# Matthew Cole > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:martin-i-cole | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/martin-i-cole | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 9 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 2 | | Observed | 2026-10-24T16:57:31.284382+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-12T18:45:10.396298+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Matthew Cole - Display name: Matthew Cole ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-24T16:57:31.59906+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.916 | | 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: Matthew Cole seat on Western Digital, effective 2014-01-01. Effective: 2014-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-12T18:45:10.396298+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:m03tc7b6p079 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/martin-i-cole/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Chair at Western Digital. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:role:1. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0d010ac341570b4d1ba687dfbfc3c46af8a8790b3490801d21b38f3e38455f36. - Chairman of the Board at Strive, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ecce5dffe3797c8616ee5a0780596bebb27bab1b6790d2a8d8b8521fc4fcebbb. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e61db08bf19bbb7e1140f5fe93e3cd56dbf31696b247ea0c702e09482e36944. - AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfeae1767f5eb7a764564dfe1074352ef61580fa01cceeacf07af2e934c03ede. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:board_independence:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acdef52b0e1572a273ea4a08e3e5f2ba50f9bc21a59401118bb00ed851e74a28. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Strive, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:d7d9d3f02452a5707a985ddf2b91c43568facd373b722810e86968ce04476850. - Serves on the board of Western Digital Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:board_membership:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:acdef52b0e1572a273ea4a08e3e5f2ba50f9bc21a59401118bb00ed851e74a28, alpha:projection-evidence:c28752e6cff5186f964c28e146a78016904aaf8febda4173afb6db676cb2a5a4. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-10-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfeae1767f5eb7a764564dfe1074352ef61580fa01cceeacf07af2e934c03ede. ## Committee assignments - Committee assignments: Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-10-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfeae1767f5eb7a764564dfe1074352ef61580fa01cceeacf07af2e934c03ede. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfeae1767f5eb7a764564dfe1074352ef61580fa01cceeacf07af2e934c03ede, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e61db08bf19bbb7e1140f5fe93e3cd56dbf31696b247ea0c702e09482e36944. ## Executive company - Executive at Strive, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c66f4e344f73b9f65c3537a70d835a7f47b670bafee90a54cb75585c27e030ab, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e61db08bf19bbb7e1140f5fe93e3cd56dbf31696b247ea0c702e09482e36944. - Executive at UFP Industries Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:666c313c3ce7d2ce2ec172f030f92f8ff40685ca41ce913364d117fe8cba05dc. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c66f4e344f73b9f65c3537a70d835a7f47b670bafee90a54cb75585c27e030ab, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e61db08bf19bbb7e1140f5fe93e3cd56dbf31696b247ea0c702e09482e36944. - Executive title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and President of Corporate Services. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:666c313c3ce7d2ce2ec172f030f92f8ff40685ca41ce913364d117fe8cba05dc. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e61db08bf19bbb7e1140f5fe93e3cd56dbf31696b247ea0c702e09482e36944. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:martin-i-cole:technology_background:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfeae1767f5eb7a764564dfe1074352ef61580fa01cceeacf07af2e934c03ede. ## 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:4e61db08bf19bbb7e1140f5fe93e3cd56dbf31696b247ea0c702e09482e36944: [SATA 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1920406/000162828026019879/asst-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c66f4e344f73b9f65c3537a70d835a7f47b670bafee90a54cb75585c27e030ab: [ASST 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1920406/000162828026019879/asst-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ecce5dffe3797c8616ee5a0780596bebb27bab1b6790d2a8d8b8521fc4fcebbb: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1920406/000114036126009607/ny20066379x1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:666c313c3ce7d2ce2ec172f030f92f8ff40685ca41ce913364d117fe8cba05dc: [UFPI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912767/000110465926019567/ufpi-20251227x10k.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfeae1767f5eb7a764564dfe1074352ef61580fa01cceeacf07af2e934c03ede: [WDC DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000106040/000162828025044298/wdc-20251006.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:acdef52b0e1572a273ea4a08e3e5f2ba50f9bc21a59401118bb00ed851e74a28: [Western Digital Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000106040/000162828025044298/wdc-20251006.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0d010ac341570b4d1ba687dfbfc3c46af8a8790b3490801d21b38f3e38455f36: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000106040/000162828025044298/wdc-20251006.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:c28752e6cff5186f964c28e146a78016904aaf8febda4173afb6db676cb2a5a4: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000106040/000162828025044298/wdc-20251006.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:d7d9d3f02452a5707a985ddf2b91c43568facd373b722810e86968ce04476850: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1920406/000114036126009607/ny20066379x1_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/martin-i-cole) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/martin-i-cole.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/martin-i-cole?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/martin-i-cole` 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.