# Don Burnette

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:don-burnette |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/don-burnette |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 2 |
| Observed | 2026-10-20T09:09:09.526741+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:27:33.366+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Don Burnette
- Display name: Don Burnette

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-20T09:09:09.841235+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.941 |
| 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: Don Burnette seat on Kodiak AI, Inc., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:27:33.366+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:6nnj8d1l6ifzp

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Kodiak AI, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01d05732236aa18df937f8fd660c8ab8bd1343ae9053449a3f9a2023480ef827.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:39e6e2e495d569252136799f979a1be236828fe07a45b81976403459184fd81e.
- AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:board_independence:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7d25bc7d47533adf7ab71d8a119e1f50f0256d166bbe1ce2690f710e5c90e4d.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Kodiak AI, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7d25bc7d47533adf7ab71d8a119e1f50f0256d166bbe1ce2690f710e5c90e4d, alpha:projection-evidence:e9c0f5fe5c20eb99b7c4b1c5aae0f697ae5e1b203d76d5ede0988c589d174816.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette: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:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42, alpha:projection-evidence:document:39e6e2e495d569252136799f979a1be236828fe07a45b81976403459184fd81e.

## Executive company

- Executive at Kodiak AI, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:executive_company:8. Valid from: 2026-03-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42, alpha:projection-evidence:document:39e6e2e495d569252136799f979a1be236828fe07a45b81976403459184fd81e.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:executive_title:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42.
- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Class I Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:executive_title:10. Valid from: 2026-03-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:39e6e2e495d569252136799f979a1be236828fe07a45b81976403459184fd81e.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:39e6e2e495d569252136799f979a1be236828fe07a45b81976403459184fd81e.
- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:don-burnette:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42.

## 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:f417578b22a5a3354a27c66f37b1ddff50d9866317234d320c5caa1f1fef0c42: [KDK DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026027197/kdk-20260424.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7d25bc7d47533adf7ab71d8a119e1f50f0256d166bbe1ce2690f710e5c90e4d: [Kodiak AI, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026027197/kdk-20260424.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:01d05732236aa18df937f8fd660c8ab8bd1343ae9053449a3f9a2023480ef827: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026027197/kdk-20260424.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:39e6e2e495d569252136799f979a1be236828fe07a45b81976403459184fd81e: [KDK 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026016910/kdk-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:e9c0f5fe5c20eb99b7c4b1c5aae0f697ae5e1b203d76d5ede0988c589d174816: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853138/000162828026027197/kdk-20260424.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/don-burnette)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/don-burnette.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/don-burnette?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/don-burnette?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/don-burnette` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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