# Bernard McCracken > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:brendan-m-mccracken | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/brendan-m-mccracken | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T08:09:11.552501+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:46:54.543+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Bernard McCracken - Display name: Bernard McCracken ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T08:09:11.88368+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.941 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 1 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Bernard McCracken seat on Ovintiv Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:46:54.543+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:jnko0f1g5fpnj ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/brendan-m-mccracken/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Ovintiv Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:role:1. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:79fafb996c7090442bdd72d86f5df347cf6087e07028698214b2f68f21c34695. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296, alpha:projection-evidence:document:28b33aa81295f9254d953a165e841b85cb686490bab1b442656db0922ad13e26. ## AI expertise - AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4fb7a059029565fefd356ad65244c41a272c00eb2331bd840f2b1773c16cac48. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4fb7a059029565fefd356ad65244c41a272c00eb2331bd840f2b1773c16cac48. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69f6ad4e265582dfbb337bbd74e56e81725e0c90dd2cff261b7cdf1f93bd30e5. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Ovintiv Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69f6ad4e265582dfbb337bbd74e56e81725e0c90dd2cff261b7cdf1f93bd30e5, alpha:projection-evidence:54c1aefecfde28c87cb2ff1886b47f2d80fee60409269a0a7c7127f367df52da. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296, alpha:projection-evidence:document:28b33aa81295f9254d953a165e841b85cb686490bab1b442656db0922ad13e26. ## Executive company - Executive at LANDS' END, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:28b33aa81295f9254d953a165e841b85cb686490bab1b442656db0922ad13e26. - Executive at Ovintiv Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2026-02-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3e320e5fb28c1948664df44d8c48caad1d4f41dd04a4bc21da6a4798f8d3bdb9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4fb7a059029565fefd356ad65244c41a272c00eb2331bd840f2b1773c16cac48. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_function:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4fb7a059029565fefd356ad65244c41a272c00eb2331bd840f2b1773c16cac48. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:28b33aa81295f9254d953a165e841b85cb686490bab1b442656db0922ad13e26. - Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_title:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4fb7a059029565fefd356ad65244c41a272c00eb2331bd840f2b1773c16cac48. - Executive title: President & CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_title:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296. - Executive title: President Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:executive_title:15. Valid from: 2026-02-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3e320e5fb28c1948664df44d8c48caad1d4f41dd04a4bc21da6a4798f8d3bdb9. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:technology_background:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:28b33aa81295f9254d953a165e841b85cb686490bab1b442656db0922ad13e26. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brendan-m-mccracken:technology_background:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | PUBLISHED | | Financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Workforce | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | NOT_APPLICABLE | ## Public sources - alpha:projection-evidence:document:28b33aa81295f9254d953a165e841b85cb686490bab1b442656db0922ad13e26: [LE 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/799288/000119312526126210/le-20260130.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:26480ed12029c1079642573a80880d3862639117f6f734b81ab091c3e9a77296: [OVV DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526124351/d62879ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:69f6ad4e265582dfbb337bbd74e56e81725e0c90dd2cff261b7cdf1f93bd30e5: [Ovintiv Inc director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526124351/d62879ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:79fafb996c7090442bdd72d86f5df347cf6087e07028698214b2f68f21c34695: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526124351/d62879ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3e320e5fb28c1948664df44d8c48caad1d4f41dd04a4bc21da6a4798f8d3bdb9: [OVV 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526064309/ovv-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4fb7a059029565fefd356ad65244c41a272c00eb2331bd840f2b1773c16cac48: OVV executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:54c1aefecfde28c87cb2ff1886b47f2d80fee60409269a0a7c7127f367df52da: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1792580/000119312526124351/d62879ddef14a.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 - Only permissioned public claims and evidence are included. - Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false. - Public retrieval does not grant model-training or redistribution rights. - Private relationships and Council activity are excluded. ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/brendan-m-mccracken) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/brendan-m-mccracken.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brendan-m-mccracken?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/brendan-m-mccracken` 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.