---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628908-25-000010"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EVH"
cik: "0001628908"
company_name: "Evolent Health, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T03:30:34.250385+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Evolent Health enters cooperation with Engaged Capital, appoints Springstubb to board

## Summary
- Appointed Brendan Springstubb (Engaged Capital affiliate) to Board; he joins Strategy Committee.
- Engaged Capital bound by standstill: cannot exceed 9.9% ownership or launch proxy contests.
- M. Bridget Duffy resigned from Board effective Feb 3, 2025, not due to any disagreement.
- Richard Jelinek to be named Chair of the Board at 2025 Annual Meeting, succeeding Cheryl Scott.
- Board continues independent director search; five new independent directors added in three years.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628908-25-000010
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EVH
- cik: 0001628908
- company_name: Evolent Health, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628908/000162890825000010/0001628908-25-000010-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628908/000162890825000010/evh-20250203.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628908-25-000010
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628908-25-000010.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  M. Bridget Duffy resigned as Director at Evolent Health, Inc..
  - Action: resigned
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 3, 2025, M. Bridget Duffy, MD resigned from the Board.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628908/000162890825000010/0001628908-25-000010-index.htm
- Executive change
  Brendan Springstubb was appointed as Director at Evolent Health, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 4, 2025, the Board (1) appointed Mr. Springstubb as a director
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1628908/000162890825000010/0001628908-25-000010-index.htm

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