# Clifford J. Friedman

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:catherine-friedman |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/catherine-friedman |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 1 |
| Observed | 2026-10-17T06:38:13.894196+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T03:29:53.377+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Clifford J. Friedman
- Display name: Clifford J. Friedman

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-17T06:38:14.132027+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.94 |
| 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: Clifford J. Friedman seat on Lyell Immunopharma, Inc., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T03:29:53.377+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:uumn9yfno1w8

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/catherine-friedman/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77747deaf1944f2036e5e22289acc0440986a0c558d3ffba6acf67a2f0ad10d7.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6db772ed60953e352239b1bef58124e9ffad4c32a9fbb16fb7e4a03827824b4.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:984da962840b65f71b7f80f78dc80a6ab743bd414ccb1b4af39751f5289e77a4.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Lyell Immunopharma, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:984da962840b65f71b7f80f78dc80a6ab743bd414ccb1b4af39751f5289e77a4, alpha:projection-evidence:870945310071083464e71408d9d0b7c40606585cc91cde7039976ade0b66e45d.

## Board role

- Board role: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:committee_assignments:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:984da962840b65f71b7f80f78dc80a6ab743bd414ccb1b4af39751f5289e77a4.
- Committee assignments: Audit, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6db772ed60953e352239b1bef58124e9ffad4c32a9fbb16fb7e4a03827824b4.

## Executive company

- Executive at GV Management Company, LLC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:executive_company:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f.
- Executive at Healthier Choices Management Corp.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6db772ed60953e352239b1bef58124e9ffad4c32a9fbb16fb7e4a03827824b4.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:executive_title:10. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6db772ed60953e352239b1bef58124e9ffad4c32a9fbb16fb7e4a03827824b4.
- Executive title: Executive Venture Partner. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:executive_title:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6db772ed60953e352239b1bef58124e9ffad4c32a9fbb16fb7e4a03827824b4.
- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:catherine-friedman:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f.

## 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:8afced910964760b0f980df15c5a4b707dd78b4c1eda295e4f5219b644525e6f: [LYEL DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1806952/000114036126016686/ny20068007x1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:984da962840b65f71b7f80f78dc80a6ab743bd414ccb1b4af39751f5289e77a4: [Lyell Immunopharma, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1806952/000114036126016686/ny20068007x1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:77747deaf1944f2036e5e22289acc0440986a0c558d3ffba6acf67a2f0ad10d7: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1806952/000114036126016686/ny20068007x1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6db772ed60953e352239b1bef58124e9ffad4c32a9fbb16fb7e4a03827824b4: [HCMC 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/844856/000149315226013232/form10-k.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:870945310071083464e71408d9d0b7c40606585cc91cde7039976ade0b66e45d: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1806952/000114036126016686/ny20068007x1_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

- 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/catherine-friedman)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/catherine-friedman.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/catherine-friedman?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/catherine-friedman` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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