# Ronald J. Kramer > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:robert-c-kramer | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-c-kramer | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 22 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T04:52:02.175002+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-06T07:01:53.128586+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Ronald J. Kramer - Display name: Ronald J. Kramer ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T04:52:02.509668+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.911 | | 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: Ronald J. Kramer seat on APPIAN CORP, effective 2008-01-01. Effective: 2008-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-06T07:01:53.128586+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ja7bv411uehyc ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/robert-c-kramer/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Executive - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at APPIAN CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:role:1. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:637c3597231d9d530ab122fbeaeb9c8edea716e3796e78a4c02fe54feca973e5. - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at GRIFFON CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9b2cba0d576fbb0ba248165eb7cbb31405a3d76d83ccf42cf4c56b695c11e3a. - Chief Executive Officer at GRIFFON CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:role:3. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9b2cba0d576fbb0ba248165eb7cbb31405a3d76d83ccf42cf4c56b695c11e3a. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49, alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:259888dfcede5ef927450e0313de88b5bfdeb4aaf6a663715e8c95ffb3999e06. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:259888dfcede5ef927450e0313de88b5bfdeb4aaf6a663715e8c95ffb3999e06. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3d020c56a4e469c76283b9f76a4a5996891e46a5432796fd22296d2b9b262d6c. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of APPIAN CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3d020c56a4e469c76283b9f76a4a5996891e46a5432796fd22296d2b9b262d6c, alpha:projection-evidence:d7811eedd9ae605c65d197526d08f11c237dba847971528584735a98675b269b. - Serves on the board of GRIFFON CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:board_membership:6. Valid from: 2008-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:09c88f295e6f622bbe0f256bed0b4dae6bee9b4abcc90625de3ebabf12d18f82, alpha:projection-evidence:document:3d020c56a4e469c76283b9f76a4a5996891e46a5432796fd22296d2b9b262d6c. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:board_role:7. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49, alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c. ## Executive company - Executive at Appian Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49, alpha:projection-evidence:document:cec0d64d4fe629c3508a721203ac787347533012ad332846e7487f0008b722f4. - Executive at Biogen Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_company:11. Valid from: 2026-02-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9683b9e1fb11e69f24b3d162f54b211e45684695066d4ed04eb9b469fe82b131, alpha:projection-evidence:document:259888dfcede5ef927450e0313de88b5bfdeb4aaf6a663715e8c95ffb3999e06. - Executive at GRIFFON CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_company:12. Valid from: 2025-11-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c. ## Executive function - Finance Controls (CFO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_function:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:259888dfcede5ef927450e0313de88b5bfdeb4aaf6a663715e8c95ffb3999e06. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_title:14. Valid from: 2025-11-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c. - Executive title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_title:15. Valid from: 2026-02-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9683b9e1fb11e69f24b3d162f54b211e45684695066d4ed04eb9b469fe82b131, alpha:projection-evidence:document:259888dfcede5ef927450e0313de88b5bfdeb4aaf6a663715e8c95ffb3999e06. - Executive title: General Manager. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:executive_title:16. Valid from: 2026-04-22. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49, alpha:projection-evidence:document:cec0d64d4fe629c3508a721203ac787347533012ad332846e7487f0008b722f4. ## Other Company Role - Ronald J. Kramer is also linked to Franklin BSP Capital Corporation and Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund as Director.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:other_company_role:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:technology_background:18. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-c-kramer:technology_background:19. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49. ## 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:2f6a121a5819e8251276a358c506e670829b0d34ada975bdff8baadac9bdbb49: [APPN DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000021/appn-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:3d020c56a4e469c76283b9f76a4a5996891e46a5432796fd22296d2b9b262d6c: [APPIAN CORP director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000021/appn-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:cec0d64d4fe629c3508a721203ac787347533012ad332846e7487f0008b722f4: [APPN DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000021/appn-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:637c3597231d9d530ab122fbeaeb9c8edea716e3796e78a4c02fe54feca973e5: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000021/appn-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:9683b9e1fb11e69f24b3d162f54b211e45684695066d4ed04eb9b469fe82b131: [BIIB 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/875045/000087504526000013/biib-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e9b2cba0d576fbb0ba248165eb7cbb31405a3d76d83ccf42cf4c56b695c11e3a: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000093041326000074/c114494_def14a-ixbrl.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:17a71c521711ec798c8d4b72b8262d87caf50d9006e7b4d507a814371b29753c: [GFF 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000162828025053242/gff-20250930.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:259888dfcede5ef927450e0313de88b5bfdeb4aaf6a663715e8c95ffb3999e06: BIIB executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:d7811eedd9ae605c65d197526d08f11c237dba847971528584735a98675b269b: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1441683/000144168326000021/appn-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:09c88f295e6f622bbe0f256bed0b4dae6bee9b4abcc90625de3ebabf12d18f82: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/50725/000093041326000074/c114494_def14a-ixbrl.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/robert-c-kramer) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-c-kramer.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-c-kramer?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/robert-c-kramer` 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.