EXPONENT INC
NASDAQ: EXPO. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2
- SEC CIK
- 0000851520
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 9, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Apr 20, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D.Since Feb 27, 2026
- Chair
- Karen A. Richardson
- Independent
- Not published4 directors published
- Published claims
- 233 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 110 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 3 distinct sources and 11 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group Vice President | Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Chief Human Resources Officer | Brian Kundert | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Vice President for Global Offices and Innovation | John D. Pye, Ph.D. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Group Vice President | Joseph Rakow, Ph.D. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Group Vice President | Maureen T.F. Reitman, Sc.D. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Group Vice President | Richard Reiss, Sc.D. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE10 |
| President and Chief Executive Officer | Catherine Ford Corrigan | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Richard L. Schlenker, Jr. | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
Board of directors
Evidence4 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol Lindstrom | Independence not published | 2017 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D. | Independence not published | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Debra L. Zumwalt | Independence not published | 2014 | Members of the Audit Committee | Source reportedE3 |
| George H. Brown | Independence not published | 2020 | Members of the Audit Committee, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Catherine Ford Corrigan | Not independent | Not published | Chief Executive Officer and Director | Source reportedE2 |
| Karen A. Richardson | IndependentChair | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Richard L. Schlenker, Jr. | Not independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer and Director | Not published | Catherine Ford Corrigan | Not described in the published record |
| Members of the Audit Committee | George H. Brown | George H. Brown, Debra L. Zumwalt, George H. Brown, Debra L. Zumwalt | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included.
- Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist.
- Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights.
- This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D.Group Vice Presidentcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:12
- Brian KundertChief Human Resources Officercompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:13
- Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D.President and Chief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:15, company:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:8
- John D. Pye, Ph.D.Vice President for Global Offices and Innovationcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:16
- Joseph Rakow, Ph.D.Group Vice Presidentcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:17
- Maureen T.F. Reitman, Sc.D.Group Vice Presidentcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:18
- Richard Reiss, Sc.D.Group Vice Presidentcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:20
- Catherine Ford CorriganPresident and Chief Executive Officer; President, Chief Executive Officer and Directorcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:14, company:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:7
- Richard L. Schlenker, Jr.Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; Directorcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:19, company:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:11
- Carol LindstromDirectorcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:6
- Debra L. ZumwaltDirectorcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:9
- George H. BrownDirectorcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:10
- Karen A. RichardsonChairman of the Boardcompany:c4249075-a57b-4414-b830-8a38032309b2:leadership_role:5
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 11 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec def 14a. Published Apr 20, 2026. Retrieved Sep 6, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Apr 20, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Feb 27, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11governance_people_committees. sec proxy. Cited by 3 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 9, 2026- Bradley T. Sheares, Ph.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- Brian Kundert executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- John D. Pye, Ph.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- Joseph Rakow, Ph.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- Maureen T.F. Reitman, Sc.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- Richard Reiss, Sc.D. executive of EXPONENT INC, effective 2026-02-27.
- George H. Brown seat on EXPONENT INC, effective 2020-01-01.
- Catherine Ford Corrigan, Ph.D. seat on EXPONENT INC, effective 2018-01-01.
- Carol Lindstrom seat on EXPONENT INC, effective 2017-01-01.
- Debra L. Zumwalt seat on EXPONENT INC, effective 2014-01-01.

