# Laura Bessen, M.D.

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:laura-bessen-m-d |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 10 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-17T01:55:13.503675+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T22:44:06.935+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Laura Bessen, M.D.
- Display name: Laura Bessen, M.D.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-17T01:55:13.743034+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.913 |
| 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: Laura Bessen, M.D. seat on C4 Therapeutics, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T22:44:06.935+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:wji3sm16grlv4

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at C4 Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:role:1. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c02b3b0f6f28618081e8839efe8912de20b1bdfe14e474e3a271ccb6439c2137.
- Director at Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3046284bf0584fcb73a512109acc11ee3188e7ab689e5fa2504be71c6e25c380.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:05850ee750a3e7e0387d1156e08c7a1c9c263962c5c17213ead27302b502bf0a.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:83c8cc06a4d5b2dac7e1c07dd7d990b3872c684ef75efb29afec31e30fa13fe2.
- Serves on the board of C4 Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:68c39db9da956b6785ae568e73fcb9e7bd743e76d7556918aac82ef2a81b1722.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:board_role:4. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:413227c35d834b2ea72f82c727f6274a321e04f418eaee8d9e4120e6bd06a9df, alpha:projection-evidence:document:05850ee750a3e7e0387d1156e08c7a1c9c263962c5c17213ead27302b502bf0a.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Audit Committee, Clinical Strategy Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:413227c35d834b2ea72f82c727f6274a321e04f418eaee8d9e4120e6bd06a9df.
- Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:05850ee750a3e7e0387d1156e08c7a1c9c263962c5c17213ead27302b502bf0a.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:05850ee750a3e7e0387d1156e08c7a1c9c263962c5c17213ead27302b502bf0a.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:laura-bessen-m-d:technology_background:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:05850ee750a3e7e0387d1156e08c7a1c9c263962c5c17213ead27302b502bf0a.

## 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:05850ee750a3e7e0387d1156e08c7a1c9c263962c5c17213ead27302b502bf0a: [CCCC DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:413227c35d834b2ea72f82c727f6274a321e04f418eaee8d9e4120e6bd06a9df: [ARTV DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:c02b3b0f6f28618081e8839efe8912de20b1bdfe14e474e3a271ccb6439c2137: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:3046284bf0584fcb73a512109acc11ee3188e7ab689e5fa2504be71c6e25c380: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:68c39db9da956b6785ae568e73fcb9e7bd743e76d7556918aac82ef2a81b1722: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:83c8cc06a4d5b2dac7e1c07dd7d990b3872c684ef75efb29afec31e30fa13fe2: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.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/laura-bessen-m-d)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/laura-bessen-m-d?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/laura-bessen-m-d?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/laura-bessen-m-d` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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