# Karen M. Rapp

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:karen-m-rapp |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-m-rapp |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 11 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T01:47:29.23529+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T18:26:05.472+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Karen M. Rapp
- Display name: Karen M. Rapp

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T01:47:29.584419+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.912 |
| 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: Karen M. Rapp seat on PLEXUS CORP, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T18:26:05.472+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1qs6o9m1vzw4zu

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at PLEXUS CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:35e2b9ecef733226f923030a5be824cddab82b6be31b84c2634733bff3dd51d8.
- Director at Microchip Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8ba4d689db3b9570d00c6cb4b2da194a6d9d702e38cf992717edb7ee35b7f4c2.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:003b9ec918ba3c495165daa7979c0bc11609d95b0a2e6e93b4c49b69b390d2be.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a32e388edff598c111323be377454ff795e91bef735a2e9ec1e667d7a9b82808.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Microchip Technology Incorporated. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a32e388edff598c111323be377454ff795e91bef735a2e9ec1e667d7a9b82808, alpha:projection-evidence:af182571d8333ff35c9ca1d4381c2376828091839c5df7c47ac68552071c6e15.
- Serves on the board of PLEXUS CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3302384c8cca4d53a8a37fa3d4c8404141df1c1191c55d18b65b46d34f5d89cc.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:board_role:5. Valid from: 2025-07-07. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:003b9ec918ba3c495165daa7979c0bc11609d95b0a2e6e93b4c49b69b390d2be.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:committee_assignments:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a32e388edff598c111323be377454ff795e91bef735a2e9ec1e667d7a9b82808.
- Committee assignments: Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-07-07. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:003b9ec918ba3c495165daa7979c0bc11609d95b0a2e6e93b4c49b69b390d2be.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:003b9ec918ba3c495165daa7979c0bc11609d95b0a2e6e93b4c49b69b390d2be.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-m-rapp:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:003b9ec918ba3c495165daa7979c0bc11609d95b0a2e6e93b4c49b69b390d2be.

## 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:8ba4d689db3b9570d00c6cb4b2da194a6d9d702e38cf992717edb7ee35b7f4c2: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827054/000082705426000026/mchp-20260701.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:35e2b9ecef733226f923030a5be824cddab82b6be31b84c2634733bff3dd51d8: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785786/000114036125046290/ny20058535x1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:003b9ec918ba3c495165daa7979c0bc11609d95b0a2e6e93b4c49b69b390d2be: [MCHP DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827054/000082705425000099/mchp-20250702.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:a32e388edff598c111323be377454ff795e91bef735a2e9ec1e667d7a9b82808: [Microchip Technology Incorporated director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827054/000082705425000099/mchp-20250702.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:3302384c8cca4d53a8a37fa3d4c8404141df1c1191c55d18b65b46d34f5d89cc: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/785786/000114036125046290/ny20058535x1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:af182571d8333ff35c9ca1d4381c2376828091839c5df7c47ac68552071c6e15: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/827054/000082705426000026/mchp-20260701.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/karen-m-rapp)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-m-rapp.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-m-rapp?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-m-rapp?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/karen-m-rapp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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