# Michael Graff

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:michael-graff |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-graff |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 2 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T11:45:58.33564+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:01:19.235+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Michael Graff
- Display name: Michael Graff

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T11:45:58.660208+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.939 |
| 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: Michael Graff seat on TransDigm Group, effective 2003-01-01. Effective: 2003-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:01:19.235+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1tw3hx11skeec5

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at TransDigm Group. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:role:1. Valid from: 2003-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f19d9401b0edc7f76169c5e17f85a5a1f85d7a26b4c06542bb1cd0b1b5b4bb20.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ec7b3dfe5e4c17bf168ba776f2064ff4fdb162a206f5a45ea7f276e8dc5b44d.
- AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5222d1b89c426515eaa506474b02aa143ac525b2bd5decf67ed4980fc504ea90.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:board_independence:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:abaacc3fc5529b6ece3425bf491c18ce2d7e6b9974ccf6a9fca28fbda70226c1.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of TransDigm Group Incorporated. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:abaacc3fc5529b6ece3425bf491c18ce2d7e6b9974ccf6a9fca28fbda70226c1, alpha:projection-evidence:b37986d409dba84f559274b9f7b74b3891c1339552c41edab86317fd825b0aea.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-01-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ec7b3dfe5e4c17bf168ba776f2064ff4fdb162a206f5a45ea7f276e8dc5b44d.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:committee_assignments:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:abaacc3fc5529b6ece3425bf491c18ce2d7e6b9974ccf6a9fca28fbda70226c1.
- Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance, Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-01-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ec7b3dfe5e4c17bf168ba776f2064ff4fdb162a206f5a45ea7f276e8dc5b44d.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5222d1b89c426515eaa506474b02aa143ac525b2bd5decf67ed4980fc504ea90, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ec7b3dfe5e4c17bf168ba776f2064ff4fdb162a206f5a45ea7f276e8dc5b44d.

## Executive company

- Executive at Ciena Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2025-12-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5222d1b89c426515eaa506474b02aa143ac525b2bd5decf67ed4980fc504ea90.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:executive_title:10. Valid from: 2025-12-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5222d1b89c426515eaa506474b02aa143ac525b2bd5decf67ed4980fc504ea90.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3ec7b3dfe5e4c17bf168ba776f2064ff4fdb162a206f5a45ea7f276e8dc5b44d.
- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:michael-graff:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5222d1b89c426515eaa506474b02aa143ac525b2bd5decf67ed4980fc504ea90.

## 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:3ec7b3dfe5e4c17bf168ba776f2064ff4fdb162a206f5a45ea7f276e8dc5b44d: [TDG DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000126022126000009/tdg-20260122.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:abaacc3fc5529b6ece3425bf491c18ce2d7e6b9974ccf6a9fca28fbda70226c1: [TransDigm Group Incorporated director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000126022126000009/tdg-20260122.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:f19d9401b0edc7f76169c5e17f85a5a1f85d7a26b4c06542bb1cd0b1b5b4bb20: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000126022126000009/tdg-20260122.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:5222d1b89c426515eaa506474b02aa143ac525b2bd5decf67ed4980fc504ea90: [CIEN 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000162828025056698/cien-20251101.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:b37986d409dba84f559274b9f7b74b3891c1339552c41edab86317fd825b0aea: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1260221/000126022126000009/tdg-20260122.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/michael-graff)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-graff.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/michael-graff?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/michael-graff?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/michael-graff` 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.