# Barbara R. Smith

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:barbara-r-smith |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/barbara-r-smith |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 9 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T07:28:24.763998+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T21:45:34.19+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Barbara R. Smith
- Display name: Barbara R. Smith

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T07:28:25.135697+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.93 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 2 |
| Entity class | person |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| board | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| committees | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| audit | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| legal | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| risk | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| cyber | PUBLISHED |
| ai_governance | PUBLISHED |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | PUBLISHED |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Barbara R. Smith seat on Fifth Third Bancorp, effective 2026-01-01. Effective: 2026-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T21:45:34.19+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:wxev1lt2z2lz
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Barbara R. Smith seat on D. R. Horton, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T21:45:34.19+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fg0na1ro5uq5

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/barbara-r-smith/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Fifth Third Bancorp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:role:1. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b1a4a301e44697afe525a47e81a633a273a604cf2cd38c3212179666bf5160da.
- Director at D. R. Horton. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:role:2. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dc6e6a9e1ea97a6db44f158805da39503c0cf96199762a12333217e87c88560c.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a3d2fa6df1ad8225c9d3d5ac94fa382595015c4dd64dbf4370a8621405a9f4f.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d015d970da9921b61f65d4cefe61471c5dcf46190059768ed9a516fc4d6a6c0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:92bb7cfac4f9f5a08a7f3519bf0f86f992d65f7453aca254973f581b27f10f03.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of D.R. Horton, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92bb7cfac4f9f5a08a7f3519bf0f86f992d65f7453aca254973f581b27f10f03, alpha:projection-evidence:57a7585a2688ee769921c92b1d79f1ea724a58efb88cab31ff578365aaa34399, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d015d970da9921b61f65d4cefe61471c5dcf46190059768ed9a516fc4d6a6c0a.
- Serves on the board of Fifth Third Bancorp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d015d970da9921b61f65d4cefe61471c5dcf46190059768ed9a516fc4d6a6c0a, alpha:projection-evidence:a7648016dc1e95382541b6971d3850681afefd7d7f6377a6bd3b272006a4c2f7, alpha:projection-evidence:document:92bb7cfac4f9f5a08a7f3519bf0f86f992d65f7453aca254973f581b27f10f03.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:board_role:5. Valid from: 2025-12-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a3d2fa6df1ad8225c9d3d5ac94fa382595015c4dd64dbf4370a8621405a9f4f, alpha:projection-evidence:document:974413021f1e8c2cb69845924b095af5a36f10fbf747c7026703247dd72bf6b7.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:committee_assignments:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92bb7cfac4f9f5a08a7f3519bf0f86f992d65f7453aca254973f581b27f10f03, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d015d970da9921b61f65d4cefe61471c5dcf46190059768ed9a516fc4d6a6c0a.
- Committee assignments: Audit, Human Capital and Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-03-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a3d2fa6df1ad8225c9d3d5ac94fa382595015c4dd64dbf4370a8621405a9f4f.
- Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2025-12-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:974413021f1e8c2cb69845924b095af5a36f10fbf747c7026703247dd72bf6b7.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a3d2fa6df1ad8225c9d3d5ac94fa382595015c4dd64dbf4370a8621405a9f4f.

## Profile Bio Snippet

- Barbara R. Smith *****_Audit Committee Financial Expert_ ## Executive Committee \[Executive Committee Charter PDF\](https://53.com/content/dam/fifth-third/docs/legal/final-executive-committee-charter.pdf) ### Members: * Timothy N. Spence, Chair * Nicholas K. Akins * Jorge L. Benitez * Linda W. Clement-Holmes * Mitchell S. Feiger * Gary R. Heminger * Eileen A. Mallesch ## Human Capital and Compensation Committee \[Human Capital and Compensation Committee PDF\](https://53.com/content/dam/fifth-third/docs/legal/hccc-charter-final.pdf) ### Members: * Gary R. Heminger, Chair * Nicholas K. Akins * Jorge L. Benitez * Linda W. Clement-Holmes * Barbara R. Smith ## Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee \[Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee Charter PDF\](https://53.com/content/dam/fifth-third/docs/legal/ncg-charter-final.pdf) ### Members: * Jorge L. Benitez, Chair * Nicholas K. Akins * Priscilla Almodovar * Katherine B. Blackburn * Laurent Desmangles * Michael G. Van de Ven ## Risk and Compliance Committee \[Risk and Compliance Committee Charter PDF\](https://53.com/content/dam/fifth-third/docs/legal/rcc-charter-final-v2.pdf) ### Members: * Mitchell S. Feiger, Chair * Priscilla Almodovar * Katherine B. Blackburn * C. Bryan Daniels * Laurent Desmangles * Eileen A. Mallesch * Kathleen A. Rogers * Michael G. Van de Ven ## Technology Committee \[Technology Committee Charter PDF\](https://53.com/content/dam/fifth-third/docs/legal/technology-committee-charter.pdf) ### Members: * Linda W. Clement-Holmes, Chair * B. Evan Bayh, III * Jorge L. Benitez * C. Bryan Daniels * Laurent Desman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:profile_bio_snippet:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:af23e41c674563754d8f86bc0aa065c704f96c05f41fc3c4a7bd060ca9aad219.

## Profile Webpage

- Fifth Third Bancorp profile/source page found for Barbara R. Smith: 53. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:profile_webpage:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:af23e41c674563754d8f86bc0aa065c704f96c05f41fc3c4a7bd060ca9aad219.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:barbara-r-smith:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a3d2fa6df1ad8225c9d3d5ac94fa382595015c4dd64dbf4370a8621405a9f4f.

## Coverage states

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Identity | PUBLISHED |
| Business | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Leadership | PUBLISHED |
| Board and committees | PUBLISHED |
| Governance | PUBLISHED |
| Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED |
| Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE |

## Public sources

- alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a3d2fa6df1ad8225c9d3d5ac94fa382595015c4dd64dbf4370a8621405a9f4f: [FITB DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000119312526098679/d47600ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:d015d970da9921b61f65d4cefe61471c5dcf46190059768ed9a516fc4d6a6c0a: [Fifth Third Bancorp director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000119312526098679/d47600ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b1a4a301e44697afe525a47e81a633a273a604cf2cd38c3212179666bf5160da: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000119312526098679/d47600ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:92bb7cfac4f9f5a08a7f3519bf0f86f992d65f7453aca254973f581b27f10f03: [D.R. Horton, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882184/000088218425000114/dhi-20251210.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:974413021f1e8c2cb69845924b095af5a36f10fbf747c7026703247dd72bf6b7: [DHI DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882184/000088218425000114/dhi-20251210.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:dc6e6a9e1ea97a6db44f158805da39503c0cf96199762a12333217e87c88560c: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882184/000088218425000114/dhi-20251210.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:af23e41c674563754d8f86bc0aa065c704f96c05f41fc3c4a7bd060ca9aad219: [53](https://53.com/about/corporate-governance/cg-board-of-directors.html).
- alpha:projection-evidence:a7648016dc1e95382541b6971d3850681afefd7d7f6377a6bd3b272006a4c2f7: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/35527/000119312526098679/d47600ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:57a7585a2688ee769921c92b1d79f1ea724a58efb88cab31ff578365aaa34399: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/882184/000088218425000114/dhi-20251210.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

- Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
- Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
- Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights.
- Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

## Alternate representations

- [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/barbara-r-smith)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/barbara-r-smith.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/barbara-r-smith?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/barbara-r-smith` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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