Gitlab Inc.
NASDAQ: GTLB. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502
- SEC CIK
- 0001653482
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 7, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- William StaplesChief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- Not published7 directors published
- Published claims
- 223 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 50 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 3 distinct sources and 5 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
DIRECTOR APPOINTED
David Henshall seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer | Brian Robins | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE4 |
| Chief Revenue Officer | Ian Steward | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Financial Officer | Jessica Ross | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretary | Robin J. Schulman | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Technology Officer | Sabrina Farmer | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE5 |
| Chief Technology Officer | Sivaprasad Padisetty | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Executive Officer | William Staples | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
Board of directors
Evidence7 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Henshall | Independence not published | 2025 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Godfrey Sullivan | Independence not published | 2020 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Karen Blasing | Independence not published | 2019 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Matthew Jacobson | Independence not published | 2018 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Sue Bostrom | Independence not published | 2019 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Sundeep Bedi | Independence not published | 2021 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Sytse Sijbrandij | Independence not published | 2014 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Brian Robins | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| James Shen | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Sabrina Farmer | Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| William Staples | Not independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
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.
- CommitteesNot reviewed. Committee mandates show where oversight is delegated.
- 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- Brian RobinsChief Financial Officer and Interim Chief Accounting Officer; Directorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:16, company:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:5
- Ian StewardChief Revenue Officercompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:17
- Jessica RossChief Financial Officercompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:18
- Robin J. SchulmanChief Legal Officer, Head of Corporate Affairs, and Corporate Secretarycompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:19
- Sabrina FarmerChief Technology Officer; Directorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:20, company:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:11
- Sivaprasad PadisettyChief Technology Officercompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:21
- William StaplesChief Executive Officer; Chief Executive Officer and Directorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:22, company:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:15
- David HenshallDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:6
- Godfrey SullivanDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:7
- Karen BlasingDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:9
- Matthew JacobsonDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:10
- Sue BostromDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:12
- Sundeep BediDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:13
- Sytse SijbrandijDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:14
- James ShenDirectorcompany:2b1db471-8292-43b3-9af9-f229aee2b502:leadership_role:8
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
- 5 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 7, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec def 14a. Published May 1, 2026. Retrieved Sep 6, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published May 1, 2026. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 7 Claims.
- E4GTLB executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5GTLB executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 7, 2026- David Henshall seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2025-01-01.
- Sundeep Bedi seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Godfrey Sullivan seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2020-01-01.
- Karen Blasing seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2019-01-01.
- Sue Bostrom seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2019-01-01.
- Matthew Jacobson seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2018-01-01.
- Sytse Sijbrandij seat on Gitlab Inc., effective 2014-01-01.

