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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001564590-22-028293"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "PJT"
cik: "0001626115"
company_name: "PJT Partners Inc."
filed_at: "2022-08-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-24T02:49:50.337470+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# PJT Partners appoints K. Don Cornwell to Board, effective Jan 20, 2023

## Summary
- K. Don Cornwell appointed as Class II director, expanding Board to seven members.
- He will continue as a Partner in Strategic Advisory until assuming board role in January 2023.
- Cornwell co-founded Dynasty Equity, a sports investment firm, and has extensive M&A background.
- He will receive standard non-employee director compensation as described in the 2022 proxy.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001564590-22-028293
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: PJT
- cik: 0001626115
- company_name: PJT Partners Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-08-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1626115/000156459022028293/0001564590-22-028293-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1626115/000156459022028293/pjt-8k_20220804.htm

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