# Stephen M. Ward, Jr.

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:stephen-m-ward-jr |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-ward-jr |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 12 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 8 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T23:53:30.245874+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T18:21:57.339+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Stephen M. Ward, Jr.
- Display name: Stephen M. Ward, Jr.

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T23:53:30.518999+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.941 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 2 |
| 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: Stephen M. Ward, Jr. seat on C3.ai, Inc., effective 2009-01-01. Effective: 2009-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T18:21:57.339+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:r33huv6utgvj
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Stephen M. Ward, Jr. seat on CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP, effective 2001-01-01. Effective: 2001-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T18:21:57.339+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1mfg9wn1yegqoj

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at C3.ai, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:role:1. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:81e1b2cb9a26cbf37f5ff1059b9150f8641792ddef696bd268a9a06dadf839da.
- Director at CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:role:2. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:99c39da0ab31c40fb65265a6fa213a9815f940194fbba45f4cefa3e7bf6324ba.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd175f5b415bac9b9c5c645f7a45f9779f4ec27a2315c4e5286da72d472cc227.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:982508eb5089218d517834e859061b07f4a30fd5e22b7f34d11c0acf7da66f24, alpha:projection-evidence:document:192d16254760429fa1cce2fa73946ccca315da25909f56beb3d3011ccb24c72f.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of C3.ai Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2009-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:982508eb5089218d517834e859061b07f4a30fd5e22b7f34d11c0acf7da66f24, alpha:projection-evidence:e204e02038a4e9e1ee018d15b5e4f91e541150f9403c52971a3f562b964272c8, alpha:projection-evidence:document:192d16254760429fa1cce2fa73946ccca315da25909f56beb3d3011ccb24c72f.
- Serves on the board of Carpenter Technology Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2001-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:192d16254760429fa1cce2fa73946ccca315da25909f56beb3d3011ccb24c72f, alpha:projection-evidence:f6bb00eb289e8a13922ec21b0acf990bc924b2d8d9034719df0248cb533d6d59, alpha:projection-evidence:document:982508eb5089218d517834e859061b07f4a30fd5e22b7f34d11c0acf7da66f24.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:board_role:5. Valid from: 2025-08-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd175f5b415bac9b9c5c645f7a45f9779f4ec27a2315c4e5286da72d472cc227.
- Board role: Lead Independent Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:board_role:6. Valid from: 2025-09-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:06669b021f94b6af0737c2dca2fe6ac23cf7c4a686c457b5da4ce61664448215.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-08-21. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd175f5b415bac9b9c5c645f7a45f9779f4ec27a2315c4e5286da72d472cc227.
- Committee assignments: Corporate Governance, Human Capital Management, Science, Technology and Sustainability. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2025-09-12. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:06669b021f94b6af0737c2dca2fe6ac23cf7c4a686c457b5da4ce61664448215.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd175f5b415bac9b9c5c645f7a45f9779f4ec27a2315c4e5286da72d472cc227.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-m-ward-jr:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd175f5b415bac9b9c5c645f7a45f9779f4ec27a2315c4e5286da72d472cc227.

## 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:192d16254760429fa1cce2fa73946ccca315da25909f56beb3d3011ccb24c72f: [Carpenter Technology Corp director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17843/000119312525202215/crs-20250911.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:06669b021f94b6af0737c2dca2fe6ac23cf7c4a686c457b5da4ce61664448215: [CRS DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17843/000119312525202215/crs-20250911.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:99c39da0ab31c40fb65265a6fa213a9815f940194fbba45f4cefa3e7bf6324ba: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17843/000119312525202215/crs-20250911.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd175f5b415bac9b9c5c645f7a45f9779f4ec27a2315c4e5286da72d472cc227: [AI DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000157752625000012/ai-20250820.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:982508eb5089218d517834e859061b07f4a30fd5e22b7f34d11c0acf7da66f24: [C3.ai Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000157752625000012/ai-20250820.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:81e1b2cb9a26cbf37f5ff1059b9150f8641792ddef696bd268a9a06dadf839da: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000157752625000012/ai-20250820.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:e204e02038a4e9e1ee018d15b5e4f91e541150f9403c52971a3f562b964272c8: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1577526/000157752625000012/ai-20250820.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:f6bb00eb289e8a13922ec21b0acf990bc924b2d8d9034719df0248cb533d6d59: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/17843/000119312525202215/crs-20250911.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/stephen-m-ward-jr)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-m-ward-jr.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-ward-jr?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-m-ward-jr?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/stephen-m-ward-jr` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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