# Patricia A. Watson > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:patricia-a-watson | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/patricia-a-watson | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 20 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 13 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 3 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T13:07:33.684367+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:08:45.385+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Patricia A. Watson - Display name: Patricia A. Watson ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T13:07:34.100547+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.926 | | 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: Patricia A. Watson seat on Southwest Airlines, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:08:45.385+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:j3ki8nwv3njd - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Patricia A. Watson seat on Rockwell Automation, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:08:45.385+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mrk2h6fftkvm ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/patricia-a-watson/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Independent Director at Southwest Airlines. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:role:1. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e6f3192c79515ee6fe597eec901f33ebd3a6b25fb700d69ae6ab5f8a346bff93. - Independent Director at Rockwell Automation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:role:2. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:095eae803cfd99571423fda481313d69a988bbee51fa2673e7a488bcf20d9559. - Independent Director at Global Payments. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:role:3. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5314d355d2d2ae3599e66afebed57859691102b0d2aa4f3d24e722d9848d12c1. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01fbc2b609b59a47e54cc85dd6562959c313425319cde14bb5687132944b332b. - AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77c3ab78f41cbed663bec53b822cbd46247399161db26f070b60b504d30d326d. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:board_independence:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:094b3627698f3a6cf466788aa15fccc7d43f27e90e63b064c67ead159f42c507, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4de404ce94526dfdff004e522f18def514fbc88f51cf8e1844d1a797172dfeec, alpha:projection-evidence:document:ed9f08bbf425f5844fca7b69340ec6695f5d7636a8629ca927b6c5e0ba17632c. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Global Payments Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4de404ce94526dfdff004e522f18def514fbc88f51cf8e1844d1a797172dfeec, alpha:projection-evidence:386dfe4613207d5fcb74887f57a2211982e155e3f601f34864e465db685892f7, alpha:projection-evidence:document:094b3627698f3a6cf466788aa15fccc7d43f27e90e63b064c67ead159f42c507. - Serves on the board of Rockwell Automation, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ed9f08bbf425f5844fca7b69340ec6695f5d7636a8629ca927b6c5e0ba17632c, alpha:projection-evidence:669b82b5d951ef01a052e4ed7ebd05060d53b60061c5b93371fa4354c4b691ee, alpha:projection-evidence:document:094b3627698f3a6cf466788aa15fccc7d43f27e90e63b064c67ead159f42c507. - Serves on the board of Southwest Airlines Co.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:board_membership:6. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:094b3627698f3a6cf466788aa15fccc7d43f27e90e63b064c67ead159f42c507, alpha:projection-evidence:d12f068394d5a9cf24accd7febbbe8d0079fbb78addb59f3b38dfb536e3c020a. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:board_role:7. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77c3ab78f41cbed663bec53b822cbd46247399161db26f070b60b504d30d326d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:ae7650a6978565cac94833d1981df39ccd323663d2491fdd800d5d6890439fd8, alpha:projection-evidence:document:0c5bb043ed905eb8c456ffa7e6331424e527d76bf5b97cce2d2ceac75a491755. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:committee_assignments:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ed9f08bbf425f5844fca7b69340ec6695f5d7636a8629ca927b6c5e0ba17632c, alpha:projection-evidence:document:094b3627698f3a6cf466788aa15fccc7d43f27e90e63b064c67ead159f42c507. - Committee assignments: Compensation and Talent Management, Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:committee_assignments:9. Valid from: 2025-12-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0c5bb043ed905eb8c456ffa7e6331424e527d76bf5b97cce2d2ceac75a491755. - Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance, Safety and Operations. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:committee_assignments:10. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77c3ab78f41cbed663bec53b822cbd46247399161db26f070b60b504d30d326d. - Committee assignments: Technology. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:committee_assignments:11. Valid from: 2026-03-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ae7650a6978565cac94833d1981df39ccd323663d2491fdd800d5d6890439fd8. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:cybersecurity_experience:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01fbc2b609b59a47e54cc85dd6562959c313425319cde14bb5687132944b332b. - Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:cybersecurity_experience:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77c3ab78f41cbed663bec53b822cbd46247399161db26f070b60b504d30d326d. ## Executive company - Executive at KENNAMETAL INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:executive_company:14. Valid from: 2025-08-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01fbc2b609b59a47e54cc85dd6562959c313425319cde14bb5687132944b332b. ## Executive title - Executive title: Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:executive_title:15. Valid from: 2025-08-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01fbc2b609b59a47e54cc85dd6562959c313425319cde14bb5687132944b332b. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:technology_background:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:01fbc2b609b59a47e54cc85dd6562959c313425319cde14bb5687132944b332b. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:patricia-a-watson:technology_background:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77c3ab78f41cbed663bec53b822cbd46247399161db26f070b60b504d30d326d. ## 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:77c3ab78f41cbed663bec53b822cbd46247399161db26f070b60b504d30d326d: [LUV DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000119312526127237/d121727ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e6f3192c79515ee6fe597eec901f33ebd3a6b25fb700d69ae6ab5f8a346bff93: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000119312526127237/d121727ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4de404ce94526dfdff004e522f18def514fbc88f51cf8e1844d1a797172dfeec: [Global Payments Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000110465926029453/tm261348-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ae7650a6978565cac94833d1981df39ccd323663d2491fdd800d5d6890439fd8: [GPN DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000110465926029453/tm261348-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5314d355d2d2ae3599e66afebed57859691102b0d2aa4f3d24e722d9848d12c1: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000110465926029453/tm261348-1_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ed9f08bbf425f5844fca7b69340ec6695f5d7636a8629ca927b6c5e0ba17632c: [Rockwell Automation, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000130817925000665/rok014559-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0c5bb043ed905eb8c456ffa7e6331424e527d76bf5b97cce2d2ceac75a491755: [ROK DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000130817925000665/rok014559-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:095eae803cfd99571423fda481313d69a988bbee51fa2673e7a488bcf20d9559: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000130817925000665/rok014559-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:01fbc2b609b59a47e54cc85dd6562959c313425319cde14bb5687132944b332b: [KMT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/55242/000005524225000068/kmt-20250630.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:094b3627698f3a6cf466788aa15fccc7d43f27e90e63b064c67ead159f42c507: [Southwest Airlines Co. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000119312525072750/d876066ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:d12f068394d5a9cf24accd7febbbe8d0079fbb78addb59f3b38dfb536e3c020a: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92380/000119312526127237/d121727ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:669b82b5d951ef01a052e4ed7ebd05060d53b60061c5b93371fa4354c4b691ee: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1024478/000130817925000665/rok014559-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:386dfe4613207d5fcb74887f57a2211982e155e3f601f34864e465db685892f7: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1123360/000110465926029453/tm261348-1_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/patricia-a-watson) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/patricia-a-watson.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/patricia-a-watson?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/patricia-a-watson` 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.