# James R. Anderson > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-r-anderson | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-r-anderson | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 18 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 8 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T02:54:33.435662+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:34:14.034+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: James R. Anderson - Display name: James R. Anderson ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T02:54:33.838081+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.945 | | 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 R. Anderson seat on Applied Materials, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:34:14.034+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:18j2rzhjjd2j5 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/james-r-anderson/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Independent Director at Applied Materials. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:role:1. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc7f5ca36d769e4205e47cc37a18c3b3b42963ef987db5e532f680a2311d4445. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4f3c02639f01105170cd30fd971e4b4a2f64bb86cdda8c102825f3f876cbeba4. ## AI expertise - AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c836f0809a1e102cd687653857083866608adeeecae90d53a980e77f14cea85. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c836f0809a1e102cd687653857083866608adeeecae90d53a980e77f14cea85. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:af42740a7c9176805c61a7d925b5aff237faeea8a74a07eefc4e77506816707e. - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:board_independence:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92a73e46fe36804ce015d8c5d54155d05ba10a2000cefefeb9840ab491af9410. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Applied Materials, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:board_membership:6. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:92a73e46fe36804ce015d8c5d54155d05ba10a2000cefefeb9840ab491af9410, alpha:projection-evidence:d01a41446e486358b791093d9efbd9ed896f5f422bb2d66347e2a6c98b99014e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:af42740a7c9176805c61a7d925b5aff237faeea8a74a07eefc4e77506816707e. - Serves on the board of Coherent Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:board_membership:7. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:af42740a7c9176805c61a7d925b5aff237faeea8a74a07eefc4e77506816707e. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:board_role:8. Valid from: 2025-10-02. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:7f210c34ff1b1bd09e01914a61ece1716425422234873047f1b18f57c10a42a0. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:committee_assignments:9. Valid from: 2025-10-02. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7f210c34ff1b1bd09e01914a61ece1716425422234873047f1b18f57c10a42a0. - Committee assignments: Strategy and Investment. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:committee_assignments:10. Valid from: 2026-01-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:cybersecurity_experience:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4f3c02639f01105170cd30fd971e4b4a2f64bb86cdda8c102825f3f876cbeba4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b. ## Executive company - Executive at Coherent Corp.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:executive_company:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b. - Executive at Lattice Semiconductor. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:executive_company:13. Valid from: 2026-03-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4f3c02639f01105170cd30fd971e4b4a2f64bb86cdda8c102825f3f876cbeba4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c836f0809a1e102cd687653857083866608adeeecae90d53a980e77f14cea85. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:executive_function:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c836f0809a1e102cd687653857083866608adeeecae90d53a980e77f14cea85. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:executive_title:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b. - Executive title: Former President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:executive_title:16. Valid from: 2026-03-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4f3c02639f01105170cd30fd971e4b4a2f64bb86cdda8c102825f3f876cbeba4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c836f0809a1e102cd687653857083866608adeeecae90d53a980e77f14cea85. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-r-anderson:technology_background:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4f3c02639f01105170cd30fd971e4b4a2f64bb86cdda8c102825f3f876cbeba4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b. ## 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:4f3c02639f01105170cd30fd971e4b4a2f64bb86cdda8c102825f3f876cbeba4: [LSCC DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/855658/000114036126010150/ny20060701x1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f691b156df7f651454d7f13143ff16f7daf59d85d1c7ea84bd99bde3c6578f8b: [AMAT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000119312526027307/d71992ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:92a73e46fe36804ce015d8c5d54155d05ba10a2000cefefeb9840ab491af9410: [Applied Materials, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000119312526027307/d71992ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc7f5ca36d769e4205e47cc37a18c3b3b42963ef987db5e532f680a2311d4445: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000119312526027307/d71992ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:af42740a7c9176805c61a7d925b5aff237faeea8a74a07eefc4e77506816707e: [Coherent Corp director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000110465925096170/tm2513374-4_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7f210c34ff1b1bd09e01914a61ece1716425422234873047f1b18f57c10a42a0: [COHR DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/820318/000110465925096170/tm2513374-4_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c836f0809a1e102cd687653857083866608adeeecae90d53a980e77f14cea85: LSCC executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:d01a41446e486358b791093d9efbd9ed896f5f422bb2d66347e2a6c98b99014e: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000119312526027307/d71992ddef14a.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-r-anderson) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-r-anderson.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-r-anderson?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/james-r-anderson` 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.