# Thomas H. Shortt > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:thomas-h-shortt | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/thomas-h-shortt | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 12 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T23:12:13.207053+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T09:58:48.563+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Thomas H. Shortt - Display name: Thomas H. Shortt ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T23:12:13.516093+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.941 | | 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: Thomas H. Shortt seat on Vroom, Inc., effective 2022-01-01. Effective: 2022-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T09:58:48.563+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:nc0o5hkvlb8n ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/thomas-h-shortt/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Vroom, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:role:1. Valid from: 2022-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ee28bad0120debf34e3918ea8261a68f5a18b5243ad7a31312466f4778e571b0. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901. - AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Vroom, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:22b669f9bce643a02e3e44048fec22af01f43bfb1d0fe1ee54403b74770b9641. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:board_role:4. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2025-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:cybersecurity_experience:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901, alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0. ## Executive company - Executive at Vroom, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:executive_company:7. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901, alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and President of UACC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:executive_title:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901. - Executive title: Chief Executive Officer, Director, and President. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:executive_title:9. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0. ## Other Company Role - Thomas H. Shortt is also linked to UACC as President of UACC.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:other_company_role:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:thomas-h-shortt:technology_background:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901, alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0. ## 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:cc3189c9ad9dd31dcf6e2d2f243025315879a0ed5ee2856a78f414252007abe0: [VRM 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000119312526126253/vrm-20251231.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:29c63a33f8782c8a25821c4b34bada5bc92125ce4ab729a225e5f496e42a6901: [VRM DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000095017025060332/vrm-20250429.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ee28bad0120debf34e3918ea8261a68f5a18b5243ad7a31312466f4778e571b0: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000095017025060332/vrm-20250429.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:22b669f9bce643a02e3e44048fec22af01f43bfb1d0fe1ee54403b74770b9641: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1580864/000095017025060332/vrm-20250429.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/thomas-h-shortt) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/thomas-h-shortt.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-h-shortt?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/thomas-h-shortt` 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.