# Giovanni Caforio, M.D.

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-0 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/giovanni-caforio-m-d |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 16 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-12T14:31:56.488914+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:29:23.686+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Giovanni Caforio, M.D.
- Display name: Giovanni Caforio, M.D.

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Stryker Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:5.

## 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:giovanni-caforio-m-d:1, alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:4.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Stryker Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:4.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:4.
- Committee assignments: Compensation and Human Capital, Governance and Nominating. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3, alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:1.

## Executive company

- Executive at Novartis AG. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3.
- Executive at OMEROS CORP. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:2.
- Executive at ROCKET PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:1.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chair of the Board. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3.
- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:1.
- Executive title: President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:2.

## Other Company Role

- Gregory A. Demopulos, M.D. is also linked to Smead Funds Trust as Member of the Board of Trustees.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:2.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:1, alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3.

## 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:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:1: [RCKT DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1281895/000114036126013335/ny20067122x2_def14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:2: [OMER 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1285819/000143774926010636/omer20251231_10k.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:3: [SYK DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000031076426000013/syk-20260323.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:4: [Stryker Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000031076425000051/syk-20250325.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:giovanni-caforio-m-d:5: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/310764/000031076425000051/syk-20250325.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/giovanni-caforio-m-d)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/giovanni-caforio-m-d.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/giovanni-caforio-m-d)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/giovanni-caforio-m-d?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/giovanni-caforio-m-d` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp