# John L. Hennessy > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:john-l-hennessy | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-l-hennessy | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 11 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-11-05T08:31:30.925911+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T23:26:47.326+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: John L. Hennessy - Display name: John L. Hennessy ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-11-05T08:31:31.179056+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.886 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 1 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: John L. Hennessy seat on Alphabet Inc., effective 2004-01-01. Effective: 2004-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T23:26:47.326+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:yo1hsodcs32u ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/john-l-hennessy/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Chair of the Board at Alphabet Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:role:1. Valid from: 2004-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1d2b6461e7aa58f1899f6436d4a0d22e77c7800f0b725b4f33231c68dd32c4ef. - Director at Alphabet Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ec82ea09ea140a4198116ad959d21f549385dfe83a7f610dccab9998631e888d. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a52375cc093980d184f6b9c9589098eca58580c6335e233ce3d0034e0a3f8be8. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:845d9b268d320229da431c84632cd96204f897e2bb0f260c65c6e525124343a2. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Alphabet. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:845d9b268d320229da431c84632cd96204f897e2bb0f260c65c6e525124343a2, alpha:projection-evidence:23509aaa5f512f23dea39d68f3ab13570b88dd19078b1b4ab37b26b8a5148f1e, alpha:projection-evidence:fa7fdb3ceccf62bbea5f0b14607af5d2204f785026e0973f8af7eb0d54fb147e. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:board_role:4. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a52375cc093980d184f6b9c9589098eca58580c6335e233ce3d0034e0a3f8be8. ## Committee assignments - Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a52375cc093980d184f6b9c9589098eca58580c6335e233ce3d0034e0a3f8be8. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:cybersecurity_experience:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a52375cc093980d184f6b9c9589098eca58580c6335e233ce3d0034e0a3f8be8. ## Profile Bio Snippet - John L. Hennessy R. Martin "Marty" Chávez L. John Doerr Roger W. Ferguson Jr. K. Ram Shriram Robin L. Washington ## Board Committees * \[Audit Committee opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/ac/default.aspx) * \[Risk and Compliance Committee opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/risk-and-compliance-committee/default.aspx) * \[Leadership Development, Inclusion and Compensation Committee opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/ldicc/default.aspx) * \[Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/nomgov/default.aspx) * \[Executive Committee opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/ec/default.aspx) ## Governance Documents * \[Code of Conduct opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/code-of-conduct/default.aspx) * \[Bylaws opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/bylaws/default.aspx) * \[Certificate of Incorporation opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/certificate-of-incorporation/default.aspx) * \[Corporate Governance Guidelines opens in new window\](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/corporate-governance-guidelines/default.aspx) \[!\[Image 2: Alphabet investor relations\](https://s206.q4cdn.com/479360582/files/design/alphabet_footer_logo.png)\](https://abc.xyz/investor) * Privacy \[Privacy(opens in new window)\](https://policies.google.com/privacy) * Terms \[Terms(opens in new window)\](https://policies.google.com/terms) * About. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:profile_bio_snippet:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:915b90e2511f4122f1d020878daeb96b84d107ca3fda34233052c2c5748f742a. ## Profile Webpage - Alphabet profile/source page found for John L. Hennessy: Abc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:profile_webpage:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:915b90e2511f4122f1d020878daeb96b84d107ca3fda34233052c2c5748f742a. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-l-hennessy:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a52375cc093980d184f6b9c9589098eca58580c6335e233ce3d0034e0a3f8be8. ## 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:projection-evidence:document:1d2b6461e7aa58f1899f6436d4a0d22e77c7800f0b725b4f33231c68dd32c4ef: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817926000342/goog-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a52375cc093980d184f6b9c9589098eca58580c6335e233ce3d0034e0a3f8be8: [GOOGL DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:845d9b268d320229da431c84632cd96204f897e2bb0f260c65c6e525124343a2: [Alphabet director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ec82ea09ea140a4198116ad959d21f549385dfe83a7f610dccab9998631e888d: [alpha_profile_factory](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/default.aspx). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:915b90e2511f4122f1d020878daeb96b84d107ca3fda34233052c2c5748f742a: [Abc](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance). - alpha:projection-evidence:23509aaa5f512f23dea39d68f3ab13570b88dd19078b1b4ab37b26b8a5148f1e: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817926000342/goog-20260424.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:fa7fdb3ceccf62bbea5f0b14607af5d2204f785026e0973f8af7eb0d54fb147e: [public_source](https://abc.xyz/investor/board-and-governance/default.aspx). ## 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-l-hennessy) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-l-hennessy.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-l-hennessy?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/john-l-hennessy` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.