# John Saunders > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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 | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:john-saunders | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-saunders | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 15 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 8 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T03:07:27.778034+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-06T06:49:44.645342+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: John Saunders - Display name: John Saunders ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0 | | As of | 2026-10-17T03:07:27.778034+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.925 | | 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: John Saunders seat on FORUM MARKETS Inc, effective 2026-07-08. Effective: 2026-07-08. Detected: 2026-09-06T06:49:44.645342+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1ejeldkx4ti64 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John Saunders seat on Where Food Comes From, Inc., effective 1998-01-01. Effective: 1998-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-06T06:49:44.645342+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:t51o5i3ahgt4 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/john-saunders` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record - `alpha://person/john-saunders/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/john-saunders/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/john-saunders/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/john-saunders/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/john-saunders/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/john-saunders/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/john-saunders/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/john-saunders/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/john-saunders/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/john-saunders/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/john-saunders/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/john-saunders/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/john-saunders/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/john-saunders/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/john-saunders/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/john-saunders/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/john-saunders/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/john-saunders/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/john-saunders/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/john-saunders/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/john-saunders/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/john-saunders/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at FORUM MARKETS Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:role:1. Valid from: 2026-07-08. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:703a1457fa32c3959f49d292139d831a4b329cec06f613e0593d8f8f5c8e2f3a. - Director at Where Food Comes From, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:role:2. Valid from: 1998-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c4a3ba6ecb1f47446a81fd34e72af5971a4dbb0ea8c83e12ed2e34d9f8b5814. - CFO, Vice President of Finance and Secretary at FORUM MARKETS Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:role:3. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1aabdaf79c91c9bfebecaab2b83d6efad16c67ce7cda2675994661bf0251518e. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:edc17b7cb7127e71edcef43e3ff9bd8be30593a861b963b5ee357b9b814908fe. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of FORUM MARKETS Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:48eb1dcfbeb02d1d2ba50f6abdacf804940adf40ac8d33145e4106ead52870ef. - Serves on the board of Where Food Comes From, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ffa7fdeb6dc1fb310314542dc3152e873ae87c46666f3f7ca04505da486387ec. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-03-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2026-03-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:cybersecurity_experience:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:edc17b7cb7127e71edcef43e3ff9bd8be30593a861b963b5ee357b9b814908fe. ## Executive company - Executive at FORUM MARKETS Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:executive_company:7. Valid from: 2026-04-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c6b8b11b5f6411cc6035532fc32fd34e10cea8b867639c259a9b7a7201ef7d1. - Executive at Where Food Comes From, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:executive_company:8. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:edc17b7cb7127e71edcef43e3ff9bd8be30593a861b963b5ee357b9b814908fe. ## Executive title - Executive title: CFO, Vice President of Finance and Secretary. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:executive_title:9. Valid from: 2026-04-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c6b8b11b5f6411cc6035532fc32fd34e10cea8b867639c259a9b7a7201ef7d1. - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:executive_title:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a. - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:edc17b7cb7127e71edcef43e3ff9bd8be30593a861b963b5ee357b9b814908fe. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-saunders:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:edc17b7cb7127e71edcef43e3ff9bd8be30593a861b963b5ee357b9b814908fe. ## 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:703a1457fa32c3959f49d292139d831a4b329cec06f613e0593d8f8f5c8e2f3a: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690080/000121390026076369/ea0297066-def14a_forum.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1aabdaf79c91c9bfebecaab2b83d6efad16c67ce7cda2675994661bf0251518e: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690080/000121390026076369/ea0297066-def14a_forum.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c6b8b11b5f6411cc6035532fc32fd34e10cea8b867639c259a9b7a7201ef7d1: [FRMM 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690080/000121390026037888/ea0283286-10k_forum.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f3a3f50442ab97abeb6dd7d87f080f9c42f3ddd72b0427758061f1571cb1ac0a: [WFCF DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360565/000149315226009047/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3c4a3ba6ecb1f47446a81fd34e72af5971a4dbb0ea8c83e12ed2e34d9f8b5814: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360565/000149315226009047/formdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:edc17b7cb7127e71edcef43e3ff9bd8be30593a861b963b5ee357b9b814908fe: [WFCF 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360565/000149315226008155/form10-k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:48eb1dcfbeb02d1d2ba50f6abdacf804940adf40ac8d33145e4106ead52870ef: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690080/000121390026076369/ea0297066-def14a_forum.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:ffa7fdeb6dc1fb310314542dc3152e873ae87c46666f3f7ca04505da486387ec: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1360565/000149315226009047/formdef14a.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-saunders) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-saunders.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-saunders?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/john-saunders` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible.