# Reed Hastings

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:reed-hastings-2 |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/reed-hastings-2 |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 10 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T02:56:23.886668+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T20:10:41.753+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Reed Hastings
- Display name: Reed Hastings

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T02:56:24.23128+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.938 |
| 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: Reed Hastings seat on Netflix, effective 1997-01-01. Effective: 1997-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T20:10:41.753+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10c3kj3158sntt

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/reed-hastings-2/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Chair at Netflix. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:role:1. Valid from: 1997-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c180a847156368fa88da73bcdd1870a7061c8ad60a26390bc547c3da7e682fa1.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2a350b7308123a7ae95ac4b93a006241edd1a14bbcb0facb2e4d1fadff3da146.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Netflix. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2a350b7308123a7ae95ac4b93a006241edd1a14bbcb0facb2e4d1fadff3da146, alpha:projection-evidence:7742e711b1b83d32f7515e54bd45a9bd713588d0d49f3f037d6104717c7fbbdf.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:board_role:4. Valid from: 2025-04-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2025-04-17. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:cybersecurity_experience:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## Executive company

- Executive at Netflix. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:executive_company:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:executive_title:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:reed-hastings-2:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40.

## 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:c180a847156368fa88da73bcdd1870a7061c8ad60a26390bc547c3da7e682fa1: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000119312526159286/d20613ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:f65f9202dbf10a9969bf7aeaa022fceac209fcec779d3de4d316ab28443ded40: [NFLX DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001065280/000119312525084425/d867701ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:2a350b7308123a7ae95ac4b93a006241edd1a14bbcb0facb2e4d1fadff3da146: [Netflix director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001065280/000119312525084425/d867701ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:7742e711b1b83d32f7515e54bd45a9bd713588d0d49f3f037d6104717c7fbbdf: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1065280/000119312526159286/d20613ddef14a.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/reed-hastings-2)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/reed-hastings-2.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/reed-hastings-2?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/reed-hastings-2` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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