# GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 2 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC - Display name: GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-1:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.318 | | Record Quality | 0.837 | | Directors | 11 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 11 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | NOT_REVIEWED | | leadership | NOT_REVIEWED | | 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 - Arthur G. Altschul, Jr: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1995-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:7 - Betsy F. Gotbaum: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2010-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:8 - Clara E. Del Villar: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:9 - Henry R. Schirmer: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:10 - Jeffrey W. Priest: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:11 - John D. Gordan, III: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1986-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:12 - Rodney B. Berens: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2007-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:13 - Rose P. Lynch: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2017-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:14 - Sarah M. Ward: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2025-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:15 - Savannah Sachs: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:16 - Spencer Davidson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 1995-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:17 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sarah M. Ward seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:rta7esyopc9m - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Savannah Sachs seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1wbjik0vrfaag - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Clara E. Del Villar seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:w4snty1aa56z6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Rose P. Lynch seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1vj6j5knhwg56 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Henry R. Schirmer seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:upszaedpn3po - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Jeffrey W. Priest seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1n4kr8r1itj6zr - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Betsy F. Gotbaum seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2010-01-01. Effective: 2010-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2jsdvm1bawc4g - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Rodney B. Berens seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 2007-01-01. Effective: 2007-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:g2sru86u5i0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Arthur G. Altschul, Jr seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:49bmui148eyhc - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Spencer Davidson seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2eo9f715q3455 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John D. Gordan, III seat on GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC, effective 1986-01-01. Effective: 1986-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-24T04:47:57.524692+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1w4rbwu1tgc6zm ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/general-american-investors-co-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Arthur G. Altschul, Jr: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 1995-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Betsy F. Gotbaum: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2010-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Clara E. Del Villar: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Henry R. Schirmer: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Jeffrey W. Priest: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - John D. Gordan, III: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 1986-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Rodney B. Berens: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Rose P. Lynch: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Sarah M. Ward: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Savannah Sachs: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. - Spencer Davidson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 1995-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS CO INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. - Financial Services. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:published_fact:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. - Asset Management. Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:published_fact:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. ## Security Listing - GAM (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:security_listing:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. - GAM-PB (NYSE). Claim: alpha:claim:company:9875e771-8475-4ceb-9644-a6ee6ab0864a:security_listing:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9. ## 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:ad2b14fa0a02ce9d58c3a80c1474f3783bd1fd5fd6935b113f1676137fb147f9: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5004610a1d0726c451cde511e585f4fd74c41527e0f415707b6f44584aa7f6f3: [DEF 14A gaic-def14a_041526.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/40417/000199937126003953/gaic-def14a_041526.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/general-american-investors-co-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/general-american-investors-co-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/general-american-investors-co-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible. ## Critical-risk oversight Snapshot as of 2026-10-24T19:18:58.387029+00:00; recorded 2026-10-24T19:18:58.387029+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.