Bark, Inc.
NYSE: BARK. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f
- SEC CIK
- 0001819574
- Record version
- vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 20, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Jul 29, 2024
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- Mary MeekerSince Jul 29, 2024
- Chair
- Matt MeekerLead independent: Betsy McLaughlin
- Independent
- Not published5 directors published
- Published claims
- 202 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 70 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 2 distinct sources and 7 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
CEO CHANGED
Mary Meeker executive of Bark, Inc., effective 2024-07-29.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer and Chair | Mary Meeker | Jul 2024 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Chief Executive Officer and Chair | Matt Meeker | Jul 2024 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| Chief Direct To Consumer Officer | Meghan Knoll | Jul 2024 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Chief Revenue Officer | Michael Black | Jul 2024 | current | Source reportedE6 |
| Chief Legal Officer and Secretary | Allison Koehler | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Technology Officer | Nari Sitaraman | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
| Chief Financial Officer | Zahir Ibrahim | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE2 |
Board of directors
Evidence5 directors published. Independence determinations are not published for every director.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henrik Werdelin | Independence not published | 2011 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Jim McGinty | Independence not published | 2021 | Submitted by the Audit Committee of our Board:, chair | Source reportedE3 |
| Larry Bodner | Independence not published | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Michele Meyer | Independence not published | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Paulette Dodson | Independence not published | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE3 |
| Betsy McLaughlin | IndependentLead Independent | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Matt Meeker | Not independentChair | Not published | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submitted by the Audit Committee of our Board: | Jim McGinty | Jim McGinty | Not described in the published record |
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
EvidenceGovernance 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.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- 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- Mary MeekerChief Executive Officer and Chaircompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:13
- Matt MeekerChief Executive Officer and Chaircompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:14, company:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:5
- Meghan KnollChief Direct To Consumer Officercompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:15
- Michael BlackChief Revenue Officercompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:16
- Allison KoehlerChief Legal Officer and Secretarycompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:12
- Nari SitaramanChief Technology Officercompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:17
- Zahir IbrahimChief Financial Officercompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:18
- Henrik WerdelinDirectorcompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:7
- Jim McGintyDirectorcompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:8
- Larry BodnerDirectorcompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:9
- Michele MeyerDirectorcompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:10
- Paulette DodsonDirectorcompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:11
- Betsy McLaughlinLead Independent Directorcompany:c54b6c77-bc7e-4042-be3d-e6b34828bc7f:leadership_role:6
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
- 7 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 20, 2026. Cited by 4 Claims.
- E2sec def 14a. Published Jul 29, 2024. Retrieved Sep 6, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E3sec proxy. Published Jul 29, 2024. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 6 Claims.
- E4sec filing. Published Jul 29, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Jul 29, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Jul 29, 2024. Retrieved May 15, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7governance_people_committees. sec proxy. Cited by 2 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 20, 2026- Mary Meeker executive of Bark, Inc., effective 2024-07-29.
- Matt Meeker executive of Bark, Inc., effective 2024-07-29.
- Meghan Knoll executive of Bark, Inc., effective 2024-07-29.
- Michael Black executive of Bark, Inc., effective 2024-07-29.
- Larry Bodner seat on Bark, Inc., effective 2023-01-01.
- Michele Meyer seat on Bark, Inc., effective 2023-01-01.
- Paulette Dodson seat on Bark, Inc., effective 2023-01-01.
- Jim McGinty seat on Bark, Inc., effective 2021-01-01.
- Henrik Werdelin seat on Bark, Inc., effective 2011-01-01.

