# Paul A. Friedman, M.D.

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:paul-a-friedman-m-d |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/paul-a-friedman-m-d |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 12 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 7 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T17:05:49.71976+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T12:22:22.233+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Paul A. Friedman, M.D.
- Display name: Paul A. Friedman, M.D.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T17:05:50.094069+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.939 |
| 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: Paul A. Friedman, M.D. seat on MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T12:22:22.233+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:o9av3bb48qmp
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Paul A. Friedman, M.D. seat on Prelude Therapeutics Inc, effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T12:22:22.233+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:2fuqgo1v806nk

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at MADRIGAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:role:1. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8ccb69aa66cd3c29faeb05cbbfdae7efb4b3f7a9e16c95735e94a9eee7e6109d.
- Director at Prelude Therapeutics Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:role:2. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f5c4c4e10ca3850352c81863e45108e75411b25d5191fde43ca32a250b42f60.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6de1277951d77303b4d29440bc00e537212bf6108964ca5f3e0150341e79f851.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cab27e8d0e436ed279f1fca76cdbcf733a13a38cb2dfd5c05ec5f53ba2ad75a7.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cab27e8d0e436ed279f1fca76cdbcf733a13a38cb2dfd5c05ec5f53ba2ad75a7, alpha:projection-evidence:e531d570412dde9d26c9fedfdb97a453f6b5b07d4ebba9225f1b2d0de22afd26.
- Serves on the board of Prelude Therapeutics Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:8a70bd32899c4605d3055ddd667a3912302f0f2fbcf80a2c016cf48d4983ae5a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:cab27e8d0e436ed279f1fca76cdbcf733a13a38cb2dfd5c05ec5f53ba2ad75a7.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:board_role:5. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfb165e03f74aaad75a47eac5a85090974a0716a8644a86fea01f10c317544b8.
- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6de1277951d77303b4d29440bc00e537212bf6108964ca5f3e0150341e79f851.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfb165e03f74aaad75a47eac5a85090974a0716a8644a86fea01f10c317544b8.
- Committee assignments: Science/Innovation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6de1277951d77303b4d29440bc00e537212bf6108964ca5f3e0150341e79f851.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6de1277951d77303b4d29440bc00e537212bf6108964ca5f3e0150341e79f851.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:paul-a-friedman-m-d:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6de1277951d77303b4d29440bc00e537212bf6108964ca5f3e0150341e79f851.

## 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:6de1277951d77303b4d29440bc00e537212bf6108964ca5f3e0150341e79f851: [MDGL DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157601/000110465925041254/tm2512589-3_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:cab27e8d0e436ed279f1fca76cdbcf733a13a38cb2dfd5c05ec5f53ba2ad75a7: [Madrigal Pharmaceuticals director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157601/000110465925041254/tm2512589-3_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:dfb165e03f74aaad75a47eac5a85090974a0716a8644a86fea01f10c317544b8: [PRLD DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1678660/000095017025059549/prld-20250429.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:8ccb69aa66cd3c29faeb05cbbfdae7efb4b3f7a9e16c95735e94a9eee7e6109d: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157601/000110465925041254/tm2512589-3_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:3f5c4c4e10ca3850352c81863e45108e75411b25d5191fde43ca32a250b42f60: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1678660/000095017025059549/prld-20250429.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:8a70bd32899c4605d3055ddd667a3912302f0f2fbcf80a2c016cf48d4983ae5a: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1678660/000095017025059549/prld-20250429.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:e531d570412dde9d26c9fedfdb97a453f6b5b07d4ebba9225f1b2d0de22afd26: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1157601/000110465925041254/tm2512589-3_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/paul-a-friedman-m-d)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/paul-a-friedman-m-d.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/paul-a-friedman-m-d?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/paul-a-friedman-m-d?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/paul-a-friedman-m-d` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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