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Designer Brands Inc.

Designer Brands Inc. (DBI), through its various subsidiaries, specializes in the creation, production, and sale of footwear and fashion accessories for women, men, and children, primarily serving the North American market.

USNYSE: DBI
Public sources
1 reviewed
Published leadership records
13
Last reviewed
Sep 16, 2026
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Designer Brands Inc.

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Record

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ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-1
Canonical entityalpha:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb
Entity typeCompany
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/companies/designer-brands-inc
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationsource_reported
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims18
Claims under review1
Evidence records2
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-16T04:46:26.735423+00:00
Last reviewed2026-09-16T04:46:26.735423+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Designer Brands Inc.
  • Display name: Designer Brands Inc.

Leadership

  • Jay L. Schottenstein: Executive Chairman. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Allan J. Tanenbaum: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Deborah L. Ferrée: Vice Chair, Chief Product Officer and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Douglas M. Howe: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Elaine J. Eisenman: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Harvey L. Sonnenberg: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Joanna T. Lau: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Joanne Zaiac: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Joseph A. Schottenstein: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Peter S. Cobb: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Richard A. Paul: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Deborah L. Ferrée: Vice Chair and Chief Product Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.
  • Douglas M. Howe: Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:2.

Roles

  • PUBLISHED

Governance

  • NOT_ASSERTED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

Financials

  • NOT_ASSERTED

Workforce

  • NOT_ASSERTED

Market and index context

  • PUBLISHED

Legal Name

  • Designer Brands Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:1.

Headquarters

  • US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review.

Entity Status

  • Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:1.

Published Fact

  • US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:1.
  • Consumer Cyclical. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:1.
  • Apparel - Retail. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:1.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessPUBLISHED
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernanceNOT_ASSERTED
FinancialsNOT_ASSERTED
WorkforceNOT_ASSERTED
OwnershipNOT_ASSERTED
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextPUBLISHED

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agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_granted

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  • Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
  • Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
  • Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
  • This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.

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