# Ciena

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd |
| Entity type | Company |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/ciena-corp |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 23 |
| Claims under review | 1 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| 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: CIENA CORP
- Display name: Ciena

## Leadership

- Bruce L. Claflin: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- Hassan M. Ahmed: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- Joanne B. Olsen: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- Lawton W. Fitt: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- Mary G. Puma: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- Patrick T. Gallagher: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- T. Michael Nevens: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3.
- Brodie Gage: Senior Vice President, Global Products Supply Chain. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- David M. Rothenstein: Senior Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer and Secretary. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- Dino DiPerna: Senior Vice President, Global Research Development. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- Gary B. Smith: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- Jason M. Phipps: Senior Vice President, Global Customer Engagement. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- Joe Cumello: Senior Vice President and General Manager of Blue Planet. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- Marc D. Graff: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:5.
- Michael Graff: Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.
- Sheela Kosaraju: Senior Vice President and General Counsel, and acting Chief People Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4.

## Roles

- PUBLISHED

## Governance

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Financials

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Workforce

- NOT_ASSERTED

## Market and index context

- PUBLISHED

## Legal Name

- CIENA CORP. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd: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:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:1.

## Official Website

- https://www.ciena.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:2.

## Published Fact

- US. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:1.
- MD. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:1.
- Technology. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:1.
- https://www.ciena.com. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd: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:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:1: [Alpha canonical company public projection](https://www.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ciena-corp).
- alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:2: [CIENA CORP Form 10-K (filed 2025-12-12)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000162828025056698/cien-20251101.htm).
- alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:3: [Ciena Corporation DEF 14A 2026-02-12](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000119312526047977/cien-20260212.htm).
- alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:4: [CIEN 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/936395/000162828025056698/cien-20251101.htm).
- alpha:evidence:company:3549bda4-5ac9-41bd-94a6-e819300825dd:5: CIEN executive roster source.

## 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/ciena-corp)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/ciena-corp.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ciena-corp)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/companies/ciena-corp?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://companies/ciena-corp` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp
