# GERON 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/geron-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T04:46:16.320231+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-17T04:46:16.320231+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: GERON CORP - Display name: GERON 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 | 2026-10-18T01:36:59.275976+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.809 | | Directors | 8 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 2 | | 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 - Dawn C. Bir: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:7 - John F. McDonald: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2022-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:9 - Constantine Chinoporos: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:6 - Elizabeth G. O'Farrell: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:5 - Harout Semerjian: President and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:8 - Patricia S. Andrews: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:10 - Robert J. Spiegel: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:11 - Susan M. Molineaux: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:12 ## Executive leadership - Ahmed ElNawawi: Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:13 - Harout Semerjian: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:14 - Joseph Eid: Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Medical Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:15 - Michelle J. Robertson: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Interim Secretary [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:16 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John F. McDonald seat on GERON CORP, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:46:16.320231+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:73yeep7yyrlb - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dawn C. Bir seat on GERON CORP, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:46:16.320231+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:fkrnuf1617qnd ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/geron-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/geron-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/geron-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/geron-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/geron-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/geron-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/geron-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/geron-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/geron-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/geron-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/geron-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/geron-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/geron-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/geron-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/geron-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/geron-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/geron-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/geron-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/geron-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/geron-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/geron-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/geron-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/geron-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Elizabeth G. O'Farrell: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Constantine Chinoporos: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Dawn C. Bir: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d720b3a281118d8f44121d727d3b82570f39c50d1e6fd027ff8d3724dbc3823c. - Harout Semerjian: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - John F. McDonald: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d720b3a281118d8f44121d727d3b82570f39c50d1e6fd027ff8d3724dbc3823c. - Patricia S. Andrews: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Robert J. Spiegel: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Susan M. Molineaux: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Ahmed ElNawawi: Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Harout Semerjian: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Joseph Eid: Executive Vice President, Research and Development, Chief Medical Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. - Michelle J. Robertson: Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Interim Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - GERON CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7b08d9bc16ba2ea35e73c517f46de877e20d34fcae36a7eff5189b76dbd82ed0. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7b08d9bc16ba2ea35e73c517f46de877e20d34fcae36a7eff5189b76dbd82ed0. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7b08d9bc16ba2ea35e73c517f46de877e20d34fcae36a7eff5189b76dbd82ed0. ## Security Listing - GERN (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:8bd4aba7-5ca1-4bf2-b0a5-a7833ffbcaf7:security_listing:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:7b08d9bc16ba2ea35e73c517f46de877e20d34fcae36a7eff5189b76dbd82ed0. ## 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:7b08d9bc16ba2ea35e73c517f46de877e20d34fcae36a7eff5189b76dbd82ed0: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d33163b51f9e569035365a5c589e6dc9f27cbed057b3bf0a079e89ac89b19597: [SEC DEF 14A 0000886744-26-000024](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000088674426000024/gern-20260407.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d720b3a281118d8f44121d727d3b82570f39c50d1e6fd027ff8d3724dbc3823c: [DEF 14A gern-20260407.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/886744/000088674426000024/gern-20260407.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/geron-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/geron-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/geron-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/geron-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 2026-10-18T01:36:59.056746+00:00; recorded 2026-10-18T01:36:59.056746+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.