---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001636422-26-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HCAT"
cik: "0001636422"
company_name: "Health Catalyst, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:57:45.100227+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Health Catalyst appoints Aetna President Steve Nelson to Board of Directors

## Summary
- Steve Nelson, EVP and President of Aetna (CVS Health), appointed to Health Catalyst board effective May 1, 2026.
- Nelson fills a newly created board seat, expanding board from six to seven directors.
- Appointment follows recent naming of Ben Albert as CEO and Justin Spencer as Chairman.
- Board size will revert to six after the 2026 annual meeting as Matthew Kolb is not standing for re-election.
- Nelson brings experience as former CEO of ChenMed, Duly Health and Care, and UnitedHealthcare.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001636422-26-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HCAT
- cik: 0001636422
- company_name: Health Catalyst, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636422/000163642226000051/0001636422-26-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636422/000163642226000051/hcat-20260429.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636422-26-000051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636422-26-000051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001636422-26-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Steven Nelson was appointed as Board Member at Health Catalyst, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Board Member
  source text: the board of directors (our Board) of Health Catalyst, Inc. (the Company), upon the recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee, appointed Steven Nelson to the Board, effective May 1, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1636422/000163642226000051/0001636422-26-000051-index.htm

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