Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
NYSE: AJG. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af
- SEC CIK
- 0000354190
- Website
- www.ajg.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.Since Feb 17, 2026
- Chair
- Pat GallagherLead independent: David Johnson
- Independent
- 8 / 88 directors published
- Published claims
- 505 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 180 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 5 distinct sources and 18 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
EXECUTIVE APPOINTED
Christopher E. Mead executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporate Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer | Christopher E. Mead | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Corporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | Douglas K. Howell | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer | J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Corporate Vice President and Global Chief Information Officer | Mark H. Bloom | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE7 |
| Corporate Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Global Brokerage Americas | Michael R. Pesch | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE8 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer | Patrick M. Gallagher | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE9 |
| Corporate Vice President and President of Risk Management Operations | Sherrill W. Hudson | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE11 |
| Corporate Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officer | Susan E. Pietrucha | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE12 |
| President | Thomas J. Gallagher | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE13 |
| Corporate Vice President and Chief Service Officer | Vishal Jain | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE14 |
| Corporate Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary | Walter D. Bay | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE15 |
| President of Employee Benefit and Consulting Brokerage Operations | William F. Ziebell | Feb 2026 | current | Source reportedE16 |
| Corporate Vice President and President of our Risk Management Operations since 2010 | Scott R. Hudson | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE10 |
Board of directors
Evidence8 directors published. 8 of 8 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Miskel | Independent | 2020 | CompensationCompensation; Nominating/Governance · ChairNominating/Governance, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| David Johnson | IndependentLead Independent | 2003 | CompensationNominating/GovernanceRisk and ComplianceRisk and Compliance; Compensation; Nominating/Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Deborah Caplan | Independent | 2024 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating/GovernanceNominating/Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| John Coldman | Independent | 2014 | Risk and Compliance | Source reportedE3 |
| Norman Rosenthal | Independent | 2008 | AuditAudit; Risk and Compliance · ChairRisk and Compliance, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Ralph Nicoletti | Independent | 2016 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Richard Harries | Independent | 2024 | AuditAudit; Risk and ComplianceRisk and Compliance | Source reportedE3 |
| Teresa Clarke | Independent | 2021 | AuditAudit; Risk and ComplianceRisk and Compliance | Source reportedE3 |
| Pat Gallagher | Not independentChair | Not published | None published | Source reportedE3 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Ralph Nicoletti | Ralph Nicoletti, Norman Rosenthal, Richard Harries, Teresa Clarke | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair | Not published | Ralph Nicoletti | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Risk and Compliance | Not published | Richard Harries, Teresa Clarke | regulatory |
| Audit; Risk and Compliance · Chair | Not published | Norman Rosenthal | regulatory |
| Compensation | Deborah Caplan | Deborah Caplan, Chris Miskel, David Johnson | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating/Governance | Not published | Deborah Caplan | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Nominating/Governance · Chair | Not published | Chris Miskel | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating/Governance | Chris Miskel | Chris Miskel, David Johnson, Deborah Caplan | Not described in the published record |
| Risk and Compliance | Norman Rosenthal | Norman Rosenthal, David Johnson, John Coldman, Richard Harries, Teresa Clarke | regulatory |
| Risk and Compliance; Compensation; Nominating/Governance | Not published | David Johnson | regulatory |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
Evidence| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NYSE: AJG | current | May 31, 2016 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
Governance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.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.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.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.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.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- Christopher E. MeadCorporate Vice President, Chief Marketing Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:18
- Douglas K. HowellCorporate Vice President, Chief Financial Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:19
- J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr.Chairman and Chief Executive Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:20
- Mark H. BloomCorporate Vice President and Global Chief Information Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:21
- Michael R. PeschCorporate Vice President, Chief Executive Officer, Global Brokerage Americascompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:22
- Patrick M. GallagherExecutive Vice President, Chief Operating Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:23
- Sherrill W. HudsonCorporate Vice President and President of Risk Management Operationscompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:25
- Susan E. PietruchaCorporate Vice President, Chief Human Resource Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:26
- Thomas J. GallagherPresidentcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:27
- Vishal JainCorporate Vice President and Chief Service Officercompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:28
- Walter D. BayCorporate Vice President, General Counsel, Secretarycompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:29
- William F. ZiebellPresident of Employee Benefit and Consulting Brokerage Operationscompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:30
- Scott R. HudsonCorporate Vice President and President of our Risk Management Operations since 2010company:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:24
- Chris MiskelIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:10
- David JohnsonLead Independent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:11
- Deborah CaplanIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:12
- John ColdmanIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:13
- Norman RosenthalIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:14
- Ralph NicolettiIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:15
- Richard HarriesIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:16
- Teresa ClarkeIndependent Directorcompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:17
- Pat GallagherChaircompany:918748ae-d5a7-4d22-84e7-1d36915d38af:leadership_role:9
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 18 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E2Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-17). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Mar 23, 2026. Retrieved Mar 25, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10AJG executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Feb 17, 2026. Retrieved May 4, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17board_seats. sp500-board-director-completeness-remediation-2026-05-15. Cited by 19 Claims.
- E18Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- Christopher E. Mead executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Douglas K. Howell executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- J. Patrick Gallagher, Jr. executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Mark H. Bloom executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Michael R. Pesch executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Patrick M. Gallagher executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Sherrill W. Hudson executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Susan E. Pietrucha executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Thomas J. Gallagher executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Vishal Jain executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Walter D. Bay executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- William F. Ziebell executive of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2026-02-17.
- Deborah Caplan seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2024-01-01.
- Richard Harries seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2024-01-01.
- Audit; Risk and Compliance committee of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2024-01-01.
- Richard Harries member of Audit; Risk and Compliance, effective 2024-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominating/Governance committee of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2024-01-01.
- Deborah Caplan member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating/Governance, effective 2024-01-01.
- Teresa Clarke seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2021-01-01.
- Teresa Clarke member of Audit; Risk and Compliance, effective 2021-01-01.
- Chris Miskel seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2020-01-01.
- Compensation; Nominating/Governance · Chair committee of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2020-01-01.
- Chris Miskel member of Compensation; Nominating/Governance · Chair, effective 2020-01-01.
- Ralph Nicoletti seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2016-01-01.
- Audit · Chair committee of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2016-01-01.
- Ralph Nicoletti member of Audit · Chair, effective 2016-01-01.
- John Coldman seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2014-01-01.
- Norman Rosenthal seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2008-01-01.
- Audit; Risk and Compliance · Chair committee of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2008-01-01.
- Norman Rosenthal member of Audit; Risk and Compliance · Chair, effective 2008-01-01.
- David Johnson seat on Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2003-01-01.
- David Johnson lead independent director of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2003-01-01.
- Risk and Compliance; Compensation; Nominating/Governance committee of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., effective 2003-01-01.
- David Johnson member of Risk and Compliance; Compensation; Nominating/Governance, effective 2003-01-01.

