# COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/columbia-banking-system-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 39 | | Claims under review | 2 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC. - Display name: COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, 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 | 2026-10-16T06:11:24.675953+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.827 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 13 | | Governance events | 26 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | 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 - Anddria Varnado: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2018-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Technology (member); Technology (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:7 - Clint E. Stein: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:8 - Elizabeth W. Seaton: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2014-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Risk · Chair (member); Risk (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:9 - Hilliard C. Terry, III: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2010-01-01. Committees: Compensation (chair); Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology (member); Nominating and Governance (member); Technology (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:10 - Jaynie Miller Studenmund: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:11 - John F. Schultz: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2015-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Technology · Chair (member); Technology (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:12 - M. Christian Mitchell: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2025-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Risk (member); Risk (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:13 - Mark A. Finkelstein: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2014-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology (member); Nominating and Governance (member); Technology (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:14 - Randal L. Lund: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2017-01-01. Committees: Audit (chair); Audit · Chair; Risk (member); Risk (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:15 - Steven R. Gardner: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:16 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: Randal L. Lund. Members: Randal L. Lund (chair, current); Anddria Varnado (member, current); Elizabeth W. Seaton (member, current); John F. Schultz (member, current); M. Christian Mitchell (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:audit - Audit · Chair; Risk (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Randal L. Lund (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:audit-chair-risk - Audit; Risk (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: M. Christian Mitchell (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:audit-risk - Audit; Risk · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Elizabeth W. Seaton (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:audit-risk-chair - Audit; Technology (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Anddria Varnado (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:audit-technology - Audit; Technology · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: John F. Schultz (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:audit-technology-chair - Compensation (compensation). Chair: Hilliard C. Terry, III. Members: Hilliard C. Terry, III (chair, current); Jaynie Miller Studenmund (member, current); Mark A. Finkelstein (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:compensation - Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Hilliard C. Terry, III (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:compensation-chair-nominating-and-governance-technology - Compensation; Nominating and Governance (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Jaynie Miller Studenmund (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:compensation-nominating-and-governance - Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Mark A. Finkelstein (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:compensation-nominating-and-governance-technology - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Hilliard C. Terry, III (member, current); Jaynie Miller Studenmund (member, current); Mark A. Finkelstein (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:nominating-and-governance - Risk (risk). Chair: Elizabeth W. Seaton. Members: Elizabeth W. Seaton (chair, current); M. Christian Mitchell (member, current); Randal L. Lund (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:risk - Technology (technology). Chair: John F. Schultz. Members: John F. Schultz (chair, current); Anddria Varnado (member, current); Hilliard C. Terry, III (member, current); Mark A. Finkelstein (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:columbia-banking-system-inc:technology ## Executive leadership - Aaron James Deer: Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jaynie Miller Studenmund seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:icdmnbwid02z - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: M. Christian Mitchell seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:14iez1t1g8vg01 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Steven R. Gardner seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1j51te1lucdt4 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Risk committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:6sitnn14bprut - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: M. Christian Mitchell member of Audit; Risk, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ntze1q1ks4qkq - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:197ycxb8j5vr7 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Jaynie Miller Studenmund member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:foatc794axol - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Clint E. Stein seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:zcts4s5bgin6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Anddria Varnado seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:636h981lm455i - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Technology committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ibbjpakniq0a - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Anddria Varnado member of Audit; Technology, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:11jtg8o1l42zp8 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Randal L. Lund seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:3fczei1kxy4lq - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit · Chair; Risk committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1igk0804zv53u - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Randal L. Lund member of Audit · Chair; Risk, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1sn6pjj12ay8i5 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John F. Schultz seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1gqv5r3171zsur - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Technology · Chair committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:h42laz11je1q3 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: John F. Schultz member of Audit; Technology · Chair, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:6m3wdbrhx0gl - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Elizabeth W. Seaton seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:cxk6gu1qjml3o - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mark A. Finkelstein seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1d17xygj1low4 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Risk · Chair committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:lknxuqvwzlzw - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Elizabeth W. Seaton member of Audit; Risk · Chair, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mantdngld4lj - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10yb8ku1dycpzs - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Mark A. Finkelstein member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:xlfhpd1xtdrh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Hilliard C. Terry, III seat on COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01. Effective: 2010-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1h2ub60dm9jxw - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology committee of COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC., effective 2010-01-01. Effective: 2010-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T04:45:39.548171+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1g5blau1xo3uk0 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Hilliard C. Terry, III member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology, effective 2010-01-01. Effective: 2010-01-01. 