# James Hagedorn

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:james-hagedorn |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-hagedorn |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 8 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T00:26:03.347806+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-05T01:44:49.955+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: James Hagedorn
- Display name: James Hagedorn

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T00:26:03.762906+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.935 |
| 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: James Hagedorn seat on SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO, effective 1995-01-01. Effective: 1995-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-05T01:44:49.955+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:wyk7sc1k0jb2c

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:role:1. Valid from: 1995-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b7878240c3c706ad2b21545eb200ded703102cdde32a2009678d91420e84dec8.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:34879b518d6b146e8784adc63417fe2439b0b9d28e0fef9634814b4e5a08d96f.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:cybersecurity_experience:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54.

## Executive company

- Executive at SCOTTS MIRACLE-GRO CO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:executive_company:4. Valid from: 2025-11-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairman Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:executive_title:5. Valid from: 2025-11-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54.

## Other Company Role

- James Hagedorn is also linked to Hagedorn Partnership, L.P. as General Partner.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:other_company_role:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-hagedorn:technology_background:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54.

## 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:b7878240c3c706ad2b21545eb200ded703102cdde32a2009678d91420e84dec8: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000029/smg-20251217.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:811b2fe4f69d57b7a752ae20e920296e205cf5617e3dfa7f4e103143e07f1f54: [SMG 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000022/smg-20250930.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:34879b518d6b146e8784adc63417fe2439b0b9d28e0fef9634814b4e5a08d96f: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/825542/000082554225000029/smg-20251217.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/james-hagedorn)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-hagedorn.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-hagedorn?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-hagedorn?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/james-hagedorn` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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