# Samuel A. Jernigan IV

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:s-p-chip-johnson-iv |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/s-p-chip-johnson-iv |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 7 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 1 |
| Observed | 2026-10-18T20:25:08.099861+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T10:35:07.199+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Samuel A. Jernigan IV
- Display name: Samuel A. Jernigan IV

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-18T20:25:08.415942+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.945 |
| 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: Samuel A. Jernigan IV seat on Expand Energy, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T10:35:07.199+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:hpxb6t13enp5r

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Independent Director at Expand Energy. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:role:1. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bcf3d01aa4f74561696ac5de7b9d805c3e9d9cbadc4c6874e4b3aaf79b81ac0b.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b6b93a5ad61d7c8ee6f43c0bef0c621a5b0153c1012017c17b998bb1326f0b.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3e703c5dbc3f441d5a9057a2d08767d701b3de7f01fcd0aaa44e3840e1b7e440.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Expand Energy Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3e703c5dbc3f441d5a9057a2d08767d701b3de7f01fcd0aaa44e3840e1b7e440, alpha:projection-evidence:132185f9d61f0bcd4b67470001708784f3996e50b7a4d34a97fce64452a737b7.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:board_role:4. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b6b93a5ad61d7c8ee6f43c0bef0c621a5b0153c1012017c17b998bb1326f0b.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:committee_assignments:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3e703c5dbc3f441d5a9057a2d08767d701b3de7f01fcd0aaa44e3840e1b7e440.
- Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating and Corporate Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b6b93a5ad61d7c8ee6f43c0bef0c621a5b0153c1012017c17b998bb1326f0b.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b6b93a5ad61d7c8ee6f43c0bef0c621a5b0153c1012017c17b998bb1326f0b, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a.

## Executive company

- Executive at Lafayette Digital Acquisition Corp. I. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:executive_company:8. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3606fbf27ad10df9275c8787f59912dac0831d5e2ab0f1d9a04789d98042d3b9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b2b95bd4f866db4428a83c13474f6759ab5cfeb111136925a66878a261f82b06.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:executive_title:9. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:3606fbf27ad10df9275c8787f59912dac0831d5e2ab0f1d9a04789d98042d3b9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b2b95bd4f866db4428a83c13474f6759ab5cfeb111136925a66878a261f82b06.

## Other Company Role

- Samuel A. Jernigan IV is also linked to Lafayette Macro Investors as Chief Investment Officer.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:other_company_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b6b93a5ad61d7c8ee6f43c0bef0c621a5b0153c1012017c17b998bb1326f0b.
- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:s-p-chip-johnson-iv:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a.

## 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:3e703c5dbc3f441d5a9057a2d08767d701b3de7f01fcd0aaa44e3840e1b7e440: [Expand Energy Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895126/000110465926048155/tm261495d1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:bcf3d01aa4f74561696ac5de7b9d805c3e9d9cbadc4c6874e4b3aaf79b81ac0b: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895126/000110465926048155/tm261495d1_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b5c274388f412a0a2ea0116a4e88a9891f1d6afbedb585a9354d28cdc41b0a0a: [ZKPW 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2087447/000121390026034100/ea0277662-10k_lafayette1.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:3606fbf27ad10df9275c8787f59912dac0831d5e2ab0f1d9a04789d98042d3b9: [ZKP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2087447/000121390026034100/ea0277662-10k_lafayette1.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b2b95bd4f866db4428a83c13474f6759ab5cfeb111136925a66878a261f82b06: [ZKPU 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/2087447/000121390026034100/ea0277662-10k_lafayette1.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1b6b93a5ad61d7c8ee6f43c0bef0c621a5b0153c1012017c17b998bb1326f0b: [EXE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895126/000110465925039048/tm252460d5_def14a.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:132185f9d61f0bcd4b67470001708784f3996e50b7a4d34a97fce64452a737b7: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/895126/000110465926048155/tm261495d1_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/s-p-chip-johnson-iv)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/s-p-chip-johnson-iv.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/s-p-chip-johnson-iv?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/s-p-chip-johnson-iv?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/s-p-chip-johnson-iv` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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