# John David Rainey > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:john-david-rainey | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-david-rainey | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 17 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:03:17.810376+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-01T19:11:03.281+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: John David Rainey - Display name: John David Rainey ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T04:03:18.273334+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.917 | | 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: John David Rainey seat on Microsoft, effective 2025-01-01. Effective: 2025-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-01T19:11:03.281+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1rog5a61805n6c ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/john-david-rainey/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Microsoft. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:role:1. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd0708b05f8b98c33ac45972de2a169add97bc0c800f9a01fdb78d544af47d56. - Member, Audit and Finance at Microsoft, Audit and Finance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5ddf420d758ce9a778be834c82c5be24e46a8f471573b38b00ef2c735ace6e70. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a501a260394ee0136da6e167b84323e7793013ebfe69b587152fa1794905966. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a501a260394ee0136da6e167b84323e7793013ebfe69b587152fa1794905966. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a0c3d80c53bf36757542d7382aa68e9c3fb1a39a4fe35549bcbdccdc3853cbb1. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Microsoft. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2025-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a0c3d80c53bf36757542d7382aa68e9c3fb1a39a4fe35549bcbdccdc3853cbb1, alpha:projection-evidence:c53f9b3b1b35f29dcecf77380bb90c8c7299be870c96ad7bbb6496541d4f3455. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-10-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-10-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d. ## Executive company - Executive at Walmart Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-03-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a501a260394ee0136da6e167b84323e7793013ebfe69b587152fa1794905966. ## Executive function - Finance Controls (CFO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:executive_function:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a501a260394ee0136da6e167b84323e7793013ebfe69b587152fa1794905966. ## Executive title - Executive title: Executive Vice President and CFO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:executive_title:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b. - Executive title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-03-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a501a260394ee0136da6e167b84323e7793013ebfe69b587152fa1794905966. - Executive title: Member, Audit and Finance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:executive_title:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:5ddf420d758ce9a778be834c82c5be24e46a8f471573b38b00ef2c735ace6e70. ## Other Company Role - John David Rainey is also linked to PayPal Holdings, Inc. as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Global Customer Operations.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:other_company_role:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-david-rainey:technology_background:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d. ## 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:b6478b2dd8256810ecf6aed0a6df2d9d57f9dc19643c3feb81ee83681527c09d: [WMT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/104169/000010416926000055/wmt-20260131.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d202f8c9a24c2ca15d5873ccc1ed1331e59fd75ab3c591cc88867572d4c6709b: [MSFT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a0c3d80c53bf36757542d7382aa68e9c3fb1a39a4fe35549bcbdccdc3853cbb1: [Microsoft director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dd0708b05f8b98c33ac45972de2a169add97bc0c800f9a01fdb78d544af47d56: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:5ddf420d758ce9a778be834c82c5be24e46a8f471573b38b00ef2c735ace6e70: [official_company_website](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/corporate-governance/board-of-directors). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8a501a260394ee0136da6e167b84323e7793013ebfe69b587152fa1794905966: WMT executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:c53f9b3b1b35f29dcecf77380bb90c8c7299be870c96ad7bbb6496541d4f3455: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/789019/000119312525245150/d908201ddef14a.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/john-david-rainey) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-david-rainey.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-david-rainey?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/john-david-rainey` 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.