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Seaton"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:34: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Risk","category":"risk","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:m-christian-mitchell","name":"M. Christian Mitchell"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:35: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Risk","category":"risk","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:randal-l-lund","name":"Randal L. Lund"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:37: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Technology","category":"technology","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:john-f-schultz","name":"John F. Schultz"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:38: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Technology","category":"technology","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:anddria-varnado","name":"Anddria Varnado"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:39: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Technology","category":"technology","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:hilliard-c-terry-iii","name":"Hilliard C. Terry, III"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:40: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Technology","category":"technology","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:mark-a-finkelstein","name":"Mark A. Finkelstein"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Anddria Varnado: Director, Audit; Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Clint E. Stein: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Elizabeth W. Seaton: Director, Audit; Risk · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Hilliard C. Terry, III: Director, Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance; Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2010-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Jaynie Miller Studenmund: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - John F. Schultz: Director, Audit; Technology · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - M. Christian Mitchell: Director, Audit; Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Mark A. Finkelstein: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance; Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Randal L. Lund: Director, Audit · Chair; Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Steven R. Gardner: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754. - Aaron James Deer: Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8acf94337d54078761b7b609bf80b53337b05e4fe2f121e17dc57baaf2c4c213. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair Randal L. Lund; Members Randal L. Lund (Chair); Anddria Varnado; Elizabeth W. Seaton; John F. Schultz; M. Christian Mitchell. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_record:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Compensation: Chair Hilliard C. Terry, III; Members Hilliard C. Terry, III (Chair); Jaynie Miller Studenmund; Mark A. Finkelstein. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_record:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Nominating and Governance: Chair not stated; Members Hilliard C. Terry, III; Jaynie Miller Studenmund; Mark A. Finkelstein. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_record:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Risk: Chair Elizabeth W. Seaton; Members Elizabeth W. Seaton (Chair); M. Christian Mitchell; Randal L. Lund. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_record:32. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Technology: Chair John F. Schultz; Members John F. Schultz (Chair); Anddria Varnado; Hilliard C. Terry, III; Mark A. Finkelstein. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_record:36. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - COLUMBIA BANKING SYSTEM, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c8fd883323ab7e9d5c9c54ffc7c71dfb20c7a034b011c9af2b8007a97f238511. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c8fd883323ab7e9d5c9c54ffc7c71dfb20c7a034b011c9af2b8007a97f238511. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c8fd883323ab7e9d5c9c54ffc7c71dfb20c7a034b011c9af2b8007a97f238511. - Financials. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c8fd883323ab7e9d5c9c54ffc7c71dfb20c7a034b011c9af2b8007a97f238511. ## Committee Appointment - Randal L. Lund: chair, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Anddria Varnado: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Elizabeth W. Seaton: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - John F. Schultz: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - M. Christian Mitchell: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Hilliard C. Terry, III: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Jaynie Miller Studenmund: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Mark A. Finkelstein: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Hilliard C. Terry, III: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Jaynie Miller Studenmund: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:30. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Mark A. Finkelstein: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:31. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Elizabeth W. Seaton: chair, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:33. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - M. Christian Mitchell: member, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:34. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Randal L. Lund: member, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:35. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - John F. Schultz: chair, Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:37. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Anddria Varnado: member, Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:38. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Hilliard C. Terry, III: member, Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:39. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. - Mark A. Finkelstein: member, Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:committee_appointment:40. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861. ## Security Listing - COLB (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:4888ddea-ffb6-4639-8bad-75059baadaac:security_listing:41. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:c8fd883323ab7e9d5c9c54ffc7c71dfb20c7a034b011c9af2b8007a97f238511. ## 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:c8fd883323ab7e9d5c9c54ffc7c71dfb20c7a034b011c9af2b8007a97f238511: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/columbia-banking-system-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:32d65cbb8585597c91380974f39b2230a8b6264e12204f59e029e90e86f32754: [Columbia Banking System DEF 14A 2026-03-31](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887343/000088734326000126/colb-20260331.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8acf94337d54078761b7b609bf80b53337b05e4fe2f121e17dc57baaf2c4c213: [Columbia Banking System key executives](https://financialmodelingprep.com/stable/key-executives?symbol=COLB). - alpha:projection-evidence:b40e54cfc919df5f05396bf9fe96ff1fe19c4221ee7919919cef41f36de21861: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887343/000088734326000126/colb-20260331.htm). ## 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/columbia-banking-system-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/columbia-banking-system-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/columbia-banking-system-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/columbia-banking-system-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/columbia-banking-system-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 2026-10-16T06:11:24.474049+00:00; recorded 2026-10-16T06:11:24.474049+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.