# Shantanu Narayen

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:shantanu-narayen |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/shantanu-narayen |
| 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 | 2026-10-16T09:50:06.081376+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:12:08.173+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Shantanu Narayen
- Display name: Shantanu Narayen

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T09:50:06.479835+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.921 |
| 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: Shantanu Narayen seat on Pfizer, effective 2013-01-01. Effective: 2013-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T19:12:08.173+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1g8h5j18t94zd

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Lead Independent Director at Pfizer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:role:1. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a4f45c3c5b793403fd39a41c491a4319f6c9ba3c6a7e64f57d2ac92778e1a4.
- Director at Adobe Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:87889c9a51a7e85f9a3118f1edb752db2d21821608a5874427d626a601916b14.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e.
- AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:ai_expertise:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7e94ef2143e7040fc6c72398cb631a823d385eff96b3f9a59264114217e6356.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:ai_governance_relevance:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7e94ef2143e7040fc6c72398cb631a823d385eff96b3f9a59264114217e6356.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:board_independence:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0c35ef73b35e730bddfe5e0b4625e82e185f6a7f73722049276b8b508d57da6a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:83890745769061c34c25bfd050abed207cccf37caeba8fdd30ade2d7d28946f4.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Adobe. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:board_membership:6. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:83890745769061c34c25bfd050abed207cccf37caeba8fdd30ade2d7d28946f4, alpha:projection-evidence:25c01ac74edeb5e7a85e2f9559cf67102c7aa694fee2b635f91be635fadbaa94, alpha:projection-evidence:document:0c35ef73b35e730bddfe5e0b4625e82e185f6a7f73722049276b8b508d57da6a.
- Serves on the board of Pfizer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:board_membership:7. Valid from: 2013-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0c35ef73b35e730bddfe5e0b4625e82e185f6a7f73722049276b8b508d57da6a, alpha:projection-evidence:fd344384137a88c87897e7e567bff77b07e34616e2901597e44a5af29ce66a19.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:board_role:8. Valid from: 2026-02-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac.
- Board role: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:board_role:9. Valid from: 2026-03-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b1cab467c81e895257b9575c24e197292bc4a385f4021ff7e747732142981e55.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:committee_assignments:10. Valid from: 2026-02-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b1cab467c81e895257b9575c24e197292bc4a385f4021ff7e747732142981e55, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:cybersecurity_experience:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac.

## Executive company

- Executive at Adobe. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:executive_company:12. Valid from: 2026-01-15. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7e94ef2143e7040fc6c72398cb631a823d385eff96b3f9a59264114217e6356.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:executive_function:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7e94ef2143e7040fc6c72398cb631a823d385eff96b3f9a59264114217e6356.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chair and CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:executive_title:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac.
- Executive title: Chair of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:executive_title:15. Valid from: 2026-01-15. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7e94ef2143e7040fc6c72398cb631a823d385eff96b3f9a59264114217e6356.

## Other Company Role

- Shantanu Narayen is also linked to Pfizer Inc. as Board of Directors Member.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:other_company_role:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantanu-narayen:technology_background:17. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e.

## 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:0c35ef73b35e730bddfe5e0b4625e82e185f6a7f73722049276b8b508d57da6a: [Pfizer director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800326000033/pfe-20260312.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b1cab467c81e895257b9575c24e197292bc4a385f4021ff7e747732142981e55: [PFE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800326000033/pfe-20260312.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e2a4f45c3c5b793403fd39a41c491a4319f6c9ba3c6a7e64f57d2ac92778e1a4: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800326000033/pfe-20260312.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:b25e687fb5649cc07f1e15146747e340af6a0d0d3ae0c120d2666dcfbf4d7cac: [ADBE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:83890745769061c34c25bfd050abed207cccf37caeba8fdd30ade2d7d28946f4: [Adobe director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:87889c9a51a7e85f9a3118f1edb752db2d21821608a5874427d626a601916b14: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:6c9156514efe1e3473da01df3eadf2a8238d6c7a1537df89378d9196e7673b9e: [ADBE 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000003/adbe-20251128.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7e94ef2143e7040fc6c72398cb631a823d385eff96b3f9a59264114217e6356: ADBE executive roster source.
- alpha:projection-evidence:fd344384137a88c87897e7e567bff77b07e34616e2901597e44a5af29ce66a19: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/78003/000007800326000033/pfe-20260312.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:25c01ac74edeb5e7a85e2f9559cf67102c7aa694fee2b635f91be635fadbaa94: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/796343/000079634326000043/adbe-20260227.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/shantanu-narayen)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/shantanu-narayen.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantanu-narayen?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantanu-narayen?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/shantanu-narayen` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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