Company: SKLZ
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form Type: 10-K
Source: 0001801661-25-000050
Chunk: 19

Company: Skillz Inc.
Filing Date: 2025-11-06
Form: 10-K
Item: Item 10
Chunk 19
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TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.

Directors and Management

Director Biographical Information

The names of our directors, certain biographical information about our directors, and the experiences, qualifications, attributes or skills that the Nominating Committee considered when recommending the directors for nomination, are set forth below. Ages and positions are as of November 3, 2025.

NameAgePosition with Skillz Inc.Andrew Paradise(1)43Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder and Chairman of the BoardCasey Chafkin(2,7)41DirectorHenry Hoffman (3,4)42DirectorAnthony Cabot(2)69DirectorAlexander Mandel(5)55DirectorKent Wakeford(3,6)56Director

(1)Chair of the Nominating Committee

(2)Member of the Nominating Committee

(3)Member of the Audit Committee

(4)Member of the Compensation Committee

(5)Chair of the Audit Committee

(6)Chair of the Compensation Committee

(7)Mr. Chafkin resigned as Chief Strategy Officer of the Company effective August 23, 2024. Mr. Chafkin continues to serve as a consultant to the Company and director on the Board.

Andrew Paradise

Mr. Paradise is our Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board, and founder. Since co-founding Skillz in 2012, he has grown the company into the first publicly traded mobile games platform, hosting billions of tournaments and distributing millions in prizes each month. Prior to Skillz, Mr. Paradise founded AisleBuyer, a mobile self-checkout company acquired by Intuit (NASDAQ: INTU) in 2012. Earlier in his career, Mr. Paradise worked in private equity and venture capital. He holds more than 90 patents to his name. Mr. Paradise’s industry experience, leadership abilities and strategic insight make him a valued member of the Board.

Casey Chafkin

Mr. Chafkin has served on the Board since the establishment of Skillz’ Board and is a co-founder of the Company. Since its founding in 2012 until August 2024, Mr. Chafkin served the Company in a variety of C-Suite roles.  Prior to Skillz, Mr. Chafkin was the VP of Business Development for AisleBuyer (now Intuit GoPayment) (NASDAQ: INTU) from 2010 to 2012. He is