# Steve Downing

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:steve-downing |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/steve-downing |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 6 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T14:11:26.48527+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-03T06:25:55.344+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Steve Downing
- Display name: Steve Downing

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T14:11:26.855662+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.946 |
| 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: Steve Downing seat on GENTEX CORP, effective 2020-01-01. Effective: 2020-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-03T06:25:55.344+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:10ttben1fs6f33

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at GENTEX CORP. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:role:1. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:99fe90efd3da05ec1557acb4d3f62a66965c7bc1bb8b335a4ecd214771014bb9.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:77bcf0fba211d703953f92f7b0eedcefdd96d50254e43204b97cd9d2824cc345.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6d4c9460c0ee96f5780a32e7a3730929427e6386b89c0075072c43953d5db772.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6d4c9460c0ee96f5780a32e7a3730929427e6386b89c0075072c43953d5db772.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4decbeba2abe6024391aba667a7adf5f55b775abd9de7c292122e257d34971ac.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Gentex Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:board_membership:5. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4decbeba2abe6024391aba667a7adf5f55b775abd9de7c292122e257d34971ac, alpha:projection-evidence:cb6829dbfa55be8344e8d66893fe494625a5c2da8a8d920e0506768e86828c18.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-04-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-04-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:77bcf0fba211d703953f92f7b0eedcefdd96d50254e43204b97cd9d2824cc345.

## Executive company

- Executive at Gentex Corporation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-02-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:77bcf0fba211d703953f92f7b0eedcefdd96d50254e43204b97cd9d2824cc345, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6d4c9460c0ee96f5780a32e7a3730929427e6386b89c0075072c43953d5db772.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:executive_function:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6d4c9460c0ee96f5780a32e7a3730929427e6386b89c0075072c43953d5db772.

## Executive title

- Executive title: President and CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:executive_title:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d.
- Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-02-24. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:77bcf0fba211d703953f92f7b0eedcefdd96d50254e43204b97cd9d2824cc345, alpha:projection-evidence:document:6d4c9460c0ee96f5780a32e7a3730929427e6386b89c0075072c43953d5db772.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:steve-downing:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d, alpha:projection-evidence:document:77bcf0fba211d703953f92f7b0eedcefdd96d50254e43204b97cd9d2824cc345.

## 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:88d6366f5b8e731da1de49d014879cc43929f6f6bf61d47280b8296a7a21971d: [GNTX DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000016/gntx-20260406.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:4decbeba2abe6024391aba667a7adf5f55b775abd9de7c292122e257d34971ac: [Gentex Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000016/gntx-20260406.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:99fe90efd3da05ec1557acb4d3f62a66965c7bc1bb8b335a4ecd214771014bb9: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000016/gntx-20260406.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:77bcf0fba211d703953f92f7b0eedcefdd96d50254e43204b97cd9d2824cc345: [GNTX 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000010/gntx-20251231.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:6d4c9460c0ee96f5780a32e7a3730929427e6386b89c0075072c43953d5db772: GNTX executive roster source.
- alpha:projection-evidence:cb6829dbfa55be8344e8d66893fe494625a5c2da8a8d920e0506768e86828c18: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/355811/000035581126000016/gntx-20260406.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/steve-downing)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/steve-downing.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/steve-downing?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/steve-downing?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/steve-downing` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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