# Stephen M. Shafer > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:stephen-m-shafer | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-shafer | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 2 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T12:26:03.622986+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:21:46.26+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Stephen M. Shafer - Display name: Stephen M. Shafer ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T12:26:04.212665+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.941 | | 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: Stephen M. Shafer seat on A. O. Smith, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:21:46.26+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1n6hlmsf5eli ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/stephen-m-shafer/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at A. O. Smith. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:role:1. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ccb2e646c36228300d4301abb8fa1a7417409edaae5a68964882174a4de4c9fb. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:86c02de95b962e048947d32aeb6a88cd25bf4fd8f76167ccb534a31e7094ff72, alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3bd4366fcb734ceae0499d38aa84bcf177d8c45f066ebde8411a16c03b57a390. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3bd4366fcb734ceae0499d38aa84bcf177d8c45f066ebde8411a16c03b57a390. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:81d52aced114cf19e727e052f4855f8374d7b6a8ba3dc731bfaece889bb226eb. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of A. O. Smith Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:board_membership:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:81d52aced114cf19e727e052f4855f8374d7b6a8ba3dc731bfaece889bb226eb, alpha:projection-evidence:dd29dd1607ad0ffee28fb41d8789b173bfd3ff6156571e81444ebee41430eddd. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:86c02de95b962e048947d32aeb6a88cd25bf4fd8f76167ccb534a31e7094ff72. - Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0. ## Executive company - Executive at A.O. Smith Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0, alpha:projection-evidence:document:86c02de95b962e048947d32aeb6a88cd25bf4fd8f76167ccb534a31e7094ff72, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3bd4366fcb734ceae0499d38aa84bcf177d8c45f066ebde8411a16c03b57a390. ## Executive function - Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:executive_function:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3bd4366fcb734ceae0499d38aa84bcf177d8c45f066ebde8411a16c03b57a390. ## Executive title - Executive title: Named Proxy. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:86c02de95b962e048947d32aeb6a88cd25bf4fd8f76167ccb534a31e7094ff72, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3bd4366fcb734ceae0499d38aa84bcf177d8c45f066ebde8411a16c03b57a390. - Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:executive_title:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:technology_background:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:86c02de95b962e048947d32aeb6a88cd25bf4fd8f76167ccb534a31e7094ff72. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-shafer:technology_background:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0. ## 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:86c02de95b962e048947d32aeb6a88cd25bf4fd8f76167ccb534a31e7094ff72: [AOS DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000119312526089938/d79196ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:92e8bafe56ddd84707d16f7063715a4ae421f40c846c3942995bc45c823ea1b0: [AOS DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000119312526089938/d79196ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:81d52aced114cf19e727e052f4855f8374d7b6a8ba3dc731bfaece889bb226eb: [A. O. Smith Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000119312526089938/d79196ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ccb2e646c36228300d4301abb8fa1a7417409edaae5a68964882174a4de4c9fb: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000119312526089938/d79196ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3bd4366fcb734ceae0499d38aa84bcf177d8c45f066ebde8411a16c03b57a390: AOS executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:dd29dd1607ad0ffee28fb41d8789b173bfd3ff6156571e81444ebee41430eddd: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/91142/000119312526089938/d79196ddef14a.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/stephen-m-shafer) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-shafer.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-shafer?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/stephen-m-shafer` 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.