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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Coursera, Inc. (COUR)

Coursera names Tom Savage chief legal officer, succeeding Alan Cardenas

Neutral Impact 3 of 5 leadership Written later

Coursera appointed Tom Savage as Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary, effective September 21, 2026, as part of a planned leadership transition. Alan Cardenas, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, is stepping down as a Section 16 officer on the same date but will remain General Counsel until the end of 2026 and is expected to then serve as an advisor.

Key points

  • Savage's annual base salary is $425,000, with a target bonus of 60% of base salary.
  • The Human Resources and Compensation Committee granted Savage a one-time new hire equity award valued at $2.45 million, in restricted stock units.
  • Savage's RSUs vest over three years, with 50% vesting on the first anniversary of the effective date.
  • Cardenas, who has been with the company for five years, stays in his General Counsel role until the end of 2026 to support the handoff.

The filing

CompanyCoursera, Inc. (COUR)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECSep 21, 2026, 9:00 AM ET
Accession number0001140361-26-037189

Items reported: 5.02 Director / Officer Change7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 9, 2026, 8:53 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on September 21, 2026.

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