# MEDIFAST 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/medifast-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 22 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: MEDIFAST INC - Display name: MEDIFAST 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 | 2026-10-21T09:57:27.168532+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.829 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 2 | | Governance events | 7 | | 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 - Elizabeth A. Geary: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-06. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:7 - Jeffrey J. Brown: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-06. Committees: Audit Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:8 - Michael A. Hoer: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-06. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:10 - Ming Xian: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:11 - Parsa Kiai: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-06. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:12 - Scott Schlackman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. Committees: Compensation Committee (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:13 - Tor N Ominees: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2016-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:14 - Andrea B. Thomas: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:6 - Daniel R. Chard: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:5 - Jeffrey Rose: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:9 ## Committees - Audit Committee (audit). Chair: Jeffrey J. Brown. Members: Jeffrey J. Brown (chair, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:medifast-inc:audit-committee - Compensation Committee (compensation). Chair: Scott Schlackman. Members: Scott Schlackman (chair, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:medifast-inc:compensation-committee ## Executive leadership - Daniel R. Chard: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:15 - James P. Maloney: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:16 - Jason L. Groves: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:17 - Nicholas M. Johnson: Chief Field Operations Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:18 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Elizabeth A. Geary seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2026-04-06. Effective: 2026-04-06. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1s4j8qq12lz56e - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jeffrey J. Brown seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2026-04-06. Effective: 2026-04-06. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:et8jarfouk6d - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael A. Hoer seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2026-04-06. Effective: 2026-04-06. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:yl35ky117a6wk - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Parsa Kiai seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2026-04-06. Effective: 2026-04-06. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1dh3ctk1o6huzi - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Scott Schlackman seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:t3cqntj8s2wd - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Tor N Ominees seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1tcmkmr1jyknj5 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ming Xian seat on MEDIFAST INC, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-21T04:46:47.861443+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1orh3hneydujf ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/medifast-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/medifast-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:committee_appointment:20: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit Committee","category":"audit","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:jeffrey-j-brown-med","name":"Jeffrey J. Brown"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:committee_appointment:22: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation Committee","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:scott-schlackman-med","name":"Scott Schlackman"},"source_id":"governance_people_committees"}` ## Leadership - Daniel R. Chard: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. - Andrea B. Thomas: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. - Elizabeth A. Geary: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Jeffrey J. Brown: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Jeffrey Rose: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. - Michael A. Hoer: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Ming Xian: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Parsa Kiai: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Scott Schlackman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Tor N Ominees: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f. - Daniel R. Chard: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. - James P. Maloney: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. - Jason L. Groves: Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. - Nicholas M. Johnson: Chief Field Operations Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit Committee: Chair Jeffrey J. Brown; Members Jeffrey J. Brown (Chair). Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:committee_record:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6e3696ff09e25e2798190084cfb2826b116b880df527424549bd3e13dfe0e75. - Compensation Committee: Chair Scott Schlackman; Members Scott Schlackman (Chair). Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:committee_record:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6e3696ff09e25e2798190084cfb2826b116b880df527424549bd3e13dfe0e75. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - MEDIFAST INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4eae1bcbb64d415b452026662681992605840f0f00a0a5894fdf32ef9d153efe. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4eae1bcbb64d415b452026662681992605840f0f00a0a5894fdf32ef9d153efe. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4eae1bcbb64d415b452026662681992605840f0f00a0a5894fdf32ef9d153efe. ## Committee Appointment - Jeffrey J. Brown: chair, Audit Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:committee_appointment:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6e3696ff09e25e2798190084cfb2826b116b880df527424549bd3e13dfe0e75. - Scott Schlackman: chair, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:committee_appointment:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a6e3696ff09e25e2798190084cfb2826b116b880df527424549bd3e13dfe0e75. ## Security Listing - MED (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:3e8b9140-5099-4fb3-92e8-a9acedb1d9dd:security_listing:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:4eae1bcbb64d415b452026662681992605840f0f00a0a5894fdf32ef9d153efe. ## 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:4eae1bcbb64d415b452026662681992605840f0f00a0a5894fdf32ef9d153efe: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:df018788767551fedae6cbc99da320c281d613499df45345e56032cfe6de0dea: [SEC DEF 14A 0001628280-26-023890](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910329/000162828026023890/med-20260406.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d9b139b1e88118de0ce3c82ddc43ce98ea7ec27377328966b49b23f43e2425f: [DEF 14A med-20260406.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910329/000162828026023890/med-20260406.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:a6e3696ff09e25e2798190084cfb2826b116b880df527424549bd3e13dfe0e75: [Audit Committee](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/910329/000162828026023890/med-20260406.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/medifast-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/medifast-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/medifast-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/medifast-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 2026-10-21T09:57:26.880124+00:00; recorded 2026-10-21T09:57:26.880124+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.