# Essential Utilities, 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/essential-utilities-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 28 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 9 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Essential Utilities, Inc. - Display name: Essential Utilities, 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 | 2026-10-17T04:17:01.258084+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.839 | | Directors | 5 | | Committees | 8 | | Governance events | 20 | | 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 - Christopher H. Franklin: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2015-01-01. Committees: Risk (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:5 - Daniel J. Hilferty: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2017-01-01. Committees: Compensation (chair); Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:6 - David A. Ciesinski: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2021-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Risk · Chair (member); Risk (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:7 - Elizabeth B. Amato: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2018-01-01. Committees: Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance; Risk (member); Risk (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:8 - Tamara L. Linde: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2024-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Risk (member); Risk (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:9 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: David A. Ciesinski (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:audit - Audit; Risk · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: David A. Ciesinski (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:audit-risk-chair - Compensation (compensation). Chair: Daniel J. Hilferty. Members: Daniel J. Hilferty (chair, current); Tamara L. Linde (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:compensation - Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Daniel J. Hilferty (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:compensation-chair-nominating-and-governance - Compensation; Risk (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Tamara L. Linde (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:compensation-risk - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Daniel J. Hilferty (member, current); Elizabeth B. Amato (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:nominating-and-governance - Nominating and Governance; Risk (nominating_governance). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Elizabeth B. Amato (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:nominating-and-governance-risk - Risk (risk). Chair: David A. Ciesinski. Members: David A. Ciesinski (chair, current); Christopher H. Franklin (member, current); Elizabeth B. Amato (member, current); Tamara L. Linde (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:essential-utilities-inc:risk ## Executive leadership - Bradley J. Palmer: Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer [CAO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:10 - Christopher H. Franklin: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:11 - Christopher P. Luning: Executive Vice President and General Counsel [GC]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:12 - Colleen M. Arnold: President, Aqua Water [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:13 - Daniel J. Schuller: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:14 - Michael A. Huwar: President, Peoples Natural Gas [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:15 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Bradley J. Palmer executive of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fz27tkeolvf4 - CEO_CHANGED: Christopher H. Franklin executive of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:gekgx1m7ed9b - GC_CHANGED: Christopher P. Luning executive of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:kuolwf1as92rn - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Colleen M. Arnold executive of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:9ogmctplt0t9 - CFO_CHANGED: Daniel J. Schuller executive of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1jhn1si15se3jy - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Michael A. Huwar executive of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2026-02-26. Effective: 2026-02-26. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1355ka4a5prva - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Tamara L. Linde seat on Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1sx28jz4bpan9 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Risk committee of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:77abgpfiopo1 - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Tamara L. Linde member of Compensation; Risk, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:b0qt4izrifzc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: David A. Ciesinski seat on Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:111clkg1knvnna - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Risk · Chair committee of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1wp56u2165h8rm - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: David A. Ciesinski member of Audit; Risk · Chair, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:hr96uawqkls2 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Elizabeth B. Amato seat on Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ww7ms3xhd6k7 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Nominating and Governance; Risk committee of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:uownwpj8muz - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Elizabeth B. Amato member of Nominating and Governance; Risk, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1k5lh6lyggzf1 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Daniel J. Hilferty seat on Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1mxntkspkwjg2 - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:18kgru01qizvuy - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Daniel J. Hilferty member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1i65yh51tbu9pn - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Christopher H. Franklin seat on Essential Utilities, Inc., effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:pj8j131v53utz - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Christopher H. Franklin member of Risk, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:51:46.791311+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:vumna2rhvfta ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/essential-utilities-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:17: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:david-a-ciesinski","name":"David A. Ciesinski"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:19: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:daniel-j-hilferty","name":"Daniel