# Kenneth Chenault > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:kenneth-chenault | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/kenneth-chenault | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 11 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T05:59:43.437671+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-08T12:22:57.847+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Kenneth Chenault - Display name: Kenneth Chenault ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T05:59:43.68675+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.937 | | 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: Kenneth Chenault seat on Airbnb, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-08T12:22:57.847+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1kqpg7w1m8ej92 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/kenneth-chenault/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Lead Independent Director at Airbnb. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:13d06a3c8b94caddd7e4943d99eeacc13a5617876f1e4c8e6cfc3cc87ad1ed15. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:60d522d80449f2ad2fd03c52fa2ed865162136b968e8b3d897cffdc271f7933b. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Airbnb, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:60d522d80449f2ad2fd03c52fa2ed865162136b968e8b3d897cffdc271f7933b, alpha:projection-evidence:434dc0d56e592cd018a09e3eacf2f7ab812a4261c537793aaff1a54eea90d45c. ## Board role - Board role: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:committee_assignments:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:60d522d80449f2ad2fd03c52fa2ed865162136b968e8b3d897cffdc271f7933b. - Committee assignments: People and Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-04-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## Executive company - Executive at General Catalyst. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:executive_company:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chairman and Managing Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:executive_title:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:kenneth-chenault:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3. ## 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:62976a1a61106c540903ce601fac21d851e285a3b43a9a96c7d05e5401e2fae3: [ABNB DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1559720/000119312526175062/d936646ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:60d522d80449f2ad2fd03c52fa2ed865162136b968e8b3d897cffdc271f7933b: [Airbnb, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1559720/000119312526175062/d936646ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:13d06a3c8b94caddd7e4943d99eeacc13a5617876f1e4c8e6cfc3cc87ad1ed15: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1559720/000119312526175062/d936646ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:434dc0d56e592cd018a09e3eacf2f7ab812a4261c537793aaff1a54eea90d45c: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1559720/000119312526175062/d936646ddef14a.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/kenneth-chenault) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/kenneth-chenault.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/kenneth-chenault?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/kenneth-chenault` 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.