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Canonical entity
alpha:person:michael-j-bender
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-09-06T09:11:11.097757+00:00
Verification
source_reported
Ownership
unclaimed

Markdown

https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-j-bender.md
Open Markdown

Michael J. Bender

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

FieldValue
Representationalpha-profile-markdown-v3
ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-0
Canonical entityalpha:person:michael-j-bender
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-j-bender
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationsource_reported
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims10
Claims under review0
Evidence records5
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-25T01:41:43.106322+00:00
Last reviewed2026-09-06T09:11:11.097757+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Michael J. Bender
  • Display name: Michael J. Bender

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Director at ACUITY INC. (DE). Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:3.
  • Chief Executive Officer at KOHLS Corp. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:1.
  • Chief Executive Officer and Director at KOHLS Corp. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:1.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:2.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of ACUITY INC. (DE). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:4.
  • Serves on the board of KOHLS Corp. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:5.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:2.

Executive company

  • Executive at KOHLS Corp. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:2.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:2.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-j-bender:2.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessNOT_APPLICABLE
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
FinancialsNOT_APPLICABLE
WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

Rights

FieldValue
public_retrievalallowed
agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_granted

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