J. Hilferty"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:20: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:tamara-l-linde","name":"Tamara L. Linde"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:22: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:daniel-j-hilferty","name":"Daniel J. Hilferty"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:23: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:elizabeth-b-amato","name":"Elizabeth B. Amato"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Risk","category":"risk","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:david-a-ciesinski","name":"David A. Ciesinski"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:26: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Risk","category":"risk","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:christopher-h-franklin","name":"Christopher H. Franklin"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:27: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Risk","category":"risk","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:elizabeth-b-amato","name":"Elizabeth B. Amato"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:28: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Risk","category":"risk","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:tamara-l-linde","name":"Tamara L. Linde"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Christopher H. Franklin: Director, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c72be227308051d2282f64f29776ac1f3091736de1d66503d400d8f6d9bba54. - Daniel J. Hilferty: Director, Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c72be227308051d2282f64f29776ac1f3091736de1d66503d400d8f6d9bba54. - David A. Ciesinski: Director, Audit; Risk · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c72be227308051d2282f64f29776ac1f3091736de1d66503d400d8f6d9bba54. - Elizabeth B. Amato: Director, Nominating and Governance; Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c72be227308051d2282f64f29776ac1f3091736de1d66503d400d8f6d9bba54. - Tamara L. Linde: Director, Compensation; Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c72be227308051d2282f64f29776ac1f3091736de1d66503d400d8f6d9bba54. - Bradley J. Palmer: Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d0e36bb47f20c4df70c96e323e0eeeb9c8628ff945f4122a6312f7603232e045. - Christopher H. Franklin: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d7fbee559bddbbf006d19c55862900ba646a3b19b5401b97dc20c2cee3fc42d. - Christopher P. Luning: Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d3ddf1fc29945dc81d839aa845984f068ef6862598a92eeac6127292c34052e. - Colleen M. Arnold: President, Aqua Water. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92063cced8574afbd305eacb8350826f3d059bbf2ff5ddfe59ae080a692bf58d. - Daniel J. Schuller: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c2daf6833d395b13a00f4942a1594443e66ee01c46e85d8722f963cd4ccc729. - Michael A. Huwar: President, Peoples Natural Gas. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3d7ec4f886f8cd3467e4e067f57b8fbf103db175873e0f31e89d87190b0d6412. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair not stated; Members David A. Ciesinski. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_record:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Compensation: Chair Daniel J. Hilferty; Members Daniel J. Hilferty (Chair); Tamara L. Linde. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_record:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Nominating and Governance: Chair not stated; Members Daniel J. Hilferty; Elizabeth B. Amato. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_record:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Risk: Chair David A. Ciesinski; Members David A. Ciesinski (Chair); Christopher H. Franklin; Elizabeth B. Amato; Tamara L. Linde. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_record:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Essential Utilities, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:f92d50951036ebe5cfd83e2d8cfed7e087233813a5a42ec22b1e98f44f58c34f. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:f92d50951036ebe5cfd83e2d8cfed7e087233813a5a42ec22b1e98f44f58c34f. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:f92d50951036ebe5cfd83e2d8cfed7e087233813a5a42ec22b1e98f44f58c34f. ## Committee Appointment - David A. Ciesinski: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Daniel J. Hilferty: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Tamara L. Linde: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Daniel J. Hilferty: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Elizabeth B. Amato: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - David A. Ciesinski: chair, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Christopher H. Franklin: member, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Elizabeth B. Amato: member, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. - Tamara L. Linde: member, Risk. Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:committee_appointment:28. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680. ## Security Listing - WTRG (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:ddfe2683-c72c-4a01-921a-93116e1c7c75:security_listing:29. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:f92d50951036ebe5cfd83e2d8cfed7e087233813a5a42ec22b1e98f44f58c34f. ## 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:f92d50951036ebe5cfd83e2d8cfed7e087233813a5a42ec22b1e98f44f58c34f: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c72be227308051d2282f64f29776ac1f3091736de1d66503d400d8f6d9bba54: [Essential Utilities, Inc. DEF 14A 2026-03-17](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000133/e26008_wtrg-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d0e36bb47f20c4df70c96e323e0eeeb9c8628ff945f4122a6312f7603232e045: [WTRG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d7fbee559bddbbf006d19c55862900ba646a3b19b5401b97dc20c2cee3fc42d: [WTRG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d3ddf1fc29945dc81d839aa845984f068ef6862598a92eeac6127292c34052e: [WTRG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:92063cced8574afbd305eacb8350826f3d059bbf2ff5ddfe59ae080a692bf58d: [WTRG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c2daf6833d395b13a00f4942a1594443e66ee01c46e85d8722f963cd4ccc729: [WTRG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3d7ec4f886f8cd3467e4e067f57b8fbf103db175873e0f31e89d87190b0d6412: [WTRG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000007812826000050/wtrg-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:33655092af1faae9ff395d22c3be8e3eced628a4368ae2f0caf2589d3e7f5680: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78128/000155278126000133/e26008_wtrg-def14a.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/essential-utilities-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/essential-utilities-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/essential-utilities-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/essential-utilities-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 2026-10-17T04:17:01.045182+00:00; recorded 2026-10-17T04:17:01.045182+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.