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Canonical entity
alpha:person:martin-i-cole
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-09-12T18:45:10.396298+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

Markdown

https://registry.alpha.ac/people/martin-i-cole.md
Open Markdown

Matthew Cole

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

FieldValue
Representationalpha-profile-markdown-v3
ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-0
Canonical entityalpha:person:martin-i-cole
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/martin-i-cole
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims16
Claims under review0
Evidence records9
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review2
Observed2026-09-20T21:44:11.128249+00:00
Last reviewed2026-09-12T18:45:10.396298+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Matthew Cole
  • Display name: Matthew Cole

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Chair at Western Digital. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:7.
  • Chairman of the Board at Strive, Inc.. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:3.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:1.
  • AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:5.

Board independence

  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:6.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of Strive, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:9.
  • Serves on the board of Western Digital Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:6, alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