{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"laura-bessen-m-d","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d","as_of":"2026-09-17T11:36:50.724252+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:23.855522+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.935+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"Laura Bessen, M.D.","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director"],"current_role":{"company_name":"C4 Therapeutics, Inc.","company_slug":"c4-therapeutics-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"CCCC","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2022-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","effective_date":"2025-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-04-28T23:35:02.947+00:00"}},"photo_match":null},"assurance":{"is_claimed":false,"status":"unverified","assurance_level":null,"method":null,"verified_at":null,"expires_at":null},"claiming":{"eligible":true,"label":"Is this you? Claim your Alpha Profile","claim_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=laura-bessen-m-d","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=laura-bessen-m-d&mode=suggest","canonical_record_will_be_reused":true,"canonical_facts_owner_controlled":false},"presentation":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-presentation-v1","state":"alpha_editorial","version":0,"published_at":null,"headline":null,"headline_evidence":null,"location":null,"photo":null,"cover":null,"about":["Laura Bessen, M.D. has served as a director since August 2022 and currently serves as managing partner at Maxsam Advisors, LLC, providing strategic clinical and medical affairs advice to biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies. She previously held roles at Bristol-Myers Squibb and DuPont Pharmaceuticals."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"C4 Therapeutics, Inc.","organizationId":"c4-therapeutics-inc","title":"Director","period":"2022-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm"},{"organization":"Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.","organizationId":"artiva-biotherapeutics-inc","title":"Director","period":"Current · start date not disclosed","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm"}],"experience":[],"education":[],"credentials":[],"section_order":null,"hidden_sections":[],"limitations":["Presentation fields do not alter independently verified Alpha Profile facts.","Owner-supplied résumé records retain their field-level evidence state.","Only confirmed company_person_roles with public evidence. Website governed_site_fallback rows are not invented. about/links are stored people.profile_summary/bio and linkedin_url only. Dates stay undisclosed when the role has no start_date. SoFi Bank is not SoFi Technologies."]},"presentation_authority":"confirmed_company_person_roles","roles":[{"company_name":"C4 Therapeutics, Inc.","company_slug":"c4-therapeutics-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"CCCC","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2022-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","effective_date":"2025-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-04-28T23:35:02.947+00:00"}},{"company_name":"Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.","company_slug":"artiva-biotherapeutics-inc","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"ARTV","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm","effective_date":"2025-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-04-28T23:33:02.896+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for Laura Bessen, M.D. as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:07.109291+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"CCCC DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.993278+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"Laura Bessen, M.D. currently serves as Director at Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc..","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:04:53.98622+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ARTV DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:04:53.88117+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"Laura Bessen, M.D. currently serves as Director at C4 Therapeutics, Inc..","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:07.074099+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"CCCC DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.993278+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Audit Committee","Clinical Strategy Committee"],"claim_text":"Laura Bessen, M.D. serves on Audit Committee, Clinical Strategy Committee.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:04:54.003002+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ARTV DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:04:53.88117+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Nominating/Governance"],"claim_text":"Laura Bessen, M.D. serves on Nominating/Governance.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:07.092936+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"CCCC DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.993278+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for Laura Bessen, M.D. as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:07.143472+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"CCCC DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.993278+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for Laura Bessen, M.D. as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:07.127912+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"CCCC DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.993278+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:laura-bessen-m-d","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"2022-01-01 · current","organization":"C4 Therapeutics, Inc.","organization_id":"c4-therapeutics-inc"},"claim_text":"Director at C4 Therapeutics, Inc. (2022-01-01 · current)","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"verification_status":"confirmed","date_precision":"period_text_only","evidence":[{"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","label":"sec_proxy","evidence_state":"verified"}],"claim_state":"confirmed","version":1},{"subject":"alpha:person:laura-bessen-m-d","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"Current · start date not disclosed","organization":"Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.","organization_id":"artiva-biotherapeutics-inc"},"claim_text":"Director at Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc. (Current · start date not disclosed)","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"verification_status":"confirmed","date_precision":"undisclosed","evidence":[{"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm","label":"sec_proxy","evidence_state":"verified"}],"claim_state":"confirmed","version":1}],"network":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-network-public-v1","relationships":[],"relationship_pathfinding":false,"authentication_prompt":"Sign in to see how you're connected.","limitations":["Representative factual associations only.","Shared contexts do not assert personal acquaintance.","Anonymous graph traversal is not available."]},"permissions":{"classification":"open_public_projection","public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false},"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."],"structured_data":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d","dateModified":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.935+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d#person","name":"Laura Bessen, M.D.","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"C4 Therapeutics, Inc.","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: CCCC"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"2022-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"C4 Therapeutics, Inc.","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/c4-therapeutics-inc","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: CCCC"}},{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Artiva Biotherapeutics, Inc.","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/artiva-biotherapeutics-inc","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: ARTV"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1662579/000162828025020466/cccc-20250429.htm","name":"CCCC DEF 14A director slate"},{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1817241/000119312525101364/d104082ddef14a.htm","name":"ARTV DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d"},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"corroborated","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":1,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"At least one published claim is corroborated by two or more public sources. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"aggregation":{"schema_version":"alpha-claim-aggregation-v1","published_claim_count":10,"under_review_claim_count":0,"owner_supplied_claim_count":0,"evidence_record_count":6,"distinct_source_count":2,"conflicts":[],"conflict_count":0,"headline_conflict_count":0,"internal_review_conflict_count":0,"contradiction_types":[],"headline_conflict_types":[],"verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"corroborated","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":1,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"At least one published claim is corroborated by two or more public sources. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":10,"corroborated_claims":1,"sources":6,"distinct_sources":2,"role_claims":2,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.935+00:00","observed_at":"2026-09-17T11:36:50.724252+00:00","freshness_days":125}},"rights":{"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"}},"projection":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-projection-v5","entity":{"kind":"person","slug":"laura-bessen-m-d","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:23.855522+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T22:44:06.935+00:00","as_of":"2026-09-17T11:36:50.724252+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/laura-bessen-m-d","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/laura-bessen-m-d.md","media_type":"text/markdown"},"structured_data":{"embedded":true,"media_type":"application/ld+json"},"share_image":null},"permissions":{"public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false}}}