# Lawson E. Whiting > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:lawson-e-whiting | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/lawson-e-whiting | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 12 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T08:18:51.752497+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-06-18T20:20:32.983+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Lawson E. Whiting - Display name: Lawson E. Whiting ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T08:18:52.199655+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.6 | | Record Quality | 0.865 | | 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 | NOT_REVIEWED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/lawson-e-whiting/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - NOT_ASSERTED ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - NOT_ASSERTED ## Roles - NOT_ASSERTED ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - NOT_ASSERTED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:56043e4c30bf994e46281fff55aee9dc20fe92b5d37804aa4a40c41d65232dd2, alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d763bcdd53ea4f930b1f0d6fe7b9d4cbd7d2c70f13407ae5e7db18bf424e46fd. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d763bcdd53ea4f930b1f0d6fe7b9d4cbd7d2c70f13407ae5e7db18bf424e46fd. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ffd2f2e6decb06906dd2c684fd0f9723b5cddffe36c31070b6ecc392a15e219b. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Brown-Forman Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:board_membership:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ffd2f2e6decb06906dd2c684fd0f9723b5cddffe36c31070b6ecc392a15e219b. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-06-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab. ## Committee assignments - Committee assignments: Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-06-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:56043e4c30bf994e46281fff55aee9dc20fe92b5d37804aa4a40c41d65232dd2, alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab. ## Executive company - Executive at Brown-Forman Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2025-06-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab, alpha:projection-evidence:document:9541f37aab3a15950c66e6c27c924e9e18197c92e904dd1a7ec1b2a95aceb4bc, alpha:projection-evidence:document:39d61b858c4a831f9db3092cde3fc71e2d4ad7de7bd34e67b7c686908b5191f0, alpha:projection-evidence:document:56043e4c30bf994e46281fff55aee9dc20fe92b5d37804aa4a40c41d65232dd2, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d763bcdd53ea4f930b1f0d6fe7b9d4cbd7d2c70f13407ae5e7db18bf424e46fd. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:executive_function:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d763bcdd53ea4f930b1f0d6fe7b9d4cbd7d2c70f13407ae5e7db18bf424e46fd. ## Executive title - Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2025-06-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab, alpha:projection-evidence:document:39d61b858c4a831f9db3092cde3fc71e2d4ad7de7bd34e67b7c686908b5191f0, alpha:projection-evidence:document:9541f37aab3a15950c66e6c27c924e9e18197c92e904dd1a7ec1b2a95aceb4bc, alpha:projection-evidence:document:56043e4c30bf994e46281fff55aee9dc20fe92b5d37804aa4a40c41d65232dd2, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d763bcdd53ea4f930b1f0d6fe7b9d4cbd7d2c70f13407ae5e7db18bf424e46fd. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:lawson-e-whiting:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:56043e4c30bf994e46281fff55aee9dc20fe92b5d37804aa4a40c41d65232dd2, alpha:projection-evidence:document:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | NOT_APPLICABLE | | Leadership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Board and committees | NOT_ASSERTED | | 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:42663d1f9b74afa8fb1e6f9cea76bcafc3d7ca24a7f31c668eca49a13555b7ab: [BF.B DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000119312526275853/d39207ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ffd2f2e6decb06906dd2c684fd0f9723b5cddffe36c31070b6ecc392a15e219b: [Brown-Forman Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000119312525143663/d913060ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:56043e4c30bf994e46281fff55aee9dc20fe92b5d37804aa4a40c41d65232dd2: [BF-B 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469325000062/bfb-20250430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:9541f37aab3a15950c66e6c27c924e9e18197c92e904dd1a7ec1b2a95aceb4bc: [BF-A 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469325000062/bfb-20250430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:39d61b858c4a831f9db3092cde3fc71e2d4ad7de7bd34e67b7c686908b5191f0: [BF.B 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/14693/000001469325000062/bfb-20250430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d763bcdd53ea4f930b1f0d6fe7b9d4cbd7d2c70f13407ae5e7db18bf424e46fd: BF.B executive roster source. ## 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/lawson-e-whiting) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/lawson-e-whiting.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/lawson-e-whiting?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/lawson-e-whiting` 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.