Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc.
NASDAQ: ASO. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b
- SEC CIK
- 0001817358
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Steven (Steve) P. LawrenceChief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 10 / 1212 directors published
- Published claims
- 354 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 80 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 8 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CFO CHANGED
Earl Carlton Ford IV executive of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2026-03-17.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Earl Carlton Ford IV | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officer | Matthew M. McCabe | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| President | Suzanne Nora Johnson | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| President | Samuel (Sam) J. Johnson | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE5 |
| Chief Executive Officer | Steven (Steve) P. Lawrence | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE6 |
Board of directors
Evidence12 directors published. 10 of 12 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl C. Raff | Independent | 2021 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Brian T. Marley | Independent | 2020 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Clay M. Johnson | Independent | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Jeff C. Tweedy | Independent | 2020 | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Ken C. Hicks | Not independent | 2020 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Michael Dastugue | Independent | 2025 | Audit | Source reportedE2 |
| Monique Picou | Independent | 2024 | Nominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Shannon Hennessy | Independent | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Steve P. Lawrence | Not independent | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Theresa Palermo | Independent | 2022 | Nominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Tom M. Nealon | Independent | 2021 | AuditAudit; CompensationCompensation | Source reportedE2 |
| Wendy A. Beck | Independent | 2020 | AuditAudit; Nominating and Governance · ChairNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Brian T. Marley | Brian T. Marley, Michael Dastugue, Tom M. Nealon, Wendy A. Beck | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Brian T. Marley | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Compensation | Not published | Tom M. Nealon | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Wendy A. Beck | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Beryl C. Raff | Beryl C. Raff, Jeff C. Tweedy, Tom M. Nealon | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair | Not published | Beryl C. Raff | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Jeff C. Tweedy | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Wendy A. Beck | Wendy A. Beck, Jeff C. Tweedy, Monique Picou, Theresa Palermo | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.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.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.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.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Earl Carlton Ford IVExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:17
- Matthew M. McCabeExecutive Vice President and Chief Merchandising Officercompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:18
- Suzanne Nora JohnsonPresidentcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:21
- Samuel (Sam) J. JohnsonPresidentcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:19
- Steven (Steve) P. LawrenceChief Executive Officercompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:20
- Beryl C. RaffDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:5
- Brian T. MarleyDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:6
- Clay M. JohnsonDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:7
- Jeff C. TweedyDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:8
- Ken C. HicksDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:9
- Michael DastugueDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:10
- Monique PicouDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:11
- Shannon HennessyDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:12
- Steve P. LawrenceDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:13
- Theresa PalermoDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:14
- Tom M. NealonDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:15
- Wendy A. BeckDirectorcompany:8ab17afb-39f5-4161-837c-d2f64e67347b:leadership_role:16
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 8 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Apr 21, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 12 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Mar 17, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Mar 17, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5ASO executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6ASO executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Mar 17, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8board_seats. board seats. Cited by 14 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Earl Carlton Ford IV executive of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2026-03-17.
- Matthew M. McCabe executive of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2026-03-17.
- Suzanne Nora Johnson executive of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2026-03-17.
- Clay M. Johnson seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
- Michael Dastugue seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
- Shannon Hennessy seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
- Michael Dastugue member of Audit, effective 2025-01-01.
- Monique Picou seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2024-01-01.
- Steve P. Lawrence seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2023-01-01.
- Theresa Palermo seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2022-01-01.
- Beryl C. Raff seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Tom M. Nealon seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Audit; Compensation committee of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Tom M. Nealon member of Audit; Compensation, effective 2021-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair committee of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Beryl C. Raff member of Compensation · Chair, effective 2021-01-01.
- Brian T. Marley seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Jeff C. Tweedy seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Ken C. Hicks seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Wendy A. Beck seat on Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Brian T. Marley member of Audit · Chair, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Wendy A. Beck member of Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2020-01-01.
- Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of Academy Sports & Outdoors, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Jeff C. Tweedy member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01.



