MERCURY SYSTEMS INC
NASDAQ: MRCY. Canonical company identity and public leadership record.
US
- Alpha ID
- alpha:company:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b
- SEC CIK
- 0001049521
- Record version
- vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce, published Oct 16, 2026
- Newest evidence
- May 3, 2026
- Monitoring
- Not yet monitored Details
- Integrity
- Not yet signed Methodology
- CEO
- William L. BallhausChairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer
- Chair
- Not published
- Independent
- 8 / 99 directors published
- Published claims
- 334 distinct sources
- Evidence records
- 70 pinned
- Source conflicts
- 0None open
Built from 4 distinct sources and 7 evidence records. Every Claim links to where it appears. Where nothing was published, the record states the coverage gap.
Public record. Alpha publishes governance facts about this organization from regulatory filings and company statements. Private enterprise overlay data is never projected here. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. How this works
CFO CHANGED
David E. Farnsworth executive of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2025-08-11.
Monitoring
ContinuousWhat the published record states about identity, evidence, evaluation, monitoring, authority, and freshness. Watched-source schedules are not published for this record.
- IdentityunclaimedPublished
- Evidencesource_reportedPublished
- Evaluationnot_evaluatedPublished
- MonitoringNot yet published for this record.Not published
- AuthorityNot yet published for this record.Not published
- FreshnesscurrentPublished
Leadership
Evidence| Role | Person | Since | Status | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | David E. Farnsworth | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE3 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer | Steven V. Ratner | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE4 |
| Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretary | Stuart H. Kupinsky | Aug 2025 | current | Source reportedE5 |
| Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer | William L. Ballhaus | Not captured | unknown | Source reportedE6 |
Board of directors
Evidence9 directors published. 8 of 9 with a published determination are independent.
| Director | Status | Since | Committees | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry R. Nearhos | Independent | 2018 | Audit, chairAudit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · ChairNominating and Governance, chair | Source reportedE2 |
| Debora A. Plunkett | Independent | 2021 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Gerard J. DeMuro | Independent | 2023 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
| Howard L. Lance | Independent | 2022 | Compensation, chairCompensation · Chair; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Jean Bua | Independent | 2025 | Audit | Source reportedE2 |
| Lisa S. Disbrow | Independent | 2017 | AuditAudit; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Orlando P. Carvalho | Independent | 2020 | CompensationCompensation; Nominating and GovernanceNominating and Governance | Source reportedE2 |
| Scott Ostfeld | Independent | 2023 | Compensation | Source reportedE2 |
| William L. Ballhaus | Not independent | 2022 | None published | Source reportedE2 |
Committees and risk ownership
Evidence| Committee | Chair | Members | Risks assigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audit | Barry R. Nearhos | Barry R. Nearhos, Debora A. Plunkett, Jean Bua, Lisa S. Disbrow | Not described in the published record |
| Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair | Not published | Barry R. Nearhos | Not described in the published record |
| Audit; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Debora A. Plunkett, Lisa S. Disbrow | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation | Howard L. Lance | Howard L. Lance, Orlando P. Carvalho, Scott Ostfeld | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Howard L. Lance | Not described in the published record |
| Compensation; Nominating and Governance | Not published | Orlando P. Carvalho | Not described in the published record |
| Nominating and Governance | Barry R. Nearhos | Barry R. Nearhos, Debora A. Plunkett, Howard L. Lance, Lisa S. Disbrow, Orlando P. Carvalho | Not described in the published record |
Control and voting power
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Authority to act
Evidence and agent registryWho can act for the company, and on whose authority. This is what a counterparty's agent checks before it accepts an order, signs, or pays.
Financials and market context
EvidenceGovernance and policies
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Risk, audit, and cyber
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
AI oversight and accountability
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Legal and regulatory
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Compensation
EvidenceNo published claims
Nothing is published for this section yet. A missing Claim is a coverage state, not a negative finding.
Other published claims
EvidencePublished Claims that belong to no section above. Each keeps its permalink, evidence, and assertion state.
Not yet in this record
CoverageA gap is a coverage state, not a negative finding. These sections are expected for this entity class and are not yet published.
- Corporate structureNot reviewed. Parent, subsidiary and predecessor structure explains who is governed.
