# Brian C. Cornell > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:brian-c-cornell | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/brian-c-cornell | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 9 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:43:34.105292+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:38:02.531+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Brian C. Cornell - Display name: Brian C. Cornell ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T04:43:34.539406+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.949 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 2 | | 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: Brian C. Cornell seat on Target Corporation, effective 2025-04-28. Effective: 2025-04-28. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:38:02.531+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:spghyx13mvrez - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Brian C. Cornell seat on Yum! Brands, effective 2015-01-01. Effective: 2015-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:38:02.531+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:6l0lkj5f0q39 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/brian-c-cornell/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Chair at Target Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:role:1. Valid from: 2025-04-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:74f0a880c45b7958357d69514dd8cd4bc32f0213ea4f80d3ab30587e2b598feb. - Executive Chair at Yum! Brands. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:role:2. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:87a200a89c8f9c9eee3bc5d594615c5a6c5bd8a0aa79abd74d9447275408df2f. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eb548322c23a065195c9f5806cfc6f31bfbe8d1017c4215015eb210d32259f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2619012352c3ce260fc4fb4009b4f9742a438b43db0302104b7a990b9755e7de. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2619012352c3ce260fc4fb4009b4f9742a438b43db0302104b7a990b9755e7de. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d681ca6f4b058a87df0e44fc949f77418af42ab77f43b256c01bc6c4987bb7f3. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Target Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:f40205edb6ce578b8806846493ff877f6513470617a2a1f5926d5b7317858431, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d681ca6f4b058a87df0e44fc949f77418af42ab77f43b256c01bc6c4987bb7f3. - Serves on the board of Yum! Brands, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:board_membership:6. Valid from: 2015-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d681ca6f4b058a87df0e44fc949f77418af42ab77f43b256c01bc6c4987bb7f3, alpha:projection-evidence:85c3a957bdb2fd5c020bbee7f27fae4f2ebd640c0a98667ac1be6818cd9b09bc. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:board_role:7. Valid from: 2025-04-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5871503b42a603d9e54d4c78958a1c2505835fef68f9dd5d44e4249a758c90ad. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2025-04-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5871503b42a603d9e54d4c78958a1c2505835fef68f9dd5d44e4249a758c90ad, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d681ca6f4b058a87df0e44fc949f77418af42ab77f43b256c01bc6c4987bb7f3. - Committee assignments: Management Planning and Development, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:committee_assignments:9. Valid from: 2026-04-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:cybersecurity_experience:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eb548322c23a065195c9f5806cfc6f31bfbe8d1017c4215015eb210d32259f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5. ## Executive company - Executive at Target Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:executive_company:11. Valid from: 2026-03-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eb548322c23a065195c9f5806cfc6f31bfbe8d1017c4215015eb210d32259f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2619012352c3ce260fc4fb4009b4f9742a438b43db0302104b7a990b9755e7de. ## Executive function - Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:executive_function:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2619012352c3ce260fc4fb4009b4f9742a438b43db0302104b7a990b9755e7de. ## Executive title - Executive title: Executive Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:executive_title:13. Valid from: 2026-03-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eb548322c23a065195c9f5806cfc6f31bfbe8d1017c4215015eb210d32259f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2619012352c3ce260fc4fb4009b4f9742a438b43db0302104b7a990b9755e7de. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:brian-c-cornell:technology_background:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eb548322c23a065195c9f5806cfc6f31bfbe8d1017c4215015eb210d32259f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5. ## 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:a3fcae5a0f0fe4dedc62fdef60edbcb248c301da204a386e4ca3bc8dec3bf3c5: [YUM DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000119312526142078/yum-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:87a200a89c8f9c9eee3bc5d594615c5a6c5bd8a0aa79abd74d9447275408df2f: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000119312526142078/yum-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eb548322c23a065195c9f5806cfc6f31bfbe8d1017c4215015eb210d32259f9: [TGT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27419/000002741926000016/tgt-20260131.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5871503b42a603d9e54d4c78958a1c2505835fef68f9dd5d44e4249a758c90ad: [TGT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027419/000162828025020275/tgt-20250428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:74f0a880c45b7958357d69514dd8cd4bc32f0213ea4f80d3ab30587e2b598feb: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027419/000162828025020275/tgt-20250428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d681ca6f4b058a87df0e44fc949f77418af42ab77f43b256c01bc6c4987bb7f3: [Yum! Brands, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000095017025051113/yum-20250403.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2619012352c3ce260fc4fb4009b4f9742a438b43db0302104b7a990b9755e7de: TGT executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:f40205edb6ce578b8806846493ff877f6513470617a2a1f5926d5b7317858431: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027419/000162828025020275/tgt-20250428.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:85c3a957bdb2fd5c020bbee7f27fae4f2ebd640c0a98667ac1be6818cd9b09bc: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1041061/000119312526142078/yum-20260402.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/brian-c-cornell) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/brian-c-cornell.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/brian-c-cornell?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/brian-c-cornell` 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.