# David Ricks > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-ricks | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-ricks | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 22 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 2 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T07:43:18.832295+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:12:09.819+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: David Ricks - Display name: David Ricks ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T07:43:19.157372+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.918 | | 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: David Ricks seat on Lilly (Eli), effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:12:09.819+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:r541l114dsgup ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/david-ricks` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record - `alpha://person/david-ricks/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/david-ricks/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/david-ricks/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/david-ricks/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/david-ricks/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/david-ricks/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/david-ricks/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/david-ricks/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/david-ricks/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/david-ricks/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/david-ricks/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/david-ricks/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/david-ricks/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/david-ricks/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/david-ricks/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/david-ricks/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/david-ricks/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/david-ricks/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/david-ricks/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/david-ricks/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/david-ricks/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/david-ricks/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Chair at Lilly (Eli). Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:role:1. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbd763f05a328231373a04f53cb7e34b0c1f2f6ff7b1d1446e22655cde0bea13. - Director at Adobe Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e51786dbefc72f7534139330ce52483818ae1573f186332c69cacec3502d8023. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fbe59969f8b75ecbe4b9423a931e8959ec52ca3dfc2131c6d75652b9f6e215f9. - AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:ai_expertise:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:571a3ae2a24c839ce4b2614fd38c75681b66eea7a926baa05d9cc5db6fe2d493. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:ai_governance_relevance:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:571a3ae2a24c839ce4b2614fd38c75681b66eea7a926baa05d9cc5db6fe2d493. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_independence:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3b87b2424a3763e592d93167bc438f2837706d2a6c60ba2aecc45f0b50be38e. - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_independence:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:85335bca2ca1a08e8b95841193c713f91a19f08010ba0b2e85fced8073ecfd14. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Adobe. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_membership:7. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:85335bca2ca1a08e8b95841193c713f91a19f08010ba0b2e85fced8073ecfd14, alpha:projection-evidence:25c01ac74edeb5e7a85e2f9559cf67102c7aa694fee2b635f91be635fadbaa94, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3b87b2424a3763e592d93167bc438f2837706d2a6c60ba2aecc45f0b50be38e. - Serves on the board of Eli Lilly. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_membership:8. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3b87b2424a3763e592d93167bc438f2837706d2a6c60ba2aecc45f0b50be38e. - Serves on the board of Lilly (Eli). Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_membership:9. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:72315c0e2bfed1af0e8bf7151f090d5a5f269442c802da66b844fc505f7d9378, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e3b87b2424a3763e592d93167bc438f2837706d2a6c60ba2aecc45f0b50be38e. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_role:10. Valid from: 2026-03-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fe07749e4c45407e1fb6d145f38d5cc99a976638e3390dd963cdaf8577171221. - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:board_role:11. Valid from: 2026-02-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:committee_assignments:12. Valid from: 2026-03-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fe07749e4c45407e1fb6d145f38d5cc99a976638e3390dd963cdaf8577171221, alpha:projection-evidence:document:85335bca2ca1a08e8b95841193c713f91a19f08010ba0b2e85fced8073ecfd14. - Committee assignments: Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:committee_assignments:13. Valid from: 2026-02-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:cybersecurity_experience:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fbe59969f8b75ecbe4b9423a931e8959ec52ca3dfc2131c6d75652b9f6e215f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e. ## Executive company - Executive at Eli Lilly. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:executive_company:15. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fbe59969f8b75ecbe4b9423a931e8959ec52ca3dfc2131c6d75652b9f6e215f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:571a3ae2a24c839ce4b2614fd38c75681b66eea7a926baa05d9cc5db6fe2d493. - Executive at Eli Lilly and Company. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:executive_company:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:executive_function:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:571a3ae2a24c839ce4b2614fd38c75681b66eea7a926baa05d9cc5db6fe2d493. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chair, President and CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:executive_title:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e. - Executive title: Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:executive_title:19. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fbe59969f8b75ecbe4b9423a931e8959ec52ca3dfc2131c6d75652b9f6e215f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:571a3ae2a24c839ce4b2614fd38c75681b66eea7a926baa05d9cc5db6fe2d493. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:david-ricks:technology_background:20. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:fbe59969f8b75ecbe4b9423a931e8959ec52ca3dfc2131c6d75652b9f6e215f9. ## 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:e3b87b2424a3763e592d93167bc438f2837706d2a6c60ba2aecc45f0b50be38e: [Eli Lilly director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59478/000005947826000029/lly-20260317.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:fe07749e4c45407e1fb6d145f38d5cc99a976638e3390dd963cdaf8577171221: [LLY DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59478/000005947826000029/lly-20260317.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ae3026d0e5719364da8d68cf20084beb3eb4c5822a4d60cb06a4c63d1cb4f8e: [ADBE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:85335bca2ca1a08e8b95841193c713f91a19f08010ba0b2e85fced8073ecfd14: [Adobe director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e51786dbefc72f7534139330ce52483818ae1573f186332c69cacec3502d8023: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:fbe59969f8b75ecbe4b9423a931e8959ec52ca3dfc2131c6d75652b9f6e215f9: [LLY 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59478/000005947826000013/lly-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dbd763f05a328231373a04f53cb7e34b0c1f2f6ff7b1d1446e22655cde0bea13: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59478/000005947826000029/lly-20260317.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:571a3ae2a24c839ce4b2614fd38c75681b66eea7a926baa05d9cc5db6fe2d493: LLY executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:72315c0e2bfed1af0e8bf7151f090d5a5f269442c802da66b844fc505f7d9378: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59478/000005947826000029/lly-20260317.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:25c01ac74edeb5e7a85e2f9559cf67102c7aa694fee2b635f91be635fadbaa94: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.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-ricks) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/david-ricks.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/david-ricks?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/david-ricks` 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.