# WAFD 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/wafd-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: WAFD INC - Display name: WAFD INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-06T14:33:53.450085+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.848 | | Directors | 10 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 13 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | 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 - Bradley M. Shuster: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:5 - Brent J. Beardall: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:6 - Linda S. Brower: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:7 - M. Max Yzaguirre: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:8 - R. Shawn Bice: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:9 - Randall H. Talbot: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2012-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:10 - S. Steven Singh: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2018-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:11 - Sean B. Singleton: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:12 - Stephen M. Graham: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:13 - Sylvia R. Hempel: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:14 ## Executive leadership - Blayne A. Sanden: Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:15 - Brent J. Beardall: Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:16 - Kelli J. Holz: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Blayne A. Sanden executive of WAFD INC, effective 2025-11-18. Effective: 2025-11-18. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:executive_appointed:16arsr2 - CEO_CHANGED: Brent J. Beardall executive of WAFD INC, effective 2025-11-18. Effective: 2025-11-18. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:ceo_changed:xfbqmj - CFO_CHANGED: Kelli J. Holz executive of WAFD INC, effective 2025-11-18. Effective: 2025-11-18. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:cfo_changed:1f56u9n - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bradley M. Shuster seat on WAFD INC, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1bz5aa0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: M. Max Yzaguirre seat on WAFD INC, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:hx7l56 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: R. Shawn Bice seat on WAFD INC, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:wnt9er - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sean B. Singleton seat on WAFD INC, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:ig4ubj - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sylvia R. Hempel seat on WAFD INC, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1ttyj0k - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Linda S. Brower seat on WAFD INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:16e9op2 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Stephen M. Graham seat on WAFD INC, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:r4b8tz - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: S. Steven Singh seat on WAFD INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:rdwn6b - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Brent J. Beardall seat on WAFD INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1ekloji - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Randall H. Talbot seat on WAFD INC, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-06T04:48:37.248088+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:1cl2fnr ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/wafd-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/wafd-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Bradley M. Shuster: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Brent J. Beardall: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Linda S. Brower: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - M. Max Yzaguirre: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - R. Shawn Bice: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Randall H. Talbot: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - S. Steven Singh: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Sean B. Singleton: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Stephen M. Graham: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Sylvia R. Hempel: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb. - Blayne A. Sanden: Senior Vice President and Principal Accounting Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2025-11-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ff40ee979299d14958a33860662554262d2bc7d148123228ec150c2e890a5de. - Brent J. Beardall: Vice Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2025-11-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:33c4e4f8aeed29885aea21454d150d9334b9c237456cd5b59ccca1f81cfe3b51. - Kelli J. Holz: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2025-11-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2668b4b8ddc720718e1eba35c5298f3c7b17a756877d90c2f53c5b2fab19dfbd. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - WAFD INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:820d2e0178e43c8e122eb35534cf6dba46854997a79450c99f9b19051ec2f280. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:820d2e0178e43c8e122eb35534cf6dba46854997a79450c99f9b19051ec2f280. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:820d2e0178e43c8e122eb35534cf6dba46854997a79450c99f9b19051ec2f280. ## Security Listing - WAFD (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:820d2e0178e43c8e122eb35534cf6dba46854997a79450c99f9b19051ec2f280. - WAFDP (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:08f10b71-51aa-49da-bc04-e38616749e02:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:820d2e0178e43c8e122eb35534cf6dba46854997a79450c99f9b19051ec2f280. ## 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:820d2e0178e43c8e122eb35534cf6dba46854997a79450c99f9b19051ec2f280: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c85327e5f08e4d93b503d1c57093f4006c72dde8a7385830d72b03d6056dd6fb: [DEF 14A wfsl-20251217.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652825000121/wfsl-20251217.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ff40ee979299d14958a33860662554262d2bc7d148123228ec150c2e890a5de: [WAFDP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652825000117/wfsl-20250930.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:33c4e4f8aeed29885aea21454d150d9334b9c237456cd5b59ccca1f81cfe3b51: [WAFDP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652825000117/wfsl-20250930.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2668b4b8ddc720718e1eba35c5298f3c7b17a756877d90c2f53c5b2fab19dfbd: [WAFDP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936528/000093652825000117/wfsl-20250930.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/wafd-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/wafd-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/wafd-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/wafd-inc` 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. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-06T14:33:53.444645+00:00; recorded 2026-10-06T14:33:53.444645+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.