# James M. May > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:john-c-may | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-may | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 26 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 14 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-09-12T10:22:36.989988+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T05:51:08.503+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: James M. May - Display name: James M. May ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Ford Motor. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:13. - Chair at Deere & Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:10. ## 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:john-c-may:12, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:2. ## AI expertise - AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:14. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:14. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:7. - Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:1. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Deere & Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:7, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:1. - Serves on the board of Ford Motor. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:1, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:7. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:8. - Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:1. - Committee assignments: Compensation, Finance, Nominating/Governance. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12. - Committee assignments: Executive. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:8. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:2. ## Executive company - Executive at Cannabist Co Holdings Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:11. - Executive at Deere & Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:9, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:14. - Executive at NEXTERA ENERGY INC. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:3, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:4, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:5, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:6, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:2. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:14. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chairman & Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12. - Executive title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, and President. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:9, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:14. - Executive title: Director and Lead Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:11. - Executive title: Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of NEE. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:6. - Executive title: Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of NEE; Treasurer of FPL. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:5, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:2, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:4, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:3. ## Other Company Role - Jonathan P. May is also linked to Floresta Ventures, LLC as Co-Founder and Managing Director.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:11. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12, alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:2. ## 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:john-c-may:1: [Ford Motor director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000155278126000164/e26003_f-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:2: [NEE-PV 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/000075330826000015/nee-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:3: [NEE-PS 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/000075330826000015/nee-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:4: [NEE-PN 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/000075330826000015/nee-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:5: [NEE-PT 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/000075330826000015/nee-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:6: [NEE 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/753308/000075330826000015/nee-20251231.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:7: [Deere & Company director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926003618/de-20260225xdef14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:8: [DE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926003618/de-20260225xdef14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:9: [DE DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926003618/de-20260225xdef14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:10: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/315189/000110465926003618/de-20260225xdef14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:11: [CBSTF DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1776738/000177673825000043/cbstf-20250903.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:12: [F DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000110465925029100/tm2416981-6_def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:13: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/37996/000155278126000164/e26003_f-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:john-c-may:14: DE 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/john-c-may) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-may.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-c-may) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-c-may?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/john-c-may` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp