Published mark
Ross Stores
ROSS STORES, INC.
NASDAQ: ROST. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
Record source reportedRecord not claimedNo Eval published
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12
- SEC CIK
- 0000745732
- Website
- www.rossstores.com Open
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- Mar 31, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- James G. ConroySince Mar 31, 2026
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- Not published
- Published claims
- 436 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 220 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 6 distinct sources and 22 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
CorroboratedSource reportedAlpha inferenceNot disclosed
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
James G. Conroy executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.
EffectiveEffective Mar 31, 2026E14
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 | James G. Conroy | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE14 |
| President, Chief Merchandising Officer Ross Dress for Less | Karen Fleming | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE15 |
| President, Chief Merchandising Officer dd s DISCOUNTS | Karen Sykes | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE16 |
| Group President, Chief Operating Officer | Michael J. Hartshorn | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE17 |
| President, Operations | Stephen Brinkley | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE18 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer | William W. Sheehan II | Mar 2026 | current | Source reportedE19 |
Board of directors
Evidence| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian B Johnson | Independence not published | Not published | Audit | Source reportedE20 |
| Doniel N. Sutton | Independence not published | Not published | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE3 |
| Edward G. Cannizzaro | Independence not published | Not published | AuditAudit; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE4 |
| George P. Orban | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE5 |
| James G. Conroy | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE6 |
| K. Gunnar Bjorklund | Independence not published | Not published | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE7 |
| Michael Balmuth | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE8 |
| Michael J. Bush | Independence not published | Not published | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE9 |
| Michael J. Hartshorn | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE10 |
| Patricia H. Mueller | Independence not published | Not published | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE11 |
| Sharon D. Garrett | Independence not published | Not published | None published | Source reportedE12 |
| Stephen D. Milligan | Independence not published | Not published | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Nominating and Corporate GovernanceNominating and Corporate Governance | Source reportedE13 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Stephen D. Milligan | Stephen D. Milligan, Christian B Johnson, Edward G. Cannizzaro | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | Stephen D. Milligan | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | Edward G. Cannizzaro | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Michael J. Bush | Michael J. Bush, Doniel N. Sutton, K. Gunnar Bjorklund, Patricia H. Mueller | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | Michael J. Bush | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | Doniel N. Sutton, K. Gunnar Bjorklund, Patricia H. Mueller | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Corporate Governance | Not published | Doniel N. Sutton, Edward G. Cannizzaro, K. Gunnar Bjorklund, Michael J. Bush, Patricia H. Mueller, Stephen D. Milligan | Not described in the published record |
Committee AppointmentStephen D. Milligan: chair, Audit
Committee AppointmentChristian B Johnson: member, Audit
Committee AppointmentEdward G. Cannizzaro: member, Audit
Committee RecordCompensation: Chair Michael J. Bush; Members Michael J. Bush (Chair); Doniel N. Sutton; K. Gunnar Bjorklund; Patricia H. Mueller
Committee AppointmentMichael J. Bush: chair, Compensation
Committee AppointmentDoniel N. Sutton: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentK. Gunnar Bjorklund: member, Compensation
Committee AppointmentPatricia H. Mueller: member, Compensation
Committee RecordNominating and Corporate Governance: Chair not stated; Members Doniel N. Sutton; Edward G. Cannizzaro; K. Gunnar Bjorklund; Michael J. Bush; Patricia H. Mueller; Stephen D. Milligan
Committee AppointmentDoniel N. Sutton: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentEdward G. Cannizzaro: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentK. Gunnar Bjorklund: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentMichael J. Bush: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentPatricia H. Mueller: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
Committee AppointmentStephen D. Milligan: member, Nominating and Corporate Governance
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.
Principal executive officerJames G. Conroy, Chief Executive Officer, from Mar 31, 2026
Who can authorize an agentNot assessedNo Alpha inference about signing authority or board-reserved matters is published for this record.
Not assessed
AI agents registered by the companyNot registered in the public RegistryAgent Deployments, Agent Use Cases, Authority Grants, TrustChecks, Action Ledger entries and Governance Receipts live in the private enterprise overlay. They are never projected into the public Registry without explicit cross-plane authorization. Absence here is a plane boundary, not evidence that the enterprise operates no agents.
Agent registry
Delegations publishedNot disclosedBoard and officer delegation resolutions are not public filings and are not published in this record.
Search scope
Financials and market context
EvidenceIndex MembershipS&P 500 (SPX)
Index MembershipNasdaq-100 (NDX)
Security ListingROST (NASDAQ)
Index memberships2 memberships attached to a specific security and listing.Announcements, effective dates, and removals remain distinct states; Alpha does not infer membership from company size, exchange, or reputation.
SPXNDX
Source reportedAs of Oct 16, 2026. Rights-filtered public evidence only; no redistribution or model training is granted. Only source-backed memberships with an explicit public redistribution basis are returned.
| Index | Security | Status | Effective | Verification | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S&P 500 (S&P Dow Jones Indices) | NASDAQ: ROST | current | Dec 21, 2009 | inferred | Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license) |
| Nasdaq-100 (Nasdaq) | NASDAQ: ROST | current | Sep 1, 2026 | exchange verified | Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API |
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.
Legal NameROSS STORES, INC.
Entity StatusPublic listing published
Official Websitehttps://www.rossstores.com
Published FactUS
Published FactDE
Published FactConsumer Discretionary
Published Facthttps://www.rossstores.com
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- James G. ConroyChief Executive Officer; Directorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:20, company:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:12
- Karen FlemingPresident, Chief Merchandising Officer Ross Dress for Lesscompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:21
- Karen SykesPresident, Chief Merchandising Officer dd s DISCOUNTScompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:22
- Michael J. HartshornGroup President, Chief Operating Officer; Directorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:23, company:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:16
- Stephen BrinkleyPresident, Operationscompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:24
- William W. Sheehan IIExecutive Vice President, Chief Financial Officercompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:25
- Christian B JohnsonDirector (committee appointment)company:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:committee_record:26
- Doniel N. SuttonDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:9
- Edward G. CannizzaroDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:10
- George P. OrbanDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:11
- K. Gunnar BjorklundDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:13
- Michael BalmuthDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:14
- Michael J. BushDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:15
- Patricia H. MuellerDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:17
- Sharon D. GarrettDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:18
- Stephen D. MilliganDirectorcompany:f4318ba5-4038-42a9-9e04-c6c4e8634d12:leadership_role:19
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
- 22 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
Claiming not yet available
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.
- E2ROSS STORES, INC. Form 10-K (filed 2026-03-31). SEC filing. Retrieved Aug 29, 2026. Cited by 2 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E8sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E9sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E10sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E11sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E12sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E13sec filing. Published Apr 8, 2025. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E14sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E15sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E16sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E17sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E18sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E19sec filing. Published Mar 31, 2026. Retrieved May 14, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E20board_seats. SEC EDGAR 8-K (2026-09-17). Cited by 16 Claims.
- E21Slickcharts S&P 500 constituent table (public observation, not S&P DJI license). index provider. Retrieved Sep 2, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E22Nasdaq official Nasdaq-100 list-type API. 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- James G. Conroy executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.
- Karen Fleming executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.
- Karen Sykes executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.
- Michael J. Hartshorn executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.
- Stephen Brinkley executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.
- William W. Sheehan II executive of Ross Stores, effective 2026-03-31.