COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.

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• Identityunclaimed
  Published
• Evidencesource_reported
  Published
• Evaluationnot_evaluated
  Published
• MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
  Not published
• Freshnesscurrent
  Published

10 directors published. 8 of 10 with a published determination are independent.

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• 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.
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• 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.

• AJ
  Aaron James DeerExecutive Vice President & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:17
• AV
  Anddria VarnadoDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:7
• CE
  Clint E. SteinDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:8
• EW
  Elizabeth W. SeatonDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:9
• HC
  Hilliard C. Terry, IIIDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:10
• JM
  Jaynie Miller StudenmundDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:11
• JF
  John F. SchultzDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:12
• MC
  M. Christian MitchellDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:13
• MA
  Mark A. FinkelsteinDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:14
• RL
  Randal L. LundDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:15
• SR
  Steven R. GardnerDirector
  company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:16

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Basis

Published company record built from public sources

Sources

4 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.

1. E1
   Alpha canonical company public projection

   Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
2. E2
   Columbia Banking System DEF 14A 2026-03-31

   sec proxy. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved Jul 12, 2026. Cited by 10 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
3. E3
   Columbia Banking System key executives

   other. Published Apr 24, 2026. Retrieved Apr 24, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
   Open web
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned
4. E4
   Audit

   board_seats. board seats. Cited by 23 Claims.
   Authoritative, regulatory filing
   Rights not recorded, link only
   Evidence not pinned

• Jaynie Miller Studenmund seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01.
• M. Christian Mitchell seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01.
• Steven R. Gardner seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01.
• Audit; Risk committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01.
• M. Christian Mitchell member of Audit; Risk, effective 2025-01-01.
• Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01.
• Jaynie Miller Studenmund member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2025-01-01.
• Clint E. Stein seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2020-01-01.
• Anddria Varnado seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2018-01-01.
• Audit; Technology committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2018-01-01.
• Anddria Varnado member of Audit; Technology, effective 2018-01-01.
• Randal L. Lund seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2017-01-01.
• Audit · Chair; Risk committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2017-01-01.
• Randal L. Lund member of Audit · Chair; Risk, effective 2017-01-01.
• John F. Schultz seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2015-01-01.
• Audit; Technology · Chair committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2015-01-01.
• John F. Schultz member of Audit; Technology · Chair, effective 2015-01-01.
• Elizabeth W. Seaton seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01.
• Mark A. Finkelstein seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01.
• Audit; Risk · Chair committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01.
• Elizabeth W. Seaton member of Audit; Risk · Chair, effective 2014-01-01.
• Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01.
• Mark A. Finkelstein member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology, effective 2014-01-01.
• Hilliard C. Terry, III seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01.
• Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01.
• Hilliard C. Terry, III member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology, effective 2010-01-01.