# VEECO INSTRUMENTS 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6 | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/veeco-instruments-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 20 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC - Display name: VEECO INSTRUMENTS 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 | 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.364 | | Record Quality | 0.831 | | Directors | 11 | | 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 - Gordon Hunter: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2002-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:6 - Kathleen A. Bayless: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:7 - Keith D. Jackson: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:8 - Lena Nicolaides: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:9 - Mary Jane Raymond: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:11 - Sujeet Chand: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:12 - Thomas St. Dennis: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:14 - William J. Miller, Ph.D.: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2018-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:15 - Lena Nicolaides, Ph.D.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:10 - Richard A. D’Amore: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:5 - Sujeet Chand, Ph.D.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:13 ## Executive leadership - Adrian Devasahayam: Senior Vice President, Product Line Management. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:16 - John P. Kiernan: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:17 - Peter Porshnev: Senior Vice President, Unified Engineering. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:18 - Susan Wilkerson: Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Services. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:19 - William J. Miller, Ph.D.: Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:20 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Kathleen A. Bayless seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ev5qg1wk6902 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Keith D. Jackson seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:7o3o1vyyobnh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Lena Nicolaides seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:va3ui4102uku0 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Mary Jane Raymond seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:3xypav1on9ltp - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Sujeet Chand seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:avrnimyzxcx6 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Thomas St. Dennis seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:tws4m21rmv12o - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William J. Miller, Ph.D. seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2ond4v18fdb43 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Gordon Hunter seat on VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC, effective 2002-01-01. Effective: 2002-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-17T04:45:54.212776+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:zp6q82k1u5oy ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/veeco-instruments-inc/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Richard A. D’Amore: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - Gordon Hunter: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2002-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Kathleen A. Bayless: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:7. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Keith D. Jackson: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Lena Nicolaides: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:9. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Lena Nicolaides, Ph.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - Mary Jane Raymond: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:11. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Sujeet Chand: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:12. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Sujeet Chand, Ph.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - Thomas St. Dennis: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:14. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - William J. Miller, Ph.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6. - Adrian Devasahayam: Senior Vice President, Product Line Management. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - John P. Kiernan: Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - Peter Porshnev: Senior Vice President, Unified Engineering. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - Susan Wilkerson: Senior Vice President, Global Sales & Services. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. - William J. Miller, Ph.D.: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - VEECO INSTRUMENTS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b93589dbcbb1c4ff145b741c8904013a426332e09b69d17fabb6c14e19d83f1. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b93589dbcbb1c4ff145b741c8904013a426332e09b69d17fabb6c14e19d83f1. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b93589dbcbb1c4ff145b741c8904013a426332e09b69d17fabb6c14e19d83f1. ## Security Listing - VECO (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:8c7d7648-cc4b-465d-b3a6-0071c552f3a6:security_listing:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5b93589dbcbb1c4ff145b741c8904013a426332e09b69d17fabb6c14e19d83f1. ## 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:5b93589dbcbb1c4ff145b741c8904013a426332e09b69d17fabb6c14e19d83f1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:b666edd23ffa27aee4b30d36e8daae4ff1047c527cfa4205c2d6281e6541c8a5: [SEC DEF 14A 0001104659-26-032085](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/103145/000110465926032085/tm261442-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c68bd400d783de65a0d18417e372391c0d7256c9658b866a002d013300d76bb6: [DEF 14A tm261442-1_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/103145/000110465926032085/tm261442-1_def14a.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/veeco-instruments-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/veeco-instruments-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/veeco-instruments-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/veeco-instruments-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 2026-10-17T19:24:02.144224+00:00; recorded 2026-10-17T19:24:02.144224+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.