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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001649739-22-000058"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BAFN"
cik: "0001649739"
company_name: "BayFirst Financial Corp."
filed_at: "2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T09:13:30.288537+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# BayFirst Financial appoints Sheryl WuDunn, Pulitzer winner, to board

## Summary
- Sheryl WuDunn appointed to BayFirst Financial Corp. board, effective February 10, 2022.
- WuDunn is a former Goldman Sachs VP, co-founder of FullSky Partners, and first Asian-American reporter to win a Pulitzer.
- She brings expertise in technology, healthcare, and social impact, strengthening board diversity and innovation focus.
- WuDunn has served on boards of Harvard University, Princeton, and Cornell; holds B.A., MPA, and MBA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001649739-22-000058
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BAFN
- cik: 0001649739
- company_name: BayFirst Financial Corp.
- filed_at: 2022-02-10T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973922000058/0001649739-22-000058-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973922000058/bafn-20220210.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-22-000058
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-22-000058.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001649739-22-000058.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Sheryl WuDunn was appointed as director at BayFirst Financial Corp..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: director
  source text: On February 10, 2022, the BayFirst Financial Corp.’s board of directors appointed Sheryl WuDunn as a director of the Company.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1649739/000164973922000058/0001649739-22-000058-index.htm

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