# ROBERT HALF INC. > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/robert-half-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-22T04:45:49.743709+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-22T04:45:49.743709+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: ROBERT HALF INC. - Display name: ROBERT HALF INC. ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-22T04:45:49.743709+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.81 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 2 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Dirk A. Kempthorne: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1986-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:6 - Website References: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2023-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:14 - Frederick A. Richman: Lead Independent Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:7 - Harold M. Messmer, Jr.: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:5 - Jana L. Barsten: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:8 - Julia L. Coronado, Ph.D.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:9 - M. Keith Waddell: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Executive Officer and Director (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:10 - Marc H. Morial: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:11 - Marnie H. Wilking: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:12 - Robert J. Pace: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:13 ## Committees - Chief Executive Officer and Director (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: M. Keith Waddell (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:robert-half-inc:chief-executive-officer-and-director ## Executive leadership - Joseph A. Tarantino: President and Chief Executive Officer, Protiviti [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:15 - M. Keith Waddell: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:16 - Michael C. Buckley: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:17 - Paul F. Gentzkow: President and Chief Executive Officer, Talent Solutions [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:18 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Website References seat on ROBERT HALF INC., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:49.743709+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:m75gce108u4t6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dirk A. Kempthorne seat on ROBERT HALF INC., effective 1986-01-01. Effective: 1986-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:45:49.743709+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1is2cle1ogl5sw ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/robert-half-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Harold M. Messmer, Jr.: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Dirk A. Kempthorne: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 1986-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1182b81e042d9f90cafada75ad39fa6c4f347eda0a7cd0d98eb036ca4f745810. - Frederick A. Richman: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Jana L. Barsten: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Julia L. Coronado, Ph.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - M. Keith Waddell: President, Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Marc H. Morial: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Marnie H. Wilking: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Robert J. Pace: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Website References: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1182b81e042d9f90cafada75ad39fa6c4f347eda0a7cd0d98eb036ca4f745810. - Joseph A. Tarantino: President and Chief Executive Officer, Protiviti. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - M. Keith Waddell: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Michael C. Buckley: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. - Paul F. Gentzkow: President and Chief Executive Officer, Talent Solutions. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - ROBERT HALF INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:73828a4848bcfecf14b965b68582008a5b1e63771aed530c9bb585f709539a8b. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:73828a4848bcfecf14b965b68582008a5b1e63771aed530c9bb585f709539a8b. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:73828a4848bcfecf14b965b68582008a5b1e63771aed530c9bb585f709539a8b. ## Security Listing - RHI (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:f47d115b-38ed-446a-af7e-2d185cda8fe9:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:73828a4848bcfecf14b965b68582008a5b1e63771aed530c9bb585f709539a8b. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:73828a4848bcfecf14b965b68582008a5b1e63771aed530c9bb585f709539a8b: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0acb958f605a02d52e223edc4bf6bf621fe4fb681e6e53e042e39c3121e50d4d: [SEC DEF 14A 0000315213-26-000010](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315213/000031521326000010/rhi-20260410.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1182b81e042d9f90cafada75ad39fa6c4f347eda0a7cd0d98eb036ca4f745810: [DEF 14A rhi-20260410.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315213/000031521326000010/rhi-20260410.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 - 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. - 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. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/robert-half-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/robert-half-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/robert-half-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/robert-half-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-23T00:30:12.818917+00:00; recorded 2026-10-23T00:30:12.818917+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.