# ACACIA RESEARCH CORP > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/acacia-research-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 26 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 8 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP - Display name: ACACIA RESEARCH CORP ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T01:02:57.128402+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.834 | | Directors | 7 | | Committees | 6 | | Governance events | 17 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | leadership | PUBLISHED | | ownership | NOT_REVIEWED | | financials | NOT_REVIEWED | | capital_structure | PUBLISHED | | compensation | NOT_REVIEWED | | governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | shareholder_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | audit | NOT_REVIEWED | | legal | NOT_REVIEWED | | risk | NOT_REVIEWED | | cyber | NOT_REVIEWED | | ai_governance | NOT_REVIEWED | | agent_governance | RESTRICTED | | markets_external | NOT_REVIEWED | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Board - Ajay Sundar: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:5 - Gavin Molinelli: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:6 - Geoff Ribar: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2023-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair (member); Nominating and Governance (chair). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:7 - Isaac T. Kohlberg: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2019-01-01. Committees: Audit (member); Audit; Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance (member); Compensation (chair); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:8 - Martin D. McNulty, Jr.: Director. Status: current. Independent: false. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:9 - Maureen O'Connell: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:10 - Michelle Felman: Director. Status: current. Independent: true. Since: 2024-01-01. Committees: Compensation (member); Compensation; Nominating and Governance (member); Nominating and Governance (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:11 ## Committees - Audit (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Geoff Ribar (member, current); Isaac T. Kohlberg (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:acacia-research-corp:audit - Audit; Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Isaac T. Kohlberg (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:acacia-research-corp:audit-compensation-chair-nominating-and-governance - Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair (audit). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Geoff Ribar (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:acacia-research-corp:audit-nominating-and-governance-chair - Compensation (compensation). Chair: Isaac T. Kohlberg. Members: Isaac T. Kohlberg (chair, current); Michelle Felman (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:acacia-research-corp:compensation - Compensation; Nominating and Governance (compensation). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Michelle Felman (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:acacia-research-corp:compensation-nominating-and-governance - Nominating and Governance (nominating_governance). Chair: Geoff Ribar. Members: Geoff Ribar (chair, current); Isaac T. Kohlberg (member, current); Michelle Felman (member, current). committee_id=alpha:committee:acacia-research-corp:nominating-and-governance ## Executive leadership - Jason Soncini: General Counsel [GC]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:12 - Martin D. McNulty, Jr.: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:14 - Michael Zambito: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:15 - Robert Rasamny: Chief Administrative Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:16 - Kirsten Hoover: Interim Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:13 ## Governance events - GC_CHANGED: Jason Soncini executive of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1b2yp76wvsrmg - CEO_CHANGED: Martin D. McNulty, Jr. executive of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:xua1n01rx59z0 - CFO_CHANGED: Michael Zambito executive of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:13apecx14iqoqn - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Robert Rasamny executive of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2026-04-30. Effective: 2026-04-30. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:arp5wb1saaez5 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ajay Sundar seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10xiwhgp7iwi8 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Martin D. McNulty, Jr. seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1vc9lto5p0c98 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michelle Felman seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1oc1q4dzksswt - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:b3dmib1esesvt - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Michelle Felman member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1w65kto1bgpirm - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Geoff Ribar seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1p8fun5zijsyl - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fm0h5n1v9y3sp - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Geoff Ribar member of Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:7isq5tr82pjj - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Gavin Molinelli seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ktsrqb1bv0fm1 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Isaac T. Kohlberg seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:be32tr1up8l7 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Maureen O'Connell seat on ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:gn9q8217tgjqi - COMMITTEE_CREATED: Audit; Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of ACACIA RESEARCH CORP, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:9bppax61sjxj - COMMITTEE_MEMBER_ADDED: Isaac T. Kohlberg member of Audit; Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-16T13:52:38.263568+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:129jea01e1ihok ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/acacia-research-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:18: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:geoff-ribar","name":"Geoff Ribar"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:19: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Audit","category":"audit","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:isaac-t-kohlberg","name":"Isaac