# William M. Farrow III

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:william-m-farrow-iii |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-m-farrow-iii |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 14 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 9 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-16T14:37:18.864962+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-17T12:45:35.219+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: William M. Farrow III
- Display name: William M. Farrow III

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-16T14:37:19.265471+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.94 |
| 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: William M. Farrow III seat on WEC Energy Group, effective 2018-01-01. Effective: 2018-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-17T12:45:35.219+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:wcqj0l1u6ua8h
- DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: William M. Farrow III seat on Cboe Global Markets, Inc., effective 2016-01-01. Effective: 2016-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-17T12:45:35.219+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:33x48e1qabxt8

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at WEC Energy Group. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7ca83ff9796d486f99d444a1e2f407ed47d1f6c18df39661b0fe4dc2b5a9f46.
- Executive Chair at Cboe Global Markets, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:role:2. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:81a4cf2ca10aefe233c263ea8c0ee2e16dd32213520334db166e562452356738.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:96ac75d3d0a973792d822cfe17bf858008fc542aee8d1455966dc1bf504a429d.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6dd022265f2fb0a89b3bdcabfbc758f30c66895e330c6f9c8941427db0ea8865, alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca2d62427c08bb602b627acb149e0388f8e3252460b5c4c9359768aa299adc1d.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Cboe Global Markets, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6dd022265f2fb0a89b3bdcabfbc758f30c66895e330c6f9c8941427db0ea8865, alpha:projection-evidence:ba77be86cea07285dffe236062744a7a4ef9d8fae29f5b5f8518bc32e3cb3f7c.
- Serves on the board of WEC Energy Group, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:board_membership:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca2d62427c08bb602b627acb149e0388f8e3252460b5c4c9359768aa299adc1d, alpha:projection-evidence:8b77b46584227a23f28705514e1b8506ac1872f64ff3f15ebf16550ccdf4f907.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-04-02. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84e58dbb03b148cb2a1d3f5d7878e35051dd5822f7d6d254f2756a48c08678ee.
- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:board_role:6. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:96ac75d3d0a973792d822cfe17bf858008fc542aee8d1455966dc1bf504a429d.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Audit, Compensation and Human Capital, Executive, Nominating and Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2026-04-02. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84e58dbb03b148cb2a1d3f5d7878e35051dd5822f7d6d254f2756a48c08678ee.
- Committee assignments: Compensation, Corporate Governance, Executive. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-03-26. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:96ac75d3d0a973792d822cfe17bf858008fc542aee8d1455966dc1bf504a429d.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:96ac75d3d0a973792d822cfe17bf858008fc542aee8d1455966dc1bf504a429d.

## Executive company

- Executive at CBOE Global Markets Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:executive_company:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc1c8a8b95974ef68f85542f7128a475d084f36e1357b755b02270f37e2296c.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Non-Executive Chairman. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:executive_title:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc1c8a8b95974ef68f85542f7128a475d084f36e1357b755b02270f37e2296c.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-m-farrow-iii:technology_background:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:96ac75d3d0a973792d822cfe17bf858008fc542aee8d1455966dc1bf504a429d.

## 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:84e58dbb03b148cb2a1d3f5d7878e35051dd5822f7d6d254f2756a48c08678ee: [CBOE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000162828026022939/cboe-20260401.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:81a4cf2ca10aefe233c263ea8c0ee2e16dd32213520334db166e562452356738: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000162828026022939/cboe-20260401.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:96ac75d3d0a973792d822cfe17bf858008fc542aee8d1455966dc1bf504a429d: [WEC DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000078332526000035/wec-20260324.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e7ca83ff9796d486f99d444a1e2f407ed47d1f6c18df39661b0fe4dc2b5a9f46: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000078332526000035/wec-20260324.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:6dd022265f2fb0a89b3bdcabfbc758f30c66895e330c6f9c8941427db0ea8865: [Cboe Global Markets, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000162828025016381/cboe-20250403.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:ca2d62427c08bb602b627acb149e0388f8e3252460b5c4c9359768aa299adc1d: [WEC Energy Group, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781525000149/wec-20250311.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:6fc1c8a8b95974ef68f85542f7128a475d084f36e1357b755b02270f37e2296c: [WEC DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000010781525000149/wec-20250311.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:8b77b46584227a23f28705514e1b8506ac1872f64ff3f15ebf16550ccdf4f907: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/783325/000078332526000035/wec-20260324.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:ba77be86cea07285dffe236062744a7a4ef9d8fae29f5b5f8518bc32e3cb3f7c: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1374310/000162828026022939/cboe-20260401.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/william-m-farrow-iii)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-m-farrow-iii.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-m-farrow-iii?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-m-farrow-iii?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/william-m-farrow-iii` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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