---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-25-054366"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "VERI"
cik: "0001615165"
company_name: "Veritone, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-24T18:30:04.515980+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Veritone board changes: Chad Steelberg resigns, Francisco Morales appointed

## Summary
- Chad Steelberg resigned as director effective March 12, 2025; will remain as strategic advisor.
- Resignation not due to any dispute with management or board over operations or policies.
- Francisco Morales appointed to fill vacancy effective March 20, 2025 as Class III director.
- Morales is Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of 5.11 Tactical, bringing public sector expertise.
- Appointment is expected to bolster Veritone's law enforcement and military AI business momentum.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-25-054366
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: VERI
- cik: 0001615165
- company_name: Veritone, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-03-14T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000119312525054366/0001193125-25-054366-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000119312525054366/d914088d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Executive change
  Francisco Morales was appointed as Class III Director at Veritone, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Class III Director
  source text: On March 12, 2025, the Board appointed Francisco Morales as a member of the Board, effective as of March 20, 2025, to fill the vacancy created by Mr. Steelberg’s resignation
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000119312525054366/0001193125-25-054366-index.htm
- Executive change
  Chad Steelberg resigned as Director at Veritone, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 12, 2025, Chad Steelberg informed Veritone, Inc. (the “Company”) of his decision to resign as a member of the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”), and any committee of the Board on which he serves, effective as of March 12, 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1615165/000119312525054366/0001193125-25-054366-index.htm

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