# Ken Xie

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ken-xie |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ken-xie |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-17T21:06:44.931965+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-14T17:13:39.591378+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Ken Xie
- Display name: Ken Xie

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-17T21:06:45.237049+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.8 |
| Record Quality | 0.896 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 0 |
| 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 | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Chair at Fortinet. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:role:1. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:caa3244bbc7b1408259b6b22f1cb07f0aae850920690b2c21d5a89a49686cd0c.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357, alpha:projection-evidence:document:351099ebf74b4b3a48335a09eb699df745d9c285f1d03472f960a601fb2d52d4.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ca6c13edf98180b24d939b1f9aa23a80cf7e2fb8de119547c5b0f150ce763f3.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ca6c13edf98180b24d939b1f9aa23a80cf7e2fb8de119547c5b0f150ce763f3.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d752a86d401469b40a29eed1062a3755d09ce896b8613eca1c88860e6bff4d5.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Fortinet. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2000-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d752a86d401469b40a29eed1062a3755d09ce896b8613eca1c88860e6bff4d5, alpha:projection-evidence:48d1fbf509aff728687809450246a9c3ce868b1be628237741a577444b0a5fbe.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:351099ebf74b4b3a48335a09eb699df745d9c285f1d03472f960a601fb2d52d4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357.

## Executive company

- Executive at Fortinet, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357, alpha:projection-evidence:document:351099ebf74b4b3a48335a09eb699df745d9c285f1d03472f960a601fb2d52d4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ca6c13edf98180b24d939b1f9aa23a80cf7e2fb8de119547c5b0f150ce763f3.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:executive_function:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ca6c13edf98180b24d939b1f9aa23a80cf7e2fb8de119547c5b0f150ce763f3.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:executive_title:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357.
- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:351099ebf74b4b3a48335a09eb699df745d9c285f1d03472f960a601fb2d52d4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ca6c13edf98180b24d939b1f9aa23a80cf7e2fb8de119547c5b0f150ce763f3.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ken-xie:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357, alpha:projection-evidence:document:351099ebf74b4b3a48335a09eb699df745d9c285f1d03472f960a601fb2d52d4.

## 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:351099ebf74b4b3a48335a09eb699df745d9c285f1d03472f960a601fb2d52d4: [FTNT DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000207709626000106/ea0287420-01.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:5d752a86d401469b40a29eed1062a3755d09ce896b8613eca1c88860e6bff4d5: [Fortinet director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000207709626000106/ea0287420-01.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:caa3244bbc7b1408259b6b22f1cb07f0aae850920690b2c21d5a89a49686cd0c: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000207709626000106/ea0287420-01.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:137e24ffafa1ae6c5b344fbb1f6daf74cb0066449e06e53711c6d78dcd372357: [FTNT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000117494725000618/ea0239232-01.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:2ca6c13edf98180b24d939b1f9aa23a80cf7e2fb8de119547c5b0f150ce763f3: FTNT executive roster source.
- alpha:projection-evidence:48d1fbf509aff728687809450246a9c3ce868b1be628237741a577444b0a5fbe: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1262039/000207709626000106/ea0287420-01.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/ken-xie)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ken-xie.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ken-xie?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ken-xie?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/ken-xie` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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