Robert Julian was appointed as Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer at TheRealReal, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Co-Interim Chief Executive Officer
  source text: the Board appointed Rati Sahi Levesque and Robert Julian as Co-Interim Chief Executive Officers.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1573221/000119312522168900/0001193125-22-168900-index.htm

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