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Canonical entity
alpha:person:christopher-h-franklin
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-05-07T18:22:11.387+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

Markdown

https://registry.alpha.ac/people/christopher-h-franklin.md
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Christopher H. Franklin

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

FieldValue
Representationalpha-profile-markdown-v3
ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-0
Canonical entityalpha:person:christopher-h-franklin
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/christopher-h-franklin
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims13
Claims under review0
Evidence records5
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-13T22:56:58.228314+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-07T18:22:11.387+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Christopher H. Franklin
  • Display name: Christopher H. Franklin

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Director at CenterPoint Energy. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:4.
  • Director at Essential Utilities, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:1.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:5, alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2.

Board independence

  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:3.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of CenterPoint Energy, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:3.
  • Serves on the board of Essential Utilities, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:1, alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:3.

Board role

  • Board role: Lead Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2.

Committee assignments

  • Committee assignments: Corporate Governance and Nominating, Safety and Operations. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:5, alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2.

Executive company

  • Executive at Essential Utilities, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2, alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:5.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2.
  • Executive title: Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:5.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:5, alpha:evidence:person:christopher-h-franklin:2.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessNOT_APPLICABLE
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
FinancialsNOT_APPLICABLE
WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

Rights

FieldValue
public_retrievalallowed
agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_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.

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