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Canonical entity
alpha:person:stephen-m-shafer
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-05-15T19:21:46.26+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

Markdown

https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-shafer.md
Open Markdown

Stephen M. Shafer

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

FieldValue
Representationalpha-profile-markdown-v3
ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-0
Canonical entityalpha:person:stephen-m-shafer
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-shafer
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims16
Claims under review0
Evidence records5
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review2
Observed2026-09-13T10:18:02.680634+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-15T19:21:46.26+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Stephen M. Shafer
  • Display name: Stephen M. Shafer

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Director at A. O. Smith. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:4.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

AI expertise

  • AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

AI governance relevance

  • AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

Board independence

  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:3.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of A. O. Smith Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:3.

Board role

  • Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Committee assignments

  • No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1.
  • Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Executive company

  • Executive at A.O. Smith Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

Executive function

  • Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Named Proxy. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.
  • Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1.
  • Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessNOT_APPLICABLE
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
FinancialsNOT_APPLICABLE
WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

Rights

FieldValue
public_retrievalallowed
agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_granted

Limitations

  • Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
  • Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
  • Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
  • Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

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