# Nkarta, 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/nkarta-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 21 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Nkarta, Inc. - Display name: Nkarta, 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 | 2026-10-19T22:33:28.139792+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.83 | | Directors | 13 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 8 | | 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 - Biographical Descriptions: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:7 - Key Attributes: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:9 - Leone Patterson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:10 - Michael Dybbs: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2019-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:12 - Nadir Mahmood: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-23. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:13 - Shawn Rose: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-04-23. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:15 - Zachary Scheiner: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2020-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:17 - Ali Behbahani, M.D., M.B.A.: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:5 - Angela Thedinga, M.B.A., M.P.H.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:6 - George Vratsanos, M.D.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:8 - Leone Patterson, M.B.A.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:11 - Paul J. Hastings: Director and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:14 - Simeon George, M.D., M.B.A.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:16 ## Executive leadership - Nadir Mahmood: President [PRESIDENT]. Status: current. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:18 - Nadir Mahmood, Ph.D.: President [PRESIDENT]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:19 - Paul J. Hastings: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:20 - Shawn Rose, M.D., Ph.D.: Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:21 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Nadir Mahmood seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2026-04-23. Effective: 2026-04-23. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1trplerigfhup - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Shawn Rose seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2026-04-23. Effective: 2026-04-23. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1020qv1l8yekn - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Nadir Mahmood executive of Nkarta, Inc., effective 2026-03-25. Effective: 2026-03-25. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:pym5c619xspb6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Key Attributes seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:132to5x16lutm5 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Leone Patterson seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1wdqbib1rqb3lt - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Zachary Scheiner seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1fpzbhm5pj6fm - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Michael Dybbs seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1dhg51ty5a16t - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Biographical Descriptions seat on Nkarta, Inc., effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-19T14:44:51.089262+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:urqanh1ziulh ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/nkarta-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Ali Behbahani, M.D., M.B.A.: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Angela Thedinga, M.B.A., M.P.H.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Biographical Descriptions: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - George Vratsanos, M.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Key Attributes: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - Leone Patterson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:10. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - Leone Patterson, M.B.A.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Michael Dybbs: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - Nadir Mahmood: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2026-04-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - Paul J. Hastings: Director and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Shawn Rose: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2026-04-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - Simeon George, M.D., M.B.A.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Zachary Scheiner: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45. - Nadir Mahmood: President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f27edc58419b45ad582037f868e6f4848b4374af5ceb4c4edd8c4f4d3fe7c2b. - Nadir Mahmood, Ph.D.: President. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Paul J. Hastings: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. - Shawn Rose, M.D., Ph.D.: Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Nkarta, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a320d2de4e35edbb4040b38e06ca711ea34df5b35bed41cd8b025d2688fe0dab. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a320d2de4e35edbb4040b38e06ca711ea34df5b35bed41cd8b025d2688fe0dab. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a320d2de4e35edbb4040b38e06ca711ea34df5b35bed41cd8b025d2688fe0dab. ## Security Listing - NKTX (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:bdb84929-fb71-4900-bcf7-1601344e51b0:security_listing:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a320d2de4e35edbb4040b38e06ca711ea34df5b35bed41cd8b025d2688fe0dab. ## 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:a320d2de4e35edbb4040b38e06ca711ea34df5b35bed41cd8b025d2688fe0dab: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:61184927b087a2c4ad20876b74a142c9cfa451e87d16f1d623c24484af1665b2: [SEC DEF 14A 0001140361-26-016403](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787400/000114036126016403/ny20064125x1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5df482899e33fe9c6c2fd50a3fcec18f650bbd05f3cc00974a49503287a61b45: [DEF 14A ny20064125x1_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787400/000114036126016403/ny20064125x1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f27edc58419b45ad582037f868e6f4848b4374af5ceb4c4edd8c4f4d3fe7c2b: [NKTX 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1787400/000178740026000006/nktx-20251231.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/nkarta-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/nkarta-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/nkarta-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/nkarta-inc` 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 2026-10-19T22:33:27.877641+00:00; recorded 2026-10-19T22:33:27.877641+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.