# Karen W. Katz > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-w-katz | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-w-katz | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 9 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T09:24:48.159728+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-04-29T19:10:14.904+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Karen W. Katz - Display name: Karen W. Katz ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T09:24:48.469741+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.938 | | 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 W. Katz seat on Humana, effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-04-29T19:10:14.904+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1477xrmg776c ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/karen-w-katz/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Independent Director at Humana. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:role:1. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ad1e7651ee0db1e161bbe6fc2af39a7bcfdb56b82d6aaa467ca8a2239784ade9. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f4ef2a6520344ec5fac914b146552610645474a9295870a71f947af754ab1e74. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:263f3b7acd30f0ce3436e4d55e18d97a08a79611133386416d8cd578836aebb5. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Humana Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:263f3b7acd30f0ce3436e4d55e18d97a08a79611133386416d8cd578836aebb5, alpha:projection-evidence:8e1eaca38b718db464f96698315eb92a29f47fb9803d81dcf4b74ef1eda56c41. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz: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:f4ef2a6520344ec5fac914b146552610645474a9295870a71f947af754ab1e74. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:committee_assignments:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:263f3b7acd30f0ce3436e4d55e18d97a08a79611133386416d8cd578836aebb5. - Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-03-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f4ef2a6520344ec5fac914b146552610645474a9295870a71f947af754ab1e74. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f4ef2a6520344ec5fac914b146552610645474a9295870a71f947af754ab1e74. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:karen-w-katz:technology_background:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f4ef2a6520344ec5fac914b146552610645474a9295870a71f947af754ab1e74. ## 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:f4ef2a6520344ec5fac914b146552610645474a9295870a71f947af754ab1e74: [HUM DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000110465926024393/tm2518709-2_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:263f3b7acd30f0ce3436e4d55e18d97a08a79611133386416d8cd578836aebb5: [Humana Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000110465926024393/tm2518709-2_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ad1e7651ee0db1e161bbe6fc2af39a7bcfdb56b82d6aaa467ca8a2239784ade9: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000110465926024393/tm2518709-2_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:8e1eaca38b718db464f96698315eb92a29f47fb9803d81dcf4b74ef1eda56c41: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/49071/000110465926024393/tm2518709-2_def14a.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-w-katz) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/karen-w-katz.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/karen-w-katz?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/karen-w-katz` 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.