---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001726978-22-000013"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GSHD"
cik: "0001726978"
company_name: "Goosehead Insurance, Inc."
filed_at: "2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T11:47:41.982598+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.3
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Goosehead appoints two new independent directors to board; committee changes

## Summary
- Appointed Waded Cruzado (Montana State University President) and Thomas McConnon (Wildcat Capital) as independent directors.
- McConnon joined Audit Committee; James Reid appointed to Compensation Committee.
- Chairman/CEO Mark Jones stepped down from Compensation Committee, remains on board.
- Each new director receives stock options for 12,667 shares vesting over 2 years.
- No material transactions or arrangements with new directors under Item 404(a).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001726978-22-000013
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GSHD
- cik: 0001726978
- company_name: Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
- filed_at: 2022-02-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.3
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.3
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000013/0001726978-22-000013-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000013/gshd-20220202.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001726978-22-000013
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001726978-22-000013.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Thomas McConnon was appointed as Director at Goosehead Insurance, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 2, 2022, Thomas McConnon and Waded Cruzado were each appointed to Goosehead Insurance, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000013/0001726978-22-000013-index.htm
- Executive change
  Waded Cruzado was appointed as Director at Goosehead Insurance, Inc..
  - Action: appointed
  - Role: Director
  source text: On February 2, 2022, Thomas McConnon and Waded Cruzado were each appointed to Goosehead Insurance, Inc.’s (the “Company”) Board of Directors (the “Board”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1726978/000172697822000013/0001726978-22-000013-index.htm

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