# Cadence Design Systems > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-1 | | Canonical entity | alpha:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb | | Entity type | Company | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cadence-design-systems-inc | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | source_reported | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 24 | | Claims under review | 1 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-09-13T04:45:09.174476+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-13T04:45:09.174476+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC - Display name: Cadence Design Systems ## Leadership - Alberto Sangiovanni-Vincentelli: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Anirudh Devgan: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Ita Brennan: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - James D. Plummer: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Julia Liuson: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Lewis Chew: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Luc Van den hove: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Mark W. Adams: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - ML Krakauer: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Moshe Gavrielov: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Young K. Sohn: Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3. - Anirudh Devgan: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4. - Chin-Chi Teng: Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Digital and Signoff Group. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4. - John M. Wall: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4. - Marc Taxay: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4. - Paul Cunningham: Senior Vice President and General Manager of the System Verification Group. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4. - Paul Scannell: Senior Vice President, Customer Success Team. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4. ## Roles - PUBLISHED ## Governance - NOT_ASSERTED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## Financials - NOT_ASSERTED ## Workforce - NOT_ASSERTED ## Market and index context - PUBLISHED ## Legal Name - CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:1. ## Headquarters - US. Publication: UNDER_REVIEW. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: unlinked, under review. ## Entity Status - Public listing published. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:1. ## Official Website - https://www.cadence.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:2. ## Published Fact - US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:1. - DE. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:1. - Technology. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:1. - https://www.cadence.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:2. ## Coverage states | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Identity | PUBLISHED | | Business | PUBLISHED | | Leadership | PUBLISHED | | Board and committees | PUBLISHED | | Governance | NOT_ASSERTED | | Financials | NOT_ASSERTED | | Workforce | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ownership | NOT_ASSERTED | | Ratings | NOT_PUBLISHED | | Market and index context | PUBLISHED | ## Public sources - alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cadence-design-systems-inc). - alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:2: [CADENCE DESIGN SYSTEMS INC Form 10-K (filed 2026-02-19)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000016/cdns-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:3: [Cadence Design Systems, Inc. DEF 14A 2026-03-25](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000119312526124264/d932644ddef14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:company:09f82ca9-efa9-439a-aa0d-f17b60fd77bb:4: [CDNS 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/813672/000081367226000016/cdns-20251231.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 - Absence of a leadership role, committee, or disclosure is not evidence that it does not exist. - Only explicitly published canonical company identity and current confirmed public roles are included. - Absence of a board, committee, executive, listing, or claim is not evidence that it does not exist. - Public retrieval does not grant redistribution, model-training, direct-contact, or relationship-pathfinding rights. - This Company Profile is an identity and evidence record, not an Alpha rating. - Current index memberships: Unavailable - Index membership events: Unavailable ## Alternate representations - [Canonical profile](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cadence-design-systems-inc) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/cadence-design-systems-inc.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cadence-design-systems-inc) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/cadence-design-systems-inc?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://companies/cadence-design-systems-inc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp