---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-21-020333"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SKLZ"
cik: "0001801661"
company_name: "Skillz Inc."
filed_at: "2021-10-21T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T19:18:27.315821+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Skillz appoints Vatsal Bhardwaj as Chief Product Officer effective Oct 18, 2021

## Summary
- Previously GM & Director of Game Tech at AWS (2018-2021) and Head of Product at Facebook (2015-2018).
- Base salary $400K/yr; annual target incentive $400K (pro-rated for 2021).
- Signing bonus $750K (repayable if voluntary departure within 2 years).
- RSU grant value $15M; vests 25% on 1st anniversary, then quarterly over 3 years.
- PSU grant value $5M; vests over four 1-year performance periods subject to goals.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-21-020333
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SKLZ
- cik: 0001801661
- company_name: Skillz Inc.
- filed_at: 2021-10-21T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828021020333/0001628280-21-020333-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828021020333/skillzinc8-kcpo20211020.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-020333
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-020333.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-21-020333.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Vatsal Bhardwaj was appointed as Chief Product Officer at Skillz Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Chief Product Officer
  source text: Effective October 18, 2021, Skillz Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Vatsal Bhardwaj to the position of the Company’s Chief Product Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1801661/000162828021020333/0001628280-21-020333-index.htm

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