Melinda D. Whittington

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

Field	Value
Representation	alpha-profile-markdown-v3
Protocol	Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schema	alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record version	public-0
Canonical entity	alpha:person:melinda-d-whittington
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/melinda-d-whittington
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	18
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	9
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	0
Observed	2026-09-24T23:43:19.951168+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-09-06T09:56:56.334337+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Melinda D. Whittington
Display name: Melinda D. Whittington

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Director at Best Buy. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:6.
President and Chief Executive Officer at LA-Z-BOY INC. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:1.
Board Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer at LA-Z-BOY INC. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:1.

Governance

PUBLISHED

Board committees

PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:2, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:5.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:7.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:7.

Board independence

Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:4, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:3.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Best Buy Co., Inc.. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:3, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:8, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:4.
Serves on the board of CVS Health Corporation. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:4, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:3.
Serves on the board of LA-Z-BOY INC. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:9, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:3, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:4.

Board role

Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:2.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:4, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:3.
Committee assignments: Audit, Finance. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:2.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:5, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:2.

Executive company

Executive at LA-Z-BOY INC. Valid from: 2025-06-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:5, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:7.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:7.

Executive title

Executive title: Board Chair, President and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2025-06-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:5, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:7.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:2, alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:5.

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:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:1: sec_def_14a.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:2: BBY DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:3: Best Buy Co., Inc. director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:4: CVS Health Corporation director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:5: LZB 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:6: sec_filing.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:7: LZB executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:8: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:melinda-d-whittington:9: public_source.

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

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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.

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