# Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 19 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-17T05:40:11.846748+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T22:56:15.966+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. - Display name: Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.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 | 2026-10-17T05:40:12.10735+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.939 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 3 | | 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 - EXECUTIVE_APPOINTED: Director at Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc, effective 2021-01-01. Effective: 2021-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T22:56:15.966+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:90j90azxweo - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. seat on Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc., effective 2019-01-01. Effective: 2019-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T22:56:15.966+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1nejlmd17nbq7j - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Samarth Kulkarni, Ph.D. seat on CRISPR Therapeutics AG, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T22:56:15.966+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10g9ign1prpzip ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:role:1. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:073f1c92253b3a3e168a5856c2fff01f45de0d2fbd3ce7b97f7f98612b3cdb39. - Director at Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:role:2. Valid from: 2019-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6df17b6d2920decaefdcb2e5afd48e6a44153a00c5a8c60a684e08621302fbe8. - Director at CRISPR Therapeutics AG. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:role:3. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:daad735f770091d40fefe45c7a8218a495b962324bd41308a1292b5147d2fc98. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e507f8626b0c139610be9bcea714d519483deb0450f61c405ac3344a14439e25, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Black Diamond Therapeutics, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ac362fb246a7228e5826b5bbddcf091f083597165afc58d2fea0f5ccd9241c1c. - Serves on the board of Centessa Pharmaceuticals plc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:bc85d5ece2a0467006f4af942f115d6a94fd2cc0e99a98c8b5723b898d134107. - Serves on the board of CRISPR Therapeutics AG. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:a408978f1d28b8720001c2ed21432288beba2d22d1f13ea16ea9b51dd1464e37. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-04-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f1229ac4b92d9ef8a8e817ca7761cdf626693750438c0abc537ee165146d4eb7. - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-05-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659. - Board role: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:board_role:7. Valid from: 2025-04-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:132ffca1b38d6c00976934ed1f0bc6d85c6a564e07bc13a27a1229b91cbf2f93. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-04-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f1229ac4b92d9ef8a8e817ca7761cdf626693750438c0abc537ee165146d4eb7. - Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:committee_assignments:9. Valid from: 2025-05-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659. - Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:committee_assignments:10. Valid from: 2025-04-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:132ffca1b38d6c00976934ed1f0bc6d85c6a564e07bc13a27a1229b91cbf2f93. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:cybersecurity_experience:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e507f8626b0c139610be9bcea714d519483deb0450f61c405ac3344a14439e25, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659. ## Executive company - Executive at CRISPR Therapeutics. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:executive_company:12. Valid from: 2026-04-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e507f8626b0c139610be9bcea714d519483deb0450f61c405ac3344a14439e25. - Executive at CRISPR Therapeutics AG. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:executive_company:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:executive_title:14. Valid from: 2026-04-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e507f8626b0c139610be9bcea714d519483deb0450f61c405ac3344a14439e25. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:technology_background:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e507f8626b0c139610be9bcea714d519483deb0450f61c405ac3344a14439e25. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:samarth-kulkarni-ph-d:technology_background:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659. ## 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:e507f8626b0c139610be9bcea714d519483deb0450f61c405ac3344a14439e25: [CRSP DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674416/000119312526165158/crsp-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:f1229ac4b92d9ef8a8e817ca7761cdf626693750438c0abc537ee165146d4eb7: [CRSP DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674416/000119312526165158/crsp-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:daad735f770091d40fefe45c7a8218a495b962324bd41308a1292b5147d2fc98: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674416/000119312526165158/crsp-20260421.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4e1203267acefcacad0b5746780331a80c567af2f93b9299f5a4ac82bd04b659: [CNTA DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847903/000199937125005478/centessa_proxy-2025.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:073f1c92253b3a3e168a5856c2fff01f45de0d2fbd3ce7b97f7f98612b3cdb39: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847903/000199937125005478/centessa_proxy-2025.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:132ffca1b38d6c00976934ed1f0bc6d85c6a564e07bc13a27a1229b91cbf2f93: [BDTX DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701541/000110465925036339/tm252436-4_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:6df17b6d2920decaefdcb2e5afd48e6a44153a00c5a8c60a684e08621302fbe8: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701541/000110465925036339/tm252436-4_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:bc85d5ece2a0467006f4af942f115d6a94fd2cc0e99a98c8b5723b898d134107: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1847903/000199937125005478/centessa_proxy-2025.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:ac362fb246a7228e5826b5bbddcf091f083597165afc58d2fea0f5ccd9241c1c: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1701541/000110465925036339/tm252436-4_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:a408978f1d28b8720001c2ed21432288beba2d22d1f13ea16ea9b51dd1464e37: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1674416/000119312526165158/crsp-20260421.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/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/samarth-kulkarni-ph-d` 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.