# Matthew T. Ray > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:matthew-t-ray-hfwa | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/matthew-t-ray-hfwa | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 13 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-23T04:43:18.670534+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T02:46:23.221+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Matthew T. Ray - Display name: Matthew T. Ray ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-23T04:43:19.025381+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.912 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 1 | | 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: Matthew T. Ray seat on HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/, effective 2026-03-20. Effective: 2026-03-20. Detected: 2026-05-15T02:46:23.221+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10tvdu71v8kfbt ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/matthew-t-ray-hfwa/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:role:1. Valid from: 2026-03-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fe5f6dbad9cc2754dccbcb0071df4398a84908af1f0df452eb9fe8fd5ffbcd55. - EVP Chief Lending Officer at HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a0924522b2fb5289c1b39ec2b9ca8bc30b20505fe60fcd10410a7c65c7b74d00. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c73628c9d9a84403bf0d6722d5d15853a5f29012758a431641733f32c50436fb. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:75fe4c79e2a79e8f0c4a5540b0c4ec3d6cc91701facfdf4a4a97a4ac3b02b48d. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:75fe4c79e2a79e8f0c4a5540b0c4ec3d6cc91701facfdf4a4a97a4ac3b02b48d. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:652634ffa7a2b898e5dacab4d0c75dc19adeb114f6bcd4c98ae51091213945e6. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:cybersecurity_experience:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c73628c9d9a84403bf0d6722d5d15853a5f29012758a431641733f32c50436fb. ## Executive company - Executive at HERITAGE FINANCIAL CORP /WA/. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:executive_company:6. Valid from: 2026-03-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c73628c9d9a84403bf0d6722d5d15853a5f29012758a431641733f32c50436fb, alpha:projection-evidence:document:75fe4c79e2a79e8f0c4a5540b0c4ec3d6cc91701facfdf4a4a97a4ac3b02b48d. ## Executive function - Other Executive (EVP). Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:executive_function:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:75fe4c79e2a79e8f0c4a5540b0c4ec3d6cc91701facfdf4a4a97a4ac3b02b48d. ## Executive title - Executive title: EVP Chief Lending Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:executive_title:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a0924522b2fb5289c1b39ec2b9ca8bc30b20505fe60fcd10410a7c65c7b74d00. - Executive title: Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of Heritage Bank. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:executive_title:9. Valid from: 2026-03-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c73628c9d9a84403bf0d6722d5d15853a5f29012758a431641733f32c50436fb. - Executive title: Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer of the Bank. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:executive_title:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:75fe4c79e2a79e8f0c4a5540b0c4ec3d6cc91701facfdf4a4a97a4ac3b02b48d. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-t-ray-hfwa:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c73628c9d9a84403bf0d6722d5d15853a5f29012758a431641733f32c50436fb. ## 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:a0924522b2fb5289c1b39ec2b9ca8bc30b20505fe60fcd10410a7c65c7b74d00: [sec_form_ownership](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000162828026056558/wk-form4_1786634332.xml). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c73628c9d9a84403bf0d6722d5d15853a5f29012758a431641733f32c50436fb: [HFWA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000162828026019987/hfwa-20260316.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:fe5f6dbad9cc2754dccbcb0071df4398a84908af1f0df452eb9fe8fd5ffbcd55: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000162828026019987/hfwa-20260316.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:75fe4c79e2a79e8f0c4a5540b0c4ec3d6cc91701facfdf4a4a97a4ac3b02b48d: HFWA executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:652634ffa7a2b898e5dacab4d0c75dc19adeb114f6bcd4c98ae51091213945e6: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1046025/000162828026019987/hfwa-20260316.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/matthew-t-ray-hfwa) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/matthew-t-ray-hfwa.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-t-ray-hfwa?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/matthew-t-ray-hfwa` 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.