# Derek W. Stark > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:david-m-stark | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-m-stark | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 11 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 9 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T06:19:13.081036+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T07:01:26.251+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Derek W. Stark - Display name: Derek W. Stark ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T06:19:13.333156+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.8 | | Record Quality | 0.946 | | 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 | NOT_REVIEWED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Director at Assertio Holdings, Inc., effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T07:01:26.251+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1g8l54z1rj69dz ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/david-m-stark` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/david-m-stark/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Assertio Holdings, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:role:1. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b8db053c21f3e72bcbf73830dddfb65c38f1ffa34b110200e4e87c5e6dbe8257. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c51c7df17c98d42a07d4ee7c34215762e74b5f8f6c9426db5aae450c851e7406. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Assertio Holdings, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2d26bca9088103a0cc6bac40dfe7db445f58c32af1fad2635ee729f0b9635686. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:board_role:3. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9. ## Committee assignments - Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:committee_assignments:4. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:cybersecurity_experience:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c51c7df17c98d42a07d4ee7c34215762e74b5f8f6c9426db5aae450c851e7406. ## Executive company - Executive at PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:executive_company:6. Valid from: 2026-04-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:43373a653ed9d4e5671c30b48294204d10c8d26770662e48944a5846377ea571, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5b18259edf0d0c20a370fdf4859ac3c67d1ada121af2af703042f9f7c71daaa9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5759377eae516f7c0751776659dbadd9f95701208ee4091e1639af4681dc76af, alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b2ab3fce434250fc983f2c86e52ea0278a43733caac7ab8cc814eacb47f7055, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c51c7df17c98d42a07d4ee7c34215762e74b5f8f6c9426db5aae450c851e7406, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5da4ede45f745d762d38493cff2b076f2e262ec618c02c169e9175fb59b55b1a. - Executive at Stark Creative Solutions LLC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:executive_company:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9. ## Executive title - Executive title: Founder and CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:executive_title:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9. - Executive title: Senior Managing Director, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:executive_title:9. Valid from: 2026-04-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:43373a653ed9d4e5671c30b48294204d10c8d26770662e48944a5846377ea571, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5b18259edf0d0c20a370fdf4859ac3c67d1ada121af2af703042f9f7c71daaa9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5759377eae516f7c0751776659dbadd9f95701208ee4091e1639af4681dc76af, alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b2ab3fce434250fc983f2c86e52ea0278a43733caac7ab8cc814eacb47f7055, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c51c7df17c98d42a07d4ee7c34215762e74b5f8f6c9426db5aae450c851e7406, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5da4ede45f745d762d38493cff2b076f2e262ec618c02c169e9175fb59b55b1a. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-m-stark:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c51c7df17c98d42a07d4ee7c34215762e74b5f8f6c9426db5aae450c851e7406. ## 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:c51c7df17c98d42a07d4ee7c34215762e74b5f8f6c9426db5aae450c851e7406: [PMTW DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464423/000119312526166976/d27023ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:43373a653ed9d4e5671c30b48294204d10c8d26770662e48944a5846377ea571: [PMT-PA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464423/000119312526166976/d27023ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5b18259edf0d0c20a370fdf4859ac3c67d1ada121af2af703042f9f7c71daaa9: [PMT-PB DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464423/000119312526166976/d27023ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5759377eae516f7c0751776659dbadd9f95701208ee4091e1639af4681dc76af: [PMTU DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464423/000119312526166976/d27023ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:9b2ab3fce434250fc983f2c86e52ea0278a43733caac7ab8cc814eacb47f7055: [PMT-PC DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464423/000119312526166976/d27023ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5da4ede45f745d762d38493cff2b076f2e262ec618c02c169e9175fb59b55b1a: [PMTV DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1464423/000119312526166976/d27023ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1f218e26733e21e3557968a3b1b5cd06a00203f89306de4af49a69a544c606a9: [ASRT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808665/000180866526000014/asrt-20260406.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:b8db053c21f3e72bcbf73830dddfb65c38f1ffa34b110200e4e87c5e6dbe8257: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808665/000180866526000014/asrt-20260406.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:2d26bca9088103a0cc6bac40dfe7db445f58c32af1fad2635ee729f0b9635686: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1808665/000180866526000014/asrt-20260406.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/david-m-stark) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-m-stark.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-m-stark?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/david-m-stark` 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.