# Melanie M. Trent

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:melanie-m-trent |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/melanie-m-trent |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 7 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T10:46:25.287071+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T03:57:50.689+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Melanie M. Trent
- Display name: Melanie M. Trent

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T10:46:25.624819+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.937 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 2 |
| 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: Melanie M. Trent seat on Arcosa, Inc., effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T03:57:50.689+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:130j49l1j4muyd
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Melanie M. Trent seat on Diamondback Energy, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T03:57:50.689+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:itf5z41nrph86

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Arcosa, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fcff652611274de3e8672f512f23583c149a3b5eed88aead3a81d08fe934e442.
- Director at Diamondback Energy. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:role:2. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca60c7294ab9f1124dbd782306ad80d54162347ca93dbbb8c6e07c2bfeb31b59.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7334748340f74ae7fb39519fff12fae1952648a99d76aa7cfc24a437be97a84.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df8d9d94cff61f029d72f3c3265d9fc747b21f2b77a2272b8cb783ce2eb639ba.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Arcosa, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:d96373eb20290b0d6b20976f7db4f574d824601edee47a54e2fe8bba6797fce5.
- Serves on the board of Diamondback Energy, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:df8d9d94cff61f029d72f3c3265d9fc747b21f2b77a2272b8cb783ce2eb639ba, alpha:projection-evidence:71dc507b5046805ac4bf2c1f7b05c575846721a2826f6c887b6dea1d76d5c6ed.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5852ee9804d8029864c70d2d9c6cd3e5f814dd4ab18f4762188d83fe208207e5.
- Board role: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-04-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7334748340f74ae7fb39519fff12fae1952648a99d76aa7cfc24a437be97a84.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-04-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7334748340f74ae7fb39519fff12fae1952648a99d76aa7cfc24a437be97a84.
- Committee assignments: Governance & Sustainability. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5852ee9804d8029864c70d2d9c6cd3e5f814dd4ab18f4762188d83fe208207e5.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7334748340f74ae7fb39519fff12fae1952648a99d76aa7cfc24a437be97a84.

## Executive company

- Executive at Diamondback Energy, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:executive_company:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5852ee9804d8029864c70d2d9c6cd3e5f814dd4ab18f4762188d83fe208207e5.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:executive_title:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5852ee9804d8029864c70d2d9c6cd3e5f814dd4ab18f4762188d83fe208207e5.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:melanie-m-trent:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c7334748340f74ae7fb39519fff12fae1952648a99d76aa7cfc24a437be97a84.

## 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:c7334748340f74ae7fb39519fff12fae1952648a99d76aa7cfc24a437be97a84: [FANG DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539838/000130817926000242/fang015366-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca60c7294ab9f1124dbd782306ad80d54162347ca93dbbb8c6e07c2bfeb31b59: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539838/000130817926000242/fang015366-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:5852ee9804d8029864c70d2d9c6cd3e5f814dd4ab18f4762188d83fe208207e5: [ACA DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739445/000173944526000050/aca-20260331.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:fcff652611274de3e8672f512f23583c149a3b5eed88aead3a81d08fe934e442: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739445/000173944526000050/aca-20260331.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:df8d9d94cff61f029d72f3c3265d9fc747b21f2b77a2272b8cb783ce2eb639ba: [Diamondback Energy, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001539838/000130817925000434/fang014060-def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:d96373eb20290b0d6b20976f7db4f574d824601edee47a54e2fe8bba6797fce5: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1739445/000173944526000050/aca-20260331.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:71dc507b5046805ac4bf2c1f7b05c575846721a2826f6c887b6dea1d76d5c6ed: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1539838/000130817926000242/fang015366-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/melanie-m-trent)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/melanie-m-trent.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/melanie-m-trent?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/melanie-m-trent?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/melanie-m-trent` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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