# Gerald T. Proehl > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:gerald-t-proehl | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/gerald-t-proehl | | 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 | 2026-10-17T08:04:42.074904+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T02:57:25.154+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Gerald T. Proehl - Display name: Gerald T. Proehl ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T08:04:42.332541+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.909 | | 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: Gerald T. Proehl seat on TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC., effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T02:57:25.154+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1y6jgrbowcr3n ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/gerald-t-proehl/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:role:1. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7b440c5137765687947034c5514a137e605babeece2fff47d8fb35709be9b7c7. - Director at Dermata Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e85993326efaac02e00b4e58779e5387d53a3cd28ce8e44f7bede3eb17bda4ea. - PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN, CEO at Dermata Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:role:3. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e85993326efaac02e00b4e58779e5387d53a3cd28ce8e44f7bede3eb17bda4ea. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5, alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Dermata Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:6aab776bf9a5b48c5728d59a82c1a290aaacd9941d685ecf1a9f33aa986162d7. - Serves on the board of TENAX THERAPEUTICS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:81a31d07cc1b9b03554b4703ef60a8944d7187250bf15c832995f89789cefd1a. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-04-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1, alpha:projection-evidence:document:adae851246e5175ea079cabfb27a46d1af5e5e2a0b92a35801f24c7da6ffd9b1. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2026-04-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:adae851246e5175ea079cabfb27a46d1af5e5e2a0b92a35801f24c7da6ffd9b1. - Committee assignments: Compensation, Corporate Governance and Nominating. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5. ## Executive company - Executive at Dermata Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:executive_company:8. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5. ## Executive title - Executive title: Founder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:executive_title:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1. - Executive title: PRESIDENT, CHAIRMAN, CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:executive_title:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e85993326efaac02e00b4e58779e5387d53a3cd28ce8e44f7bede3eb17bda4ea. - Executive title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5. ## Other Company Role - Gerald T. Proehl is also linked to Tenax Therapeutics, Inc. as Chairman of the Board.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:other_company_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:gerald-t-proehl:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5. ## 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:e85993326efaac02e00b4e58779e5387d53a3cd28ce8e44f7bede3eb17bda4ea: [sec_form_ownership](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853816/000149315226039048/ownership.xml). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:69bca281f9cc935a2b3e70f660daf9aaddbde3e5905d36dc8a1555791749e0f1: [TENX DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34956/000119312526168580/tennx-20260417.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7b440c5137765687947034c5514a137e605babeece2fff47d8fb35709be9b7c7: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34956/000119312526168580/tennx-20260417.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:adae851246e5175ea079cabfb27a46d1af5e5e2a0b92a35801f24c7da6ffd9b1: [DRMA DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853816/000149315226017909/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3434dffdd2109c412d9e16d6a8cf424658c77b339d2d71d251b5539c094fe9c5: [DRMA 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853816/000149315226012992/form10-k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:81a31d07cc1b9b03554b4703ef60a8944d7187250bf15c832995f89789cefd1a: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/34956/000119312526168580/tennx-20260417.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:6aab776bf9a5b48c5728d59a82c1a290aaacd9941d685ecf1a9f33aa986162d7: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1853816/000149315226039048/ownership.xml). ## 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/gerald-t-proehl) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/gerald-t-proehl.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/gerald-t-proehl?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/gerald-t-proehl` 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.