Stephen M. Shafer

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:stephen-m-shafer
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-shafer
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	16
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	6
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	2
Observed	2026-09-24T13:03:35.558612+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-05-15T19:21:46.26+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Stephen M. Shafer
Display name: Stephen M. Shafer

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Director at A. O. Smith. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:4.

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:stephen-m-shafer:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

Board independence

Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:3.

Board membership

Serves on the board of A. O. Smith Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:3, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:6.

Board role

Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1.
Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Executive company

Executive at A.O. Smith Corporation. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

Executive function

Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.

Executive title

Executive title: Named Proxy. Valid from: 2026-03-04. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5.
Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:1.
Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2.

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:stephen-m-shafer:1: AOS DEF 14A executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:2: AOS DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:3: A. O. Smith Corporation director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:4: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:5: AOS executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:stephen-m-shafer:6: 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

Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included.
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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MCP resource: alpha://people/stephen-m-shafer at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp

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