# Shantella E. Cooper > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:shantella-e-cooper | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/shantella-e-cooper | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 16 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T11:25:03.742456+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:26:37.671+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Shantella E. Cooper - Display name: Shantella E. Cooper ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T11:25:04.135454+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.941 | | 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 - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Shantella E. Cooper seat on Southern Company, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:26:37.671+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1xa5i5a9ln5li - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Shantella E. Cooper seat on SouthState Bank Corp, effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:26:37.671+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:154vwe77gpr0d - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Shantella E. Cooper seat on Intercontinental Exchange, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T04:26:37.671+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:qz4e5w3gzokm ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/shantella-e-cooper/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Independent Director at Southern Company. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:role:1. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d1555871b8a1e2775ddd0e9eb8ed7efab85adfa0d933fe96bf409e18f854784c. - Director at SouthState Bank Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:role:2. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:871bf155271fe133948fcc7d43b2bedd09caf7c8c1875674e48a475790274df0. - Independent Director at Intercontinental Exchange. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:role:3. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d6149dd0dbb86c9e5d1aa74bd8a1e8ee2bc744d83e2ecc6dbb052e90bc0d6c4. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:21d1fd189c8c227c3cbd3dd853f0c195b3e1b46821922bc88a45133ec4cdc133, alpha:projection-evidence:document:814d101751e64aa24e884796e975afaea4e65f655a382c0f0fde4711b5266568. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:21d1fd189c8c227c3cbd3dd853f0c195b3e1b46821922bc88a45133ec4cdc133, alpha:projection-evidence:267bb184d12264cc4080251de6e36245f346e7244ffc0145b910150f512d6cc2. - Serves on the board of The Southern Company. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:814d101751e64aa24e884796e975afaea4e65f655a382c0f0fde4711b5266568, alpha:projection-evidence:d58b7f6ed9d4a1dc9cb9c331ec16d30c243700dbd8bef6442f45c1258eed2932. - Serves on the board of SouthState Bank Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:board_membership:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:373b8f90b6976f6dc336634e6eb9943a4db1b9b5e01d7ed74e2dc512f51da346. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2196426be056b969abec19864e6e281c2d755d709fa06d267240b0e53c303291. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:committee_assignments:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:21d1fd189c8c227c3cbd3dd853f0c195b3e1b46821922bc88a45133ec4cdc133. - Committee assignments: Business Security and Resiliency, Compensation and Talent Development, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-04-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45. - Committee assignments: Risk Committee, Compensation Committee. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:committee_assignments:9. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2196426be056b969abec19864e6e281c2d755d709fa06d267240b0e53c303291. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:cybersecurity_experience:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45. ## Executive company - Executive at Journey Forward Strategies, LLC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:executive_company:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45. ## Executive title - Executive title: Founder and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:executive_title:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shantella-e-cooper:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45. ## 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:7309720521994987a33eb45c9c884eb60c1065f9ebf160a51dd22aeca15c4b45: [SO DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212226000028/so-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d1555871b8a1e2775ddd0e9eb8ed7efab85adfa0d933fe96bf409e18f854784c: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212226000028/so-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2196426be056b969abec19864e6e281c2d755d709fa06d267240b0e53c303291: [ICE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1571949/000119312526134700/ice-20260330.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:7d6149dd0dbb86c9e5d1aa74bd8a1e8ee2bc744d83e2ecc6dbb052e90bc0d6c4: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1571949/000119312526134700/ice-20260330.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:871bf155271fe133948fcc7d43b2bedd09caf7c8c1875674e48a475790274df0: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926022580/ssb-20260415xdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:814d101751e64aa24e884796e975afaea4e65f655a382c0f0fde4711b5266568: [The Southern Company director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212225000036/so-20250410.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:21d1fd189c8c227c3cbd3dd853f0c195b3e1b46821922bc88a45133ec4cdc133: [Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001571949/000095017025047824/ice-20250331.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:d58b7f6ed9d4a1dc9cb9c331ec16d30c243700dbd8bef6442f45c1258eed2932: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/92122/000009212226000028/so-20260402.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:373b8f90b6976f6dc336634e6eb9943a4db1b9b5e01d7ed74e2dc512f51da346: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/764038/000110465926022580/ssb-20260415xdef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:267bb184d12264cc4080251de6e36245f346e7244ffc0145b910150f512d6cc2: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1571949/000119312526134700/ice-20260330.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/shantella-e-cooper) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/shantella-e-cooper.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shantella-e-cooper?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/shantella-e-cooper` 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.