# Shardul Shah > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:shardul-shah | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/shardul-shah | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 17 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T17:02:49.456023+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-02T00:03:49.547825+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Shardul Shah - Display name: Shardul Shah ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T17:02:49.819739+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.942 | | 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: Shardul Shah seat on Datadog, effective 2012-01-01. Effective: 2012-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-02T00:03:49.547825+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:mg7vn214r6mfq ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/shardul-shah` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/shardul-shah/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Independent Director at Datadog. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:role:1. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:44f53e87f8a5b746fc7974cbd6d107a57ed1ef18c64a8ab03a7464b8742fa0d2. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7bd2289f3028570e25641d9a6df6fd62601d4e1c0a6d84c907340a96b9a6472, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a244ef4c7f0724749442e66ee84612eb308e99ff7699a920562324971c283fa. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a244ef4c7f0724749442e66ee84612eb308e99ff7699a920562324971c283fa. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d3031999f839413a1af44b99ea322b2b1e8bc01683cc8bc85e504f936b476493. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Datadog. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2012-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d3031999f839413a1af44b99ea322b2b1e8bc01683cc8bc85e504f936b476493, alpha:projection-evidence:f1fc446426c4c6ac1a67a9768742cca3cefc6008ef0fc28166e2d6a70e3c0bca. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7bd2289f3028570e25641d9a6df6fd62601d4e1c0a6d84c907340a96b9a6472. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:committee_assignments:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d3031999f839413a1af44b99ea322b2b1e8bc01683cc8bc85e504f936b476493. - Committee assignments: Audit, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7bd2289f3028570e25641d9a6df6fd62601d4e1c0a6d84c907340a96b9a6472. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2. - Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:cybersecurity_experience:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7bd2289f3028570e25641d9a6df6fd62601d4e1c0a6d84c907340a96b9a6472. ## Executive company - Executive at Datadog. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:executive_company:11. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7250e51c29353e145429d2258748ea966a750c4ec3698eef9e73e1cd3dac2f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a244ef4c7f0724749442e66ee84612eb308e99ff7699a920562324971c283fa. - Executive at InvenTrust Properties Corp.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:executive_company:12. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2. ## Executive function - Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:executive_function:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a244ef4c7f0724749442e66ee84612eb308e99ff7699a920562324971c283fa. ## Executive title - Executive title: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:executive_title:14. Valid from: 2026-02-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7250e51c29353e145429d2258748ea966a750c4ec3698eef9e73e1cd3dac2f9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a244ef4c7f0724749442e66ee84612eb308e99ff7699a920562324971c283fa. ## Other Company Role - Smita N. Shah is also linked to SPAAN Tech, Inc. as Chief Executive Officer.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:other_company_role:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:shardul-shah:technology_background:16. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7bd2289f3028570e25641d9a6df6fd62601d4e1c0a6d84c907340a96b9a6472, alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2. ## 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:e7bd2289f3028570e25641d9a6df6fd62601d4e1c0a6d84c907340a96b9a6472: [DDOG DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026028118/ddog-20260429.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d3031999f839413a1af44b99ea322b2b1e8bc01683cc8bc85e504f936b476493: [Datadog director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026028118/ddog-20260429.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7250e51c29353e145429d2258748ea966a750c4ec3698eef9e73e1cd3dac2f9: [DDOG DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026028118/ddog-20260429.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:44f53e87f8a5b746fc7974cbd6d107a57ed1ef18c64a8ab03a7464b8742fa0d2: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026028118/ddog-20260429.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:8de6c85985fd154f433e1f15afadd7323654d4d66359d03243a4013a3e6b19a2: [IVT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1307748/000130774826000045/ivtp-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4a244ef4c7f0724749442e66ee84612eb308e99ff7699a920562324971c283fa: DDOG executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:f1fc446426c4c6ac1a67a9768742cca3cefc6008ef0fc28166e2d6a70e3c0bca: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1561550/000162828026028118/ddog-20260429.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/shardul-shah) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/shardul-shah.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/shardul-shah?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/shardul-shah` 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.