# Designer Brands 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/designer-brands-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 19 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-20T04:46:39.400205+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-20T04:46:39.400205+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Designer Brands Inc. - Display name: Designer Brands 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 | 2026-10-20T05:39:09.874836+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.794 | | Directors | 11 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 0 | | 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 | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Allan J. Tanenbaum: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:8 - Deborah L. Ferrée: Vice Chair, Chief Product Officer and Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Product Officer and Director (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:9 - Douglas M. Howe: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:10 - Elaine J. Eisenman: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:11 - Harvey L. Sonnenberg: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:12 - Jay L. Schottenstein: Executive Chairman. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:7 - Joanna T. Lau: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:13 - Joanne Zaiac: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:14 - Joseph A. Schottenstein: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:15 - Peter S. Cobb: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:16 - Richard A. Paul: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:17 ## Committees - Chief Product Officer and Director (other). Chair: Deborah L. Ferrée. Members: Deborah L. Ferrée (chair, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:designer-brands-inc:chief-product-officer-and-director ## Executive leadership - Deborah L. Ferrée: Vice Chair and Chief Product Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:18 - Douglas M. Howe: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:19 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/designer-brands-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Jay L. Schottenstein: Executive Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Allan J. Tanenbaum: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Deborah L. Ferrée: Vice Chair, Chief Product Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Douglas M. Howe: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Elaine J. Eisenman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Harvey L. Sonnenberg: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Joanna T. Lau: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Joanne Zaiac: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Joseph A. Schottenstein: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Peter S. Cobb: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Richard A. Paul: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Deborah L. Ferrée: Vice Chair and Chief Product Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. - Douglas M. Howe: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Designer Brands Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54. - Consumer Cyclical. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54. - Apparel - Retail. Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54. ## Security Listing - DBI (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:43a489eb-ee94-40b0-bedc-741073702fcb:security_listing:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54. ## 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:b453ac49140b22cb60eac7dedecc5e30fa661772531a66d9c36ba4957b6c9b54: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:368f45284a333c1778253e9765bc9e4442d265f1d97f862e349eaf3e8437799a: [SEC DEF 14A 0001319947-26-000032](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1319947/000131994726000032/dsw-20260507.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/designer-brands-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/designer-brands-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/designer-brands-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/designer-brands-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 2026-10-20T05:39:09.639508+00:00; recorded 2026-10-20T05:39:09.639508+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.