- OwnershipNot reviewed. Ownership and voting power determine who can influence the board.
- FinancialsNot reviewed. Governance-relevant financial context frames capital and audit decisions.
- CompensationNot reviewed. Pay design shows how incentives are governed.
- GovernanceNot reviewed. Governing documents and provisions set the rules of the enterprise.
- Shareholder governanceNot reviewed. Meeting and vote records show shareholder dissent and support.
- AuditNot reviewed. Auditor, controls and restatements show assurance over reporting.
- LegalNot reviewed. Material legal and regulatory matters show enforcement exposure.
- RiskNot reviewed. Risk ownership links the board, committees, executives and controls.
- CyberNot reviewed. Cyber and data governance is a disclosed oversight domain.
- AI governanceNot reviewed. AI oversight is a differentiated Alpha governance domain.
- Markets externalNot reviewed. Auditors, advisors, investors and regulators form the external ecosystem.
- Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist.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.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.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.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.This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating.
Linked people
Same claims as person records- David E. FarnsworthExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officercompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:15
- Steven V. RatnerExecutive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officercompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:16
- Stuart H. KupinskyExecutive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer, and Corporate Secretarycompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:17
- William L. BallhausChairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officercompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:18
- Barry R. NearhosDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:6
- Debora A. PlunkettDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:7
- Gerard J. DeMuroDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:8
- Howard L. LanceDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:9
- Jean BuaDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:10
- Lisa S. DisbrowDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:11
- Orlando P. CarvalhoDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:12
- Scott OstfeldDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:13
- William L. BallhausDirectorcompany:622a1e2c-75a7-4ae4-a903-aa4c5a2d4a2b:leadership_role:14
Subject and corrections
Public-role doctrineThis record exists because the company is in the published Registry. The company can claim the record, correct, or dispute any Claim. Corrections are versioned and the original stays in history.
- Basis
- Published company record built from public sources
- Sources
- 7 evidence records cited. 0 with redistribution rights.
- Never published
- Private enterprise overlay data: deployments, authority grants, TrustChecks, receipts, telemetry
- Record claimed
- No
- Open disputes
- 0
- Identity ownership
- unclaimed
If the company claims the record, its statements appear as their own assertion state and never overwrite the cited evidence.
Evidence
Authority and rights- E1Alpha canonical company public projection. canonical identity. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026. Cited by 5 Claims.
- E2sec proxy. Published Sep 10, 2025. Retrieved May 12, 2026. Cited by 9 Claims.
- E3sec filing. Published Aug 11, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E4sec filing. Published Aug 11, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E5sec filing. Published Aug 11, 2025. Retrieved May 13, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E6MRCY executive roster sourcesec filing. Published May 3, 2026. Retrieved May 3, 2026. Cited by 1 Claim.
- E7board_seats. board seats. Cited by 15 Claims.
What changed in version public-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce
vpublic-1:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce published Oct 16, 2026- David E. Farnsworth executive of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2025-08-11.
- Steven V. Ratner executive of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2025-08-11.
- Stuart H. Kupinsky executive of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2025-08-11.
- Jean Bua seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2025-01-01.
- Gerard J. DeMuro seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2023-01-01.
- Scott Ostfeld seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2023-01-01.
- Howard L. Lance seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2022-01-01.
- William L. Ballhaus seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2022-01-01.
- Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance committee of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2022-01-01.
- Howard L. Lance member of Compensation · Chair; Nominating and Governance, effective 2022-01-01.
- Debora A. Plunkett seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2021-01-01.
- Audit; Nominating and Governance committee of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2021-01-01.
- Debora A. Plunkett member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2021-01-01.
- Orlando P. Carvalho seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2020-01-01.
- Compensation; Nominating and Governance committee of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2020-01-01.
- Orlando P. Carvalho member of Compensation; Nominating and Governance, effective 2020-01-01.
- Barry R. Nearhos seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2018-01-01.
- Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair committee of MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2018-01-01.
- Barry R. Nearhos member of Audit · Chair; Nominating and Governance · Chair, effective 2018-01-01.
- Lisa S. Disbrow seat on MERCURY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2017-01-01.
- Lisa S. Disbrow member of Audit; Nominating and Governance, effective 2017-01-01.



