# Matthew S. Kissner > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:matthew-s-kissner | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/matthew-s-kissner | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 9 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 5 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T03:24:37.814378+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-14T13:00:53.312711+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Matthew S. Kissner - Display name: Matthew S. Kissner ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-17T03:24:38.06322+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.907 | | 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 S. Kissner seat on JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-14T13:00:53.312711+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:s7o4ho1di3ev8 ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/matthew-s-kissner/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:role:1. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d4c6c9e12cbacf644aad84e441b6e223a3709a067aa90663f3408c3b9f14cbc0. - President and Chief Executive Officer at JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1d442458033a6f50dead1203aba41715e2109089911c5d12bb0b194fabdebe48. - President, Chief Executive Officer and Director at JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:role:3. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1d442458033a6f50dead1203aba41715e2109089911c5d12bb0b194fabdebe48. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4607776b8f2d4266afdca33fa7259bc55490ba96349e4067640f3c58e118d774. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:898962973209ac6e1122512408e0426a307698a6d9a53d65700e2310abfa92d1. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:cybersecurity_experience:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4607776b8f2d4266afdca33fa7259bc55490ba96349e4067640f3c58e118d774. ## Executive company - Executive at JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:executive_company:4. Valid from: 2025-06-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:975b9d5241ff0c5cead35b0fed0cb747b476d4ee46d56d7baca3d96c23ba4319, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4607776b8f2d4266afdca33fa7259bc55490ba96349e4067640f3c58e118d774. ## Executive title - Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:executive_title:5. Valid from: 2025-06-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:975b9d5241ff0c5cead35b0fed0cb747b476d4ee46d56d7baca3d96c23ba4319, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4607776b8f2d4266afdca33fa7259bc55490ba96349e4067640f3c58e118d774. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:matthew-s-kissner:technology_background:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4607776b8f2d4266afdca33fa7259bc55490ba96349e4067640f3c58e118d774. ## 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:d4c6c9e12cbacf644aad84e441b6e223a3709a067aa90663f3408c3b9f14cbc0: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000041/jwa-20260813.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1d442458033a6f50dead1203aba41715e2109089911c5d12bb0b194fabdebe48: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000041/jwa-20260813.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4607776b8f2d4266afdca33fa7259bc55490ba96349e4067640f3c58e118d774: [WLYB 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000081/jwa-20250430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:975b9d5241ff0c5cead35b0fed0cb747b476d4ee46d56d7baca3d96c23ba4319: [WLY 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714025000081/jwa-20250430.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:898962973209ac6e1122512408e0426a307698a6d9a53d65700e2310abfa92d1: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/107140/000010714026000041/jwa-20260813.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/matthew-s-kissner) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/matthew-s-kissner.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/matthew-s-kissner?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/matthew-s-kissner` 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.