T. Kohlberg"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:21: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:isaac-t-kohlberg","name":"Isaac T. Kohlberg"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:22: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Compensation","category":"compensation","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:michelle-felman","name":"Michelle Felman"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:24: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"chair","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:geoff-ribar","name":"Geoff Ribar"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:25: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:isaac-t-kohlberg","name":"Isaac T. Kohlberg"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` - Claim alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:26: `{"kind":"committee_appointment","original_name":"Nominating and Governance","category":"nominating_governance","role":"member","person":{"alpha_id":"alpha:person:michelle-felman","name":"Michelle Felman"},"source_id":"board_seats"}` ## Leadership - Ajay Sundar: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:5. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Gavin Molinelli: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Geoff Ribar: Director, Audit; Nominating and Governance · Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Isaac T. Kohlberg: Director, Audit; Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Martin D. McNulty, Jr.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Maureen O'Connell: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Michelle Felman: Director, Compensation; Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7. - Jason Soncini: General Counsel. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6bd2ac074b3fb822339b13a8b59aefee5253767c4c1d528a8600770b1f2db6ad. - Kirsten Hoover: Interim Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ad279a4238f299b24f9293a52482fbf22e0947831b724c6fee2ccea60b10abe. - Martin D. McNulty, Jr.: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7468fe0deff2e6545f6c397d31cfbf4aee7872fc0885f5e504a4d82d41d26fdc. - Michael Zambito: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f01a9905478593cc65949558c7f23c1b6d92d3c453af39532addf0b5fe1fbb87. - Robert Rasamny: Chief Administrative Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:580c875ba9c8f606c1a3ef62b9267531c2a6b4d43dbfe9e9e2ad7cba7ee4632b. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - Audit: Chair not stated; Members Geoff Ribar; Isaac T. Kohlberg. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_record:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Compensation: Chair Isaac T. Kohlberg; Members Isaac T. Kohlberg (Chair); Michelle Felman. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_record:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Nominating and Governance: Chair Geoff Ribar; Members Geoff Ribar (Chair); Isaac T. Kohlberg; Michelle Felman. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_record:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - ACACIA RESEARCH CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8c89975a785220168a895459971078ac3078688566229ab8b95ba444209fb5aa. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8c89975a785220168a895459971078ac3078688566229ab8b95ba444209fb5aa. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8c89975a785220168a895459971078ac3078688566229ab8b95ba444209fb5aa. ## Committee Appointment - Geoff Ribar: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Isaac T. Kohlberg: member, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Isaac T. Kohlberg: chair, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Michelle Felman: member, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Geoff Ribar: chair, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Isaac T. Kohlberg: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:25. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. - Michelle Felman: member, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:committee_appointment:26. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40. ## Security Listing - ACTG (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:c6ac5dfb-0125-4ab8-9280-6b0d2c424ed4:security_listing:27. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8c89975a785220168a895459971078ac3078688566229ab8b95ba444209fb5aa. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:8c89975a785220168a895459971078ac3078688566229ab8b95ba444209fb5aa: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b06014d0bc9a286a5f25b166a2a6a274494eeb7dba3244333883fc13cc59e7: [ACACIA RESEARCH CORP DEF 14A 2025-04-09](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454925000014/actg-20250408.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:6bd2ac074b3fb822339b13a8b59aefee5253767c4c1d528a8600770b1f2db6ad: [ACTG DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000016/actg-20260430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ad279a4238f299b24f9293a52482fbf22e0947831b724c6fee2ccea60b10abe: ACTG executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7468fe0deff2e6545f6c397d31cfbf4aee7872fc0885f5e504a4d82d41d26fdc: [ACTG DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000016/actg-20260430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f01a9905478593cc65949558c7f23c1b6d92d3c453af39532addf0b5fe1fbb87: [ACTG DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000016/actg-20260430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:580c875ba9c8f606c1a3ef62b9267531c2a6b4d43dbfe9e9e2ad7cba7ee4632b: [ACTG DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454926000016/actg-20260430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:5dfbf846ab10e1a4e6253214d58a4e62de3bb606f45f81f073bab348350e4a40: [Audit](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/934549/000093454925000014/actg-20250408.htm). ## 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 - 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. - 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. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/acacia-research-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/acacia-research-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/acacia-research-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/acacia-research-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-17T01:02:56.929433+00:00; recorded 2026-10-17T01:02:56.929433+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed. Only explicitly reviewed, rights-cleared assignments in effect on the as-of date, in the company's own wording. An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.