# Michael Black > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:maria-black | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/maria-black | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 21 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 10 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-09-12T13:11:55.027262+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T23:18:38.303+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Michael Black - Display name: Michael Black ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Delta Air Lines. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:8. - Director at Automatic Data Processing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:9. ## 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:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:7. ## AI expertise - AI expertise reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:10. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:10. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:4. - Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:1. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Automatic Data Processing, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:4, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:1. - Serves on the board of Delta Air Lines, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:1, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:4. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:6. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:1. - Committee assignments: Finance, Personnel & Compensation, Safety & Security. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:6. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:7. ## Executive company - Executive at Automatic Data Processing, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:5, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:10. - Executive at Bark, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:7. - Executive at Waste Connections Inc. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:2. ## Executive function - Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:10. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chief Revenue Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:7. - Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:5, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:10. - Executive title: Senior Vice President and Chief Tax Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:2. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3, alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:7. ## 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:maria-black:1: [Delta Air Lines, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000130817926000345/dal014970-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:2: [WCN 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1318220/000110465926013700/wcn-20251231x10k.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:3: [ADP DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8670/000130817925000607/adp014341-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:4: [Automatic Data Processing, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8670/000130817925000607/adp014341-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:5: [ADP 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8670/000000867025000037/adp-20250630.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:6: [DAL DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000027904/000130817925000514/dal013395-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:7: [BARK DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1819574/000181957424000032/bark-20240729.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:8: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/27904/000130817926000345/dal014970-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:9: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/8670/000130817925000607/adp014341-def14a.htm). - alpha:evidence:person:maria-black:10: ADP 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/maria-black) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/maria-black.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/maria-black) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/maria-black?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/maria-black` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp