# Ward Polzin

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ward-polzin |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ward-polzin |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 11 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T21:59:03.521+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-06T00:21:26.545+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Ward Polzin
- Display name: Ward Polzin

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T21:59:03.787262+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.937 |
| 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: Ward Polzin seat on Chord Energy Corp, effective 2024-01-01. Effective: 2024-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-06T00:21:26.545+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:crp656161w36w

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Chord Energy Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:role:1. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:f1e881ae4fc5f89b5e11c53fa7685adbee66ab9a033b7e2db82a178d7462d1fe.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d2a4ced173b47cbcc42aa2eaf20ad9ae572ac7dc19e1343b87d2eb48cbe323cc.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Chord Energy Corp. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2024-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d2a4ced173b47cbcc42aa2eaf20ad9ae572ac7dc19e1343b87d2eb48cbe323cc, alpha:projection-evidence:f0ba00ae9c4aa199a5b540fd257b5c42705d487ae9de46ba917c3ddb29c15cec.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:committee_assignments:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d2a4ced173b47cbcc42aa2eaf20ad9ae572ac7dc19e1343b87d2eb48cbe323cc.
- Committee assignments: Audit, Safety and Sustainability. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## Executive company

- Executive at Camino Natural Resources. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:executive_company:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Founder and Executive Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:executive_title:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ward-polzin:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be.

## 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:b9c4bc94acff86ca33c83f48c6abb5b5f5c0f7f6880f83c0f41ddbe6dd68e7be: [CHRD DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486159/000148615926000010/chrd-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:d2a4ced173b47cbcc42aa2eaf20ad9ae572ac7dc19e1343b87d2eb48cbe323cc: [Chord Energy Corp director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486159/000148615926000010/chrd-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:f1e881ae4fc5f89b5e11c53fa7685adbee66ab9a033b7e2db82a178d7462d1fe: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486159/000148615926000010/chrd-20260318.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:f0ba00ae9c4aa199a5b540fd257b5c42705d487ae9de46ba917c3ddb29c15cec: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1486159/000148615926000010/chrd-20260318.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/ward-polzin)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ward-polzin.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ward-polzin?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ward-polzin?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/ward-polzin` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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