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H. Michael Schwartz

Director, SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.

Since Apr 22, 2026.

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Alpha ID
alpha:person:harvey-m-schwartz
Record version
vpublic-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Sep 2, 2026
Newest evidence
Apr 23, 2026
Monitoring
Not yet monitored Details
Integrity
Not yet signed Methodology
Current role
DirectorSince Apr 22, 2026
Board seats
2SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., Carlyle Group Inc.
Committee seats
0None published
Published claims
277 distinct sources
Evidence records
150 pinned
Source conflicts
0None open

Built from 7 distinct sources and 15 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.

CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed

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DIRECTOR APPOINTED

H. Michael Schwartz seat on SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., effective 2026-04-22.

EffectiveEffective Apr 22, 2026E5

Monitoring

Continuous

What the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.

  • Identityunclaimed
    Published
  • Evidencecorroborated
    Published
  • Evaluationnot_evaluated
    Published
  • MonitoringNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • AuthorityNot yet published for this record.
    Not published
  • Freshnesscurrent
    Published

Board service

Evidence

Seats held as a director, as published in the cited sources.

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. CurrentDirector, 2026 to presentOpen recordCarlyle Group Inc. CurrentDirector, 2023 to presentOpen record
Professional RoleDirector at SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Source reportedE5
person:harvey-m-schwartz:role:1
Professional RoleDirector at Carlyle Group Inc.
Source reportedE12
person:harvey-m-schwartz:role:2
Board membershipServes on the board of Carlyle Group Inc
CorroboratedE2E15
person:harvey-m-schwartz:board_membership:5
Board membershipServes on the board of SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
CorroboratedE14E2
person:harvey-m-schwartz:board_membership:6
Board roleBoard role: Director
Source reportedE1
person:harvey-m-schwartz:board_role:7
Committee assignmentsNo committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing
Source reportedE1
person:harvey-m-schwartz:committee_assignments:8

Committee experience

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Work experience

Evidence
  1. 2026 to end not published
    Executive title: Chief Executive OfficerOrganization not published
    E1E3E13
  2. 2026 to end not published
    Executive title: SecretaryOrganization not published
    E7E8E6
  3. 2026 to end not published
    Executive title: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and PresidentOrganization not published
    E4E9
  4. 2026 to end not published
    Executive title: Director, Former PresidentOrganization not published
    E10
  5. 2026 to end not published
    Executive title: Chairman of the Board and DirectorOrganization not published
    E11

Education, credentials, and certifications

Evidence

No education, credentials, or certifications are published in this record.

No published claims

No education, credentials, or certifications are published in this record.

AI, cyber, and technology accountability

Evidence
AI and ML experienceAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing
CorroboratedE11E1
person:harvey-m-schwartz:ai_ml_experience:1
AI expertiseAI expertise: not identified in the cited filing
Source reportedE13
person:harvey-m-schwartz:ai_expertise:2
AI governance relevanceAI governance relevance reported from role and filings
Source reportedE13
person:harvey-m-schwartz:ai_governance_relevance:3
Technology backgroundTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing
Source reportedE11
person:harvey-m-schwartz:technology_background:24
Technology backgroundTechnology background reported in filings
Source reportedE1
person:harvey-m-schwartz:technology_background:25

Authority to act

Evidence and agent registry

Who may act on this authority. An agent about to transact, or one presenting itself as acting under this authority, checks these Claims first.

Officer of recordDirector, SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., from Apr 22, 2026
Source reportedE5
person:harvey-m-schwartz:role:1
Officer of recordDirector, Carlyle Group Inc., from Jan 1, 2023
Source reportedE12
person:harvey-m-schwartz:role:2
Authority to bind the companyNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
bind
AI agents acting on this authorityNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
agents
Delegations grantedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
delegations

Compensation and holdings

Evidence

No published claims

Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.

Conflicts and accountability

Evidence
Board independenceNot independent (executive director)
Source reportedE2
person:harvey-m-schwartz:board_independence:4

Other published claims

Evidence

Published Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.

Cybersecurity experienceCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing
Source reportedE11
person:harvey-m-schwartz:cybersecurity_experience:9
Cybersecurity experienceCybersecurity experience reported in filings
Source reportedE1
person:harvey-m-schwartz:cybersecurity_experience:10
Executive companyExecutive at The Carlyle Group Inc.
CorroboratedE1E3E13
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_company:11
Executive companyExecutive at Data Storage Corp
Source reportedE10
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_company:12
Executive companyExecutive at MFA FINANCIAL, INC.
CorroboratedE6E7E8
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_company:13
Executive companyExecutive at SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
Source reportedE4
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_company:14
Executive companyExecutive at Strategic Storage Trust VI, Inc.
Source reportedE9
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_company:15
Executive companyExecutive at Strategic Student & Senior Housing Trust, Inc.
Source reportedE11
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_company:16
Executive functionEnterprise Leadership (CEO)
Source reportedE13
person:harvey-m-schwartz:executive_function:17
Other Company RoleH. Michael Schwartz is also linked to SmartStop as Chief Executive Officer and President.
Source reportedE11
person:harvey-m-schwartz:other_company_role:23

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Coverage

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

Subject and corrections

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Basis
Public role at an organization in the published Registry
Sources
15 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
Never published
Home address, family, personal contacts, health, and history unrelated to the public role
Profile claimed
No
Open disputes
0
Identity ownership
unclaimed
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If the subject claims the profile, their statements appear as their own assertion state, subject attested. They never overwrite the evidence.

Evidence

Authority and rights
  1. E1
    CG DEF 14A director slate
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 23, 2026. Retrieved May 7, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  2. E2
    Carlyle Group Inc director board source
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 23, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 3 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  3. E3
    CG DEF 14A executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 23, 2026. Retrieved Apr 30, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  4. E4
    SMA DEF 14A executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 22, 2026. Retrieved May 5, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  5. E5
    Source title not published
    sec proxy. Published Apr 22, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  6. E6
    MFA DEF 14A executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  7. E7
    MFAN DEF 14A executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  8. E8
    MFA-PB DEF 14A executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 17, 2026. Retrieved Jul 28, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  9. E9
    SGST DEF 14A executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 15, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  10. E10
    DTST 10-K executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Apr 14, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  11. E11
    STSR 10-K executive officers
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Published Mar 20, 2026. Retrieved May 16, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  12. E12
    Source title not published
    sec filing. Published Jan 1, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  13. E13
    CG executive roster source
    SEC EDGAR. sec filing. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  14. E14
    Source title not published
    public source. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned
  15. E15
    Source title not published
    public source. Cited by 1 Claim.
    Authoritative, regulatory filing
    Rights not recorded, link only
    Evidence not pinned

What changed in version public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce

vpublic-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Sep 2, 2026
  • H. Michael Schwartz seat on SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc., effective 2026-04-22.
  • H. Michael Schwartz seat on Carlyle Group Inc., effective 2023-01-01.
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  8. Authority to act5
  9. Compensation0
  10. Conflicts and accountability1
  11. Other published claims10
  12. Coverage gaps4
  13. Linked records3
  14. Subject and corrections6
  15. Evidence15
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