# Derek T. Kan

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:derek-t-kan |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/derek-t-kan |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T12:24:13.602065+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-12T18:24:12.72+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Derek T. Kan
- Display name: Derek T. Kan

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T12:24:13.921879+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.939 |
| 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: Derek T. Kan seat on Globe Life, effective 2026-01-01. Effective: 2026-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-12T18:24:12.72+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:3nz4g0dnux98
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Derek T. Kan seat on Toll Brothers, Inc., effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-12T18:24:12.72+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:cfpqn31f4aiup

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Globe Life. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:role:1. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:00b649f8b466d4c5343330cf76df6dc0c20f03c069d169dbbefe1fa3c751a046.
- Director at Toll Brothers, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:role:2. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ede97c09259dab0d14f52ba6b702327e8a593bb9948acfc04d4d920b833701f.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1839ba933f301dd0e32a5d3ea5444698de15830b226e5f44dac89efc4163070b.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Globe Life Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1839ba933f301dd0e32a5d3ea5444698de15830b226e5f44dac89efc4163070b, alpha:projection-evidence:ad5879f26b1d1d1e004a5986b8e40b346aae6cfa6cac09228db6ff6473cc3292.
- Serves on the board of Toll Brothers, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2026-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ac3b764707b1975d122981b740c871c35da3e8fbcb249899c952ce6e9c49c985, alpha:projection-evidence:document:1839ba933f301dd0e32a5d3ea5444698de15830b226e5f44dac89efc4163070b.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:committee_assignments:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1839ba933f301dd0e32a5d3ea5444698de15830b226e5f44dac89efc4163070b.
- Committee assignments: Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## Executive company

- Executive at Shopify Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:executive_company:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Vice President of Business Operations. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:executive_title:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:derek-t-kan:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c.

## 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:84f012170965ccccb179ed00edee5ecf91ff91ba1b3b61e2278ddd8b1b51839c: [GL DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033526000135/gl-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:1839ba933f301dd0e32a5d3ea5444698de15830b226e5f44dac89efc4163070b: [Globe Life Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033526000135/gl-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:00b649f8b466d4c5343330cf76df6dc0c20f03c069d169dbbefe1fa3c751a046: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033526000135/gl-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ede97c09259dab0d14f52ba6b702327e8a593bb9948acfc04d4d920b833701f: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794170/000079417026000037/tol-20260127.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:ad5879f26b1d1d1e004a5986b8e40b346aae6cfa6cac09228db6ff6473cc3292: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/320335/000032033526000135/gl-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:ac3b764707b1975d122981b740c871c35da3e8fbcb249899c952ce6e9c49c985: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/794170/000079417026000037/tol-20260127.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/derek-t-kan)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/derek-t-kan.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/derek-t-kan?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/derek-t-kan?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/derek-t-kan` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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