# Nicholas H. Cumins

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:nicholas-h-cumins |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/nicholas-h-cumins |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T06:14:08.962663+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-30T19:25:14.869+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Nicholas H. Cumins
- Display name: Nicholas H. Cumins

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T06:14:09.253703+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.947 |
| 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: Nicholas H. Cumins seat on BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-04-30T19:25:14.869+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:126jzj01aqhu7g

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at BENTLEY SYSTEMS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:role:1. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b7fc749f2f453ef655dd13f5e7336e3c99b32ce80fc6f6d06c6035beb1034366.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d7ccb4e6c7d2aff654958a0c0753aefd61a05366f3e68b34db7c209ee7d96f36.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a9ee1b6eecf06d2300b60b2b41f32f590d1d5f34fe559e290ab5f41134a3beca.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a9ee1b6eecf06d2300b60b2b41f32f590d1d5f34fe559e290ab5f41134a3beca.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9f889e522f2868710b9c2baed6f07d349009eb6adb56975ac1322786f741a220.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Bentley Systems Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9f889e522f2868710b9c2baed6f07d349009eb6adb56975ac1322786f741a220, alpha:projection-evidence:a9f99f05b2755d55cc7380373322a136a67e0d2962a22405458b70828df184bc.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-04-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-04-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d7ccb4e6c7d2aff654958a0c0753aefd61a05366f3e68b34db7c209ee7d96f36, alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a.

## Executive company

- Executive at Bentley Systems, Incorporated. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d7ccb4e6c7d2aff654958a0c0753aefd61a05366f3e68b34db7c209ee7d96f36, alpha:projection-evidence:document:a9ee1b6eecf06d2300b60b2b41f32f590d1d5f34fe559e290ab5f41134a3beca.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:executive_function:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a9ee1b6eecf06d2300b60b2b41f32f590d1d5f34fe559e290ab5f41134a3beca.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2026-02-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:d7ccb4e6c7d2aff654958a0c0753aefd61a05366f3e68b34db7c209ee7d96f36, alpha:projection-evidence:document:a9ee1b6eecf06d2300b60b2b41f32f590d1d5f34fe559e290ab5f41134a3beca.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:nicholas-h-cumins:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d7ccb4e6c7d2aff654958a0c0753aefd61a05366f3e68b34db7c209ee7d96f36, alpha:projection-evidence:document:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a.

## 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:10a705d3deb5948e2f204783ecd4a66e058e1c078f1f7213d72898c67561db5a: [BSY DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465926042019/tm261386-1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:9f889e522f2868710b9c2baed6f07d349009eb6adb56975ac1322786f741a220: [Bentley Systems Inc director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465926042019/tm261386-1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b7fc749f2f453ef655dd13f5e7336e3c99b32ce80fc6f6d06c6035beb1034366: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465926042019/tm261386-1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:d7ccb4e6c7d2aff654958a0c0753aefd61a05366f3e68b34db7c209ee7d96f36: [BSY 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000103130826000007/bsy-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:a9ee1b6eecf06d2300b60b2b41f32f590d1d5f34fe559e290ab5f41134a3beca: BSY executive roster source.
- alpha:projection-evidence:a9f99f05b2755d55cc7380373322a136a67e0d2962a22405458b70828df184bc: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031308/000110465926042019/tm261386-1_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/nicholas-h-cumins)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/nicholas-h-cumins.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/nicholas-h-cumins?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/nicholas-h-cumins?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/nicholas-h-cumins` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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