# BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695 |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/bio-key-international-inc |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 15 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-24T04:47:19.975842+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-10-24T04:47:19.975842+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC
- Display name: BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC

## 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 | 2026-10-24T23:06:35.350045+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.364 |
| Record Quality | 0.808 |
| Directors | 6 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 3 |
| Entity class | public_company |

## Section coverage

| Section | State |
| --- | --- |
| identity | PUBLISHED |
| corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED |
| board | PUBLISHED |
| committees | NOT_REVIEWED |
| 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

- Emmanuel Alia: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:7
- Robert J. Michel: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:8
- Wong Kwok Fong: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:9
- Cameron E. Williams: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:6
- Michael W. DePasquale: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:5
- Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin): Director. Status: unknown. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:10

## Executive leadership

- Cecilia C. Welch: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:11
- James D. Sullivan: Senior Vice President of Strategy and Compliance, Chief Legal Officer [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:12
- Michael W. DePasquale: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:13
- Mira K. LaCous: Chief Technology Officer [CTO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:14

## Governance events

- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Emmanuel Alia seat on BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:19.975842+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1lrhdrbuqpgqv
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Robert J. Michel seat on BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:19.975842+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:b9em30rq40rw
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Wong Kwok Fong seat on BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:19.975842+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:dwuwzlmvr0v

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://company/bio-key-international-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- Michael W. DePasquale: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.
- Cameron E. Williams: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.
- Emmanuel Alia: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b40dae8ff6748d4853baa4fd5146eec2964920609d8dd89cbc8268f0408005d.
- Robert J. Michel: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b40dae8ff6748d4853baa4fd5146eec2964920609d8dd89cbc8268f0408005d.
- Wong Kwok Fong: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b40dae8ff6748d4853baa4fd5146eec2964920609d8dd89cbc8268f0408005d.
- Wong Kwok Fong (Kelvin): Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.
- Cecilia C. Welch: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.
- James D. Sullivan: Senior Vice President of Strategy and Compliance, Chief Legal Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.
- Michael W. DePasquale: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.
- Mira K. LaCous: Chief Technology Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- BIO KEY INTERNATIONAL INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:450779a29f23360e59afcef496250175e7d04ea0b8ba8647031963f3aeb0b7c5.

## Entity Status

- Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:450779a29f23360e59afcef496250175e7d04ea0b8ba8647031963f3aeb0b7c5.

## Published Fact

- US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:450779a29f23360e59afcef496250175e7d04ea0b8ba8647031963f3aeb0b7c5.

## Security Listing

- BKYI (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:security_listing:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:450779a29f23360e59afcef496250175e7d04ea0b8ba8647031963f3aeb0b7c5.
- BKYI (OTC). Claim: alpha:claim:company:a116842d-c777-40ef-adef-c5b071d0e695:security_listing:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:450779a29f23360e59afcef496250175e7d04ea0b8ba8647031963f3aeb0b7c5.

## 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:450779a29f23360e59afcef496250175e7d04ea0b8ba8647031963f3aeb0b7c5: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:62d021a138fb60f39c3c809b2c7ac001486df2998cb23704677a6f2395f676b5: [SEC DEF 14A 0001437749-26-024414](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1019034/000143774926024414/bkyi20260722_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:1b40dae8ff6748d4853baa4fd5146eec2964920609d8dd89cbc8268f0408005d: [DEF 14A bkyi20260722_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1019034/000143774926024414/bkyi20260722_def14a.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/bio-key-international-inc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/bio-key-international-inc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/bio-key-international-inc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/bio-key-international-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


## Connected governance records

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## Critical-risk oversight

Snapshot as of 2026-10-24T23:06:35.093+00:00; recorded 2026-10-24T23:06:35.093+00:00. Every published assignment for this snapshot is listed.
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An assignment shows where oversight is placed, not whether it is effective. Missing records do not establish absence.