# E. Carol Hayles

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:e-carol-hayles |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/e-carol-hayles |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 11 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T14:25:33.257431+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:59:53.435+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: E. Carol Hayles
- Display name: E. Carol Hayles

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T14:25:33.651404+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.94 |
| 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: E. Carol Hayles seat on eBay Inc., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:59:53.435+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jitjj71ezffgf
- EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Director at WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:59:53.435+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17fxoht1lzq1vf

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at eBay Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:role:1. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d73ca6cdee56bfd805d67fe5d3547bfba6f324f46a3317219ce8610c509c1b93.
- Director at WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:role:2. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5e79860a87ebfa16f89948587cdf5d002d3d5cbfbc8169a430497a6a00ac4186.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5daa04016974ea826c77b896cb3550723e8ec3d72b3614c89d60869f72a58d96.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7b9cb0f5bcb5a58192ec4b7b624534daf90ba0565bc69969ee1ae6b32157395a.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of eBay Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7b9cb0f5bcb5a58192ec4b7b624534daf90ba0565bc69969ee1ae6b32157395a, alpha:projection-evidence:cce4e17ad5e07d4a742dd437c26b0f63ad6899979e7d5b8ef8e5f06edf470634.
- Serves on the board of WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a8cc9d3dc01fae44203ff95a1785593fc169b175b31fb357444568faabc5b04b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:7b9cb0f5bcb5a58192ec4b7b624534daf90ba0565bc69969ee1ae6b32157395a.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:board_role:5. Valid from: 2025-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5daa04016974ea826c77b896cb3550723e8ec3d72b3614c89d60869f72a58d96.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:committee_assignments:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7b9cb0f5bcb5a58192ec4b7b624534daf90ba0565bc69969ee1ae6b32157395a.
- Committee assignments: Audit Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominating Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5daa04016974ea826c77b896cb3550723e8ec3d72b3614c89d60869f72a58d96.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5daa04016974ea826c77b896cb3550723e8ec3d72b3614c89d60869f72a58d96.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:e-carol-hayles:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5daa04016974ea826c77b896cb3550723e8ec3d72b3614c89d60869f72a58d96.

## 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:7b9cb0f5bcb5a58192ec4b7b624534daf90ba0565bc69969ee1ae6b32157395a: [eBay Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000155278126000285/e26002_ebay-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:5daa04016974ea826c77b896cb3550723e8ec3d72b3614c89d60869f72a58d96: [EBAY DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001065088/000110465925042545/tm2424429-2_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:5e79860a87ebfa16f89948587cdf5d002d3d5cbfbc8169a430497a6a00ac4186: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000080133725000015/wbs-20250411.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:d73ca6cdee56bfd805d67fe5d3547bfba6f324f46a3317219ce8610c509c1b93: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000155278126000285/e26002_ebay-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:cce4e17ad5e07d4a742dd437c26b0f63ad6899979e7d5b8ef8e5f06edf470634: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065088/000155278126000285/e26002_ebay-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:a8cc9d3dc01fae44203ff95a1785593fc169b175b31fb357444568faabc5b04b: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000080133725000015/wbs-20250411.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/e-carol-hayles)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/e-carol-hayles.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/e-carol-hayles?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/e-carol-hayles?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/e-carol-hayles` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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