# Vericel 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ro-d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/vericel-corp | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 23 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 3 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Vericel Corp - Display name: Vericel Corp ## 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 | 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.409 | | Record Quality | 0.829 | | Directors | 14 | | Committees | 1 | | Governance events | 8 | | Entity class | public_company | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_REVIEWED | | board | PUBLISHED | | committees | PUBLISHED | | 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 - Alan L. Rubino: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:6 - Alan Post-graduate Kevin: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2015-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:7 - Bachelor’s Lisa: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2021-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:8 - Paul K. Wotton: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:13 - Post-doctoral Dr. Zerbe Dominick: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:15 - Robert L. Zerbe: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:16 - Steven C. Gilman: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2026-03-19. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:17 - Therapeutics. Heidi: Director. Status: current. Independent: NOT_PUBLISHED. Since: 2013-01-01. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:18 - Dominick Colangelo: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. Status: unknown. Independent: false. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. Committees: President and Chief Executive Officer (member). claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:9 - Heidi Hagen: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:10 - Kevin F. McLaughlin: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:11 - Lisa Wright: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:12 - Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D.: Director. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:14 - Robert L. Zerbe, M.D.: Chairman of the Board. Status: unknown. Independent: true. Since: NOT_PUBLISHED. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:5 ## Committees - President and Chief Executive Officer (executive). Chair: NOT_PUBLISHED. Members: Dominick Colangelo (member, unknown). committee_id=alpha:committee:vericel-corp:president-and-chief-executive-officer ## Executive leadership - Dominick Colangelo: President and Chief Executive Officer [CEO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:19 - Joe Mara: Chief Financial Officer [CFO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:20 - Jonathan Hopper: Chief Medical Officer. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:21 - Michael Halpin: Chief Operating Officer [COO]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:22 - Sean Flynn: Chief Legal Officer [GC]. Status: unknown. claim_id=alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:23 ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Alan L. Rubino seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:qve4v933q6eh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Paul K. Wotton seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:161zjpzxa6vxt - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Robert L. Zerbe seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:7al8mgkgsfwg - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Steven C. Gilman seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2026-03-19. Effective: 2026-03-19. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:e1sjav19nuyjh - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bachelor’s Lisa seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1kvkpgh1e494in - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Alan Post-graduate Kevin seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:16j58op1r07ojr - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Post-doctoral Dr. Zerbe Dominick seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:l5no8g46fy2 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Therapeutics. Heidi seat on Vericel Corp, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-10-18T07:11:51.27144+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:9u0or3v8jwqr ## Scoped resources - `alpha://company/vericel-corp` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://company/vericel-corp/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - Robert L. Zerbe, M.D.: Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Alan L. Rubino: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:6. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Alan Post-graduate Kevin: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba: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:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Bachelor’s Lisa: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:8. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Dominick Colangelo: Director, President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Heidi Hagen: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Kevin F. McLaughlin: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Lisa Wright: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Paul K. Wotton: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:13. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Paul K. Wotton, Ph.D.: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Post-doctoral Dr. Zerbe Dominick: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:15. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Robert L. Zerbe: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:16. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Steven C. Gilman: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:17. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Therapeutics. Heidi: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:18. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b. - Dominick Colangelo: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Joe Mara: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Jonathan Hopper: Chief Medical Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:21. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Michael Halpin: Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:22. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. - Sean Flynn: Chief Legal Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:leadership_role:23. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - Vericel Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:legal_name:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:86d29f64a9db86ecdb11cc482e32923674e9e060e006f6d0d66a833663448eb9. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:entity_status:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:86d29f64a9db86ecdb11cc482e32923674e9e060e006f6d0d66a833663448eb9. ## Published Fact - US. Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:published_fact:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:86d29f64a9db86ecdb11cc482e32923674e9e060e006f6d0d66a833663448eb9. ## Security Listing - VCEL (NASDAQ). Claim: alpha:claim:company:c941046d-77be-4485-9bde-9fd92c5b9cba:security_listing:24. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:86d29f64a9db86ecdb11cc482e32923674e9e060e006f6d0d66a833663448eb9. ## 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:86d29f64a9db86ecdb11cc482e32923674e9e060e006f6d0d66a833663448eb9: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:acfbabd07a925b79ce52189d8ebc568478ac061475c4bef6f53c88074a7a990e: [SEC DEF 14A 0001308179-26-000094](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000130817926000094/vcel2026_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:01ea8198a1d7a092556aae5d4fd186e6ed622dee456aa801fa81a151a539481b: [DEF 14A vcel2026_def14a.htm](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/887359/000130817926000094/vcel2026_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/vericel-corp) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/vericel-corp.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/vericel-corp?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/vericel-corp` 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 2026-10-18T14:41:57.645488+00:00; recorded 2026-10-18T14:41:57.645488+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.