# James Farley, Jr. > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:james-farley-jr | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-farley-jr | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 17 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-09-12T13:12:44.596035+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T04:10:44.462+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: James Farley, Jr. - Display name: James Farley, Jr. ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at McDonald's. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:2. - Director at Ford Motor. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr: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:james-farley-jr:6, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:7. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:7. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:3. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Ford Motor. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:3. - Serves on the board of McDonald's. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:2, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:3. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:4. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:4. - Committee assignments: Audit & Finance, Corporate Responsibility. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:6, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1. ## Executive company - Executive at Ford Motor Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:6, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:7. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:7. ## Executive title - Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:6, alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:7. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:6. - Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:1. ## 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:james-farley-jr:1: [MCD DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000119312526145548/mcd-20260407.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:2: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63908/000119312526145548/mcd-20260407.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:3: [Ford Motor director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000155278126000164/e26003_f-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:4: [F DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000155278126000164/e26003_f-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:5: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000155278126000164/e26003_f-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:6: [F 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000003799626000015/f-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:james-farley-jr:7: F 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 - 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/james-farley-jr) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-farley-jr.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-farley-jr) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-farley-jr?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/james-farley-jr` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp