# CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC - Display name: CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T12:46:51.658975+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.825 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 8 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Adam S. Gordon: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:6 - Alexander L. Cappello: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2008-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:7 - David B. Pittaway: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2009-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:8 - Edie A. Ames: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2016-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:9 - Janice L. Meyer: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:10 - Jerome I. Kransdorf: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1997-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:11 - Khanh Collins: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:12 - David Overton: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:5 ## Executive leadership - Slanix Alex: Executive Vice President Operations of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:17 - David M. Gordon: President, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:13 - David Overton: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:14 - Matthew E. Clark: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:15 - Scarlett May: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:16 - Spero G. Alex: Executive Vice President Operations of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:18 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Slanix Alex executive of CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2026-02-23. Effective: 2026-02-23. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1m8a5ee1q7ccpu - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Adam S. Gordon seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:16axdmo1p2rb9i - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Khanh Collins seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:19amdqcpdridw - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Janice L. Meyer seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1txtte91fgqgt7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Edie A. Ames seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:pg1hekxwzvqe - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: David B. Pittaway seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ocek7p1y7jocl - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Alexander L. Cappello seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 2008-01-01. Effective: 2008-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:8kch0x1dzpq3b - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jerome I. Kransdorf seat on CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC, effective 1997-01-01. Effective: 1997-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:41.550633+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1igtkm2145w8ok ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/cheesecake-factory-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - David Overton: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbe3ae443af4b1ee0776dc05d8f034edc06ce655ded8c963e0716b93205c8b49. - Adam S. Gordon: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - Alexander L. Cappello: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - David B. Pittaway: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - Edie A. Ames: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - Janice L. Meyer: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - Jerome I. Kransdorf: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 1997-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - Khanh Collins: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d. - David M. Gordon: President, The Cheesecake Factory Incorporated. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbe3ae443af4b1ee0776dc05d8f034edc06ce655ded8c963e0716b93205c8b49. - David Overton: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbe3ae443af4b1ee0776dc05d8f034edc06ce655ded8c963e0716b93205c8b49. - Matthew E. Clark: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbe3ae443af4b1ee0776dc05d8f034edc06ce655ded8c963e0716b93205c8b49. - Scarlett May: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbe3ae443af4b1ee0776dc05d8f034edc06ce655ded8c963e0716b93205c8b49. - Slanix Alex: Executive Vice President Operations of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2026-02-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:032df0c0ea9b4499fdb17a15963cc4f5c2f6aba1cef6e64fbc13384c651adf0e. - Spero G. Alex: Executive Vice President Operations of The Cheesecake Factory Restaurants, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c334d1981eeec6cae852bf61d2ccc9df1fa266ca6a3bbf5f2758ee5e4f38b9. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - CHEESECAKE FACTORY INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e5351169c739241ebbd27714806cabe13ebd27a811af730100e0ad882b095e91. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e5351169c739241ebbd27714806cabe13ebd27a811af730100e0ad882b095e91. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e5351169c739241ebbd27714806cabe13ebd27a811af730100e0ad882b095e91. ## Security Listing - CAKE (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:51a886b6-34de-4b46-aacd-ab84462b1856:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e5351169c739241ebbd27714806cabe13ebd27a811af730100e0ad882b095e91. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:e5351169c739241ebbd27714806cabe13ebd27a811af730100e0ad882b095e91: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbe3ae443af4b1ee0776dc05d8f034edc06ce655ded8c963e0716b93205c8b49: [SEC DEF 14A 0001104659-26-042016](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926042016/tm261408-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:93ff0e5492e7c7dc4a573b83897292efdc9d9d6d18fe9faad414a7df79339e4d: [DEF 14A tm261408-1_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926042016/tm261408-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:032df0c0ea9b4499fdb17a15963cc4f5c2f6aba1cef6e64fbc13384c651adf0e: [CAKE 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887596/000110465926018643/cake-20251230x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c334d1981eeec6cae852bf61d2ccc9df1fa266ca6a3bbf5f2758ee5e4f38b9: CAKE executive roster source. ## Rights | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | public_retrieval | allowed | | agent_retrieval | allowed | | redistribution | not_granted | | model_training | not_granted | | commercial_use | not_specified | | relationship_pathfinding | not_granted | | direct_contact | not_granted | ## Limitations - 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. - 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. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cheesecake-factory-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cheesecake-factory-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-17T12:46:51.478235+00:00; recorded 2026-10-17T12:46:51.478235+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.