Brighthouse Financial, Inc.
NASDAQ: BHF. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50
- SEC CIK
- 0001685040
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 26, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Eric T. SteigerwaltSince Feb 24, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- Not published9 directors published
- Published claims
- 254 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 90 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 9 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
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GC CHANGED
Alfred Lin executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
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 General Counsel | Alfred Lin | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Edward A. Spehar | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Eric T. Steigerwalt | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer | John L. Rosenthal | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Myles J. Lambert | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer | Vonda R. Huss | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Executive Vice President and General Counsel | Allie Lin | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
Board of directors
Evidence9 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Juel | Independence not published | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Chuck Chaplin | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Diane Offereins | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Eileen Mallesch | Independence not published | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Eric Steigerwalt | Independence not published | 2016 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Irene Chang Britt | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Pat Shouvlin | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Paul Wetzel | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Steve Hooley | Independence not published | 2020 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
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.
- CommitteesNot reviewed. Committee mandates show where oversight is delegated.
- 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- Alfred LinExecutive Vice President and General Counselcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:14
- Edward A. SpeharExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:16
- Eric T. SteigerwaltPresident and Chief Executive Officercompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:17
- John L. RosenthalExecutive Vice President and Chief Investment Officercompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:18
- Myles J. LambertExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officercompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:19
- Vonda R. HussExecutive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officercompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:20
- Allie LinExecutive Vice President and General Counselcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:15
- Carol JuelDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:5
- Chuck ChaplinDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:6
- Diane OffereinsDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:7
- Eileen MalleschDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:8
- Eric SteigerwaltDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:9
- Irene Chang BrittDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:10
- Pat ShouvlinDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:11
- Paul WetzelDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:12
- Steve HooleyDirectorcompany:beab9013-6c8b-4237-85fe-0f7452f96a50:leadership_role:13
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
- 9 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 26, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Apr 26, 2022. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Feb 24, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4BHF executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 24, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 24, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 24, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 24, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 24, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 26, 2026- Alfred Lin executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
- Edward A. Spehar executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
- Eric T. Steigerwalt executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
- John L. Rosenthal executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
- Myles J. Lambert executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
- Vonda R. Huss executive of Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2026-02-24.
- Carol Juel seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Steve Hooley seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Eileen Mallesch seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2018-01-01.
- Chuck Chaplin seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Diane Offereins seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Irene Chang Britt seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Pat Shouvlin seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Paul Wetzel seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2017-01-01.
- Eric Steigerwalt seat on Brighthouse Financial, Inc., effective 2016-01-01.



