# David Young > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:donald-r-young | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/donald-r-young | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T15:28:53.64596+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T06:45:28.086+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: David Young - Display name: David Young ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T15:28:54.05568+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.94 | | 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: David Young seat on Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T06:45:28.086+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mi3xwyw3fik2 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: David Young seat on ASPEN AEROGELS INC, effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T06:45:28.086+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:kj8t4r1pfbwll ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/donald-r-young` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/donald-r-young/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:role:1. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:80c631393ad82d202e4d6015d6850ccf8f87b96c401d9a1d1ce9f78c4cc2a88f. - Director at ASPEN AEROGELS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:role:2. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8b94ddc97337f09165229f8dfff796b2d7a8e7b17471b512861cb5c07827ec2d. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa, alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of ASPEN AEROGELS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:9690941e947ac65f962800d61a3b6dfac1687127896e0945b60d33e3e2918b00. - Serves on the board of Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:31b42cb44c8793d3505b232ec1c83311eb5efe72d2b9e53c4bd020ea2e643813. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:cybersecurity_experience:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa, alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2. ## Executive company - Executive at Aspen Aerogels, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:executive_company:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa. - Executive at Limitless X Holdings Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:executive_company:8. Valid from: 2026-04-15. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:db91e6b104d98a3738fb0894617933b43212de2f4e534c2e155bda804ff13442. - Executive at Processa Pharmaceuticals, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:executive_title:10. Valid from: 2025-08-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2. - Executive title: Chief Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2026-04-15. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:db91e6b104d98a3738fb0894617933b43212de2f4e534c2e155bda804ff13442. - Executive title: President & Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:executive_title:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa. ## Other Company Role - David Young is also linked to CorLyst as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Member.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:other_company_role:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:donald-r-young:technology_background:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa, alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2. ## 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:80c631393ad82d202e4d6015d6850ccf8f87b96c401d9a1d1ce9f78c4cc2a88f: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1533743/000149315226029326/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:db91e6b104d98a3738fb0894617933b43212de2f4e534c2e155bda804ff13442: [LIMX 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1803977/000149315226016760/form10-k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:370f86b18921024361f9fb34e45762246cb75d9c810904429f70538094623afa: [ASPN DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000119312526129161/aspn-20260326.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8b94ddc97337f09165229f8dfff796b2d7a8e7b17471b512861cb5c07827ec2d: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000119312526129161/aspn-20260326.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:aef6e928ebf72e05204513df780658e2c3dc3903effe70544f9af93628b5c8f2: [PCSA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1533743/000149315225011883/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:31b42cb44c8793d3505b232ec1c83311eb5efe72d2b9e53c4bd020ea2e643813: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1533743/000149315226029326/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:9690941e947ac65f962800d61a3b6dfac1687127896e0945b60d33e3e2918b00: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1145986/000119312526129161/aspn-20260326.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/donald-r-young) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/donald-r-young.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/donald-r-young?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/donald-r-young` 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.