Williams Companies
WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC.
NYSE: WMB. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d
- SEC CIK
- 0000107263
- Website
- www.williams.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Chad J. ZamarinPresident and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Alan S. ArmstrongLead independent: Steven Bergstrom
- Independent
- Not published11 directors published
- Published claims
- 505 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 170 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 17 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
Chad J. Zamarin seat on Williams Companies, effective 2025-01-01.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Chad J. Zamarin | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | John D. Porter | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer | Larry C. Larsen | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
| Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Corporate Secretary | Robert E. Riley, Jr. | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE15 |
| Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Development | Robert R. Wingo | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
| Senior Vice President and General Counsel | T. Lane Wilson | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE14 |
Board of directors
Evidence11 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan S. Armstrong | Independence not publishedChair | 2011 | Environmental, Health & Safety | Source reportedE3 |
| Carri A. Lockhart | Independence not published | 2023 | Compensation & Management DevelopmentCompensation & Management Development; Environmental, Health & SafetyEnvironmental, Health & Safety | Source reportedE4 |
| Chad J. Zamarin | Independence not published | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE5 |
| Jesse J. Tyson | Independence not published | 2022 | AuditAudit; Governance & SustainabilityGovernance & Sustainability | Source reportedE6 |
| Michael A. Creel | Independence not published | 2016 | AuditAudit; Environmental, Health & Safety · ChairEnvironmental, Health & Safety, chair | Source reportedE7 |
| Peter A. Ragauss | Independence not published | 2016 | AuditAudit; Governance & SustainabilityGovernance & Sustainability | Source reportedE8 |
| Richard E. Muncrief | Independence not published | 2022 | Compensation & Management DevelopmentCompensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety · ChairEnvironmental, Health & Safety, chairGovernance & Sustainability, chair | Source reportedE9 |
| Rose M. Robeson | Independence not published | 2020 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Environmental, Health & SafetyEnvironmental, Health & Safety | Source reportedE10 |
| Scott D. Sheffield | Independence not published | 2016 | Compensation & Management DevelopmentCompensation & Management Development; Environmental, Health & SafetyEnvironmental, Health & Safety | Source reportedE11 |
| Steven Bergstrom | Independence not publishedLead Independent | 2016 | Compensation & Management DevelopmentCompensation & Management Development; Governance & SustainabilityGovernance & Sustainability | Source reportedE12 |
| William H. Spence | Independence not published | 2016 | Compensation & Management Development, chairCompensation & Management Development · Chair; Governance & SustainabilityGovernance & Sustainability | Source reportedE13 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Rose M. Robeson | Rose M. Robeson, Jesse J. Tyson, Michael A. Creel, Peter A. Ragauss | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety | Not published | Rose M. Robeson | climate |
| Audit; Environmental, Health & Safety · Chair | Not published | Michael A. Creel | climate |
| Audit; Governance & Sustainability | Not published | Jesse J. Tyson, Peter A. Ragauss | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & Management Development | William H. Spence | William H. Spence, Carri A. Lockhart, Richard E. Muncrief, Scott D. Sheffield, Steven Bergstrom | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & Management Development · Chair; Governance & Sustainability | Not published | William H. Spence | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & Management Development; Environmental, Health & Safety | Not published | Carri A. Lockhart, Scott D. Sheffield | climate |
| Compensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability | Not published | Steven Bergstrom | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety · Chair | Not published | Richard E. Muncrief | climate |
| Environmental, Health & Safety | Richard E. Muncrief | Michael A. Creel, Richard E. Muncrief, Alan S. Armstrong, Carri A. Lockhart, Rose M. Robeson, Scott D. Sheffield | climate |
| Governance & Sustainability | Richard E. Muncrief | Richard E. Muncrief, Jesse J. Tyson, Peter A. Ragauss, Steven Bergstrom, William H. Spence | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: WMB | current | Mar 31, 1975 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.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.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Chad J. ZamarinPresident and Chief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:20, company:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:11
- John D. PorterExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:21
- Larry C. LarsenExecutive Vice President and Chief Operating Officercompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:22
- Robert E. Riley, Jr.Vice President and Assistant General Counsel Corporate Secretarycompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:23
- Robert R. WingoExecutive Vice President, Corporate Strategic Developmentcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:24
- T. Lane WilsonSenior Vice President and General Counselcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:25
- Alan S. ArmstrongChaircompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:9
- Carri A. LockhartDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:10
- Jesse J. TysonDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:12
- Michael A. CreelDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:13
- Peter A. RagaussDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:14
- Richard E. MuncriefDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:15
- Rose M. RobesonDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:16
- Scott D. SheffieldDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:17
- Steven BergstromLead Independent Directorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:18
- William H. SpenceDirectorcompany:45a6e67f-55bd-44f5-99b0-2e9f98c5651d:leadership_role:19
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 17 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2WILLIAMS COMPANIES INC Form 10-K. SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec def 14a. Published Mar 18, 2026. Retrieved Sep 14, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E15WMB executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 24 Claims.
- E17Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Chad J. Zamarin seat on Williams Companies, effective 2025-01-01.
- Carri A. Lockhart seat on Williams Companies, effective 2023-01-01.
- Compensation & Management Development; Environmental, Health & Safety committee of Williams Companies, effective 2023-01-01.
- Carri A. Lockhart member of Compensation & Management Development; Environmental, Health & Safety, effective 2023-01-01.
- Jesse J. Tyson seat on Williams Companies, effective 2022-01-01.
- Richard E. Muncrief seat on Williams Companies, effective 2022-01-01.
- Audit; Governance & Sustainability committee of Williams Companies, effective 2022-01-01.
- Jesse J. Tyson member of Audit; Governance & Sustainability, effective 2022-01-01.
- Compensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety · Chair committee of Williams Companies, effective 2022-01-01.
- Richard E. Muncrief member of Compensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety · Chair, effective 2022-01-01.
- Rose M. Robeson seat on Williams Companies, effective 2020-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety committee of Williams Companies, effective 2020-01-01.
- Rose M. Robeson member of Audit · Chair; Environmental, Health & Safety, effective 2020-01-01.
- Michael A. Creel seat on Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Peter A. Ragauss seat on Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Scott D. Sheffield seat on Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Steven Bergstrom seat on Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Steven Bergstrom lead independent director of Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- William H. Spence seat on Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Audit; Environmental, Health & Safety · Chair committee of Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Michael A. Creel member of Audit; Environmental, Health & Safety · Chair, effective 2016-01-01.
- Peter A. Ragauss member of Audit; Governance & Sustainability, effective 2016-01-01.
- Compensation & Management Development · Chair; Governance & Sustainability committee of Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- William H. Spence member of Compensation & Management Development · Chair; Governance & Sustainability, effective 2016-01-01.
- Scott D. Sheffield member of Compensation & Management Development; Environmental, Health & Safety, effective 2016-01-01.
- Compensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability committee of Williams Companies, effective 2016-01-01.
- Steven Bergstrom member of Compensation & Management Development; Governance & Sustainability, effective 2016-01-01.
- Alan S. Armstrong seat on Williams Companies, effective 2011-01-01.
- Alan S. Armstrong chairs board Williams Companies, effective 2011-01-01.
- Alan S. Armstrong member of Environmental, Health & Safety, effective 2011-01-01.



