# CERUS 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cerus-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 17 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: CERUS CORP - Display name: CERUS 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 | 2026-10-23T02:05:42.512896+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.829 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 7 | | 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 - Ann Lucena: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:6 - Dean Gregory: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2024-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:7 - Frank Witney: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2014-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:9 - Hua Shan: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:10 - Jami Dover Nachtsheim: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:11 - Timothy L. Moore: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-22. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:12 - Eric Bjerkholt: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:8 - William M. Greenman: President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:5 ## Committees - Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: William M. Greenman (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:cerus-corp:chief-executive-officer-and-board-chair ## Executive leadership - Richard Benjamin: Chief Medical Officer. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:15 - Chrystal Jensen: Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:13 - Kevin D. Green: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:14 - Vivek Jayaraman: Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:16 - William M. Greenman: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Timothy L. Moore seat on CERUS CORP, effective 2026-04-22. Effective: 2026-04-22. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1szy3cl1oyd4zz - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Richard Benjamin executive of CERUS CORP, effective 2026-04-22. Effective: 2026-04-22. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1w8zmmt1gz67mx - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dean Gregory seat on CERUS CORP, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1u8oeeloyzbwp - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Hua Shan seat on CERUS CORP, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:m6b6zbmdxylh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Ann Lucena seat on CERUS CORP, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:c7bbm9fi4e4d - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jami Dover Nachtsheim seat on CERUS CORP, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1miy18k162qp9s - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Frank Witney seat on CERUS CORP, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-22T04:46:23.093202+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ksbn8q18cnyeg ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/cerus-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/cerus-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - William M. Greenman: President, Chief Executive Officer and Board Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb. - Ann Lucena: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d. - Dean Gregory: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d. - Eric Bjerkholt: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb. - Frank Witney: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d. - Hua Shan: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d. - Jami Dover Nachtsheim: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d. - Timothy L. Moore: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d. - Chrystal Jensen: Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb. - Kevin D. Green: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb. - Richard Benjamin: Chief Medical Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:85a4df958114b7bb338121756cb74d56b8923adaa7f03d4655f0b72b54c4e2f4. - Vivek Jayaraman: Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb. - William M. Greenman: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - CERUS CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da9d7be4155b1599c712204a77cc18c96b046e723545034c1b4ac597ff29ce7d. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da9d7be4155b1599c712204a77cc18c96b046e723545034c1b4ac597ff29ce7d. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da9d7be4155b1599c712204a77cc18c96b046e723545034c1b4ac597ff29ce7d. ## Security Listing - CERS (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:42328a0b-0e74-4da9-a50d-1783b188bee7:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:da9d7be4155b1599c712204a77cc18c96b046e723545034c1b4ac597ff29ce7d. ## 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:da9d7be4155b1599c712204a77cc18c96b046e723545034c1b4ac597ff29ce7d: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dcf6d9379b2fe5dc04b353bc84621e42dce2f89746c67ebd0584b93f30c2abdb: [SEC DEF 14A 0001020214-26-000011](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000102021426000011/cers-20260422.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:11c0e9009aca2738c7c318d3ec19c47933df8ff8718591c8846ca1257416bb8d: [DEF 14A cers-20260422.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000102021426000011/cers-20260422.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:85a4df958114b7bb338121756cb74d56b8923adaa7f03d4655f0b72b54c4e2f4: [CERS DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1020214/000102021426000011/cers-20260422.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/cerus-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cerus-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cerus-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cerus-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 2026-10-23T02:05:42.210136+00:00; recorded 2026-10-23T02:05:42.210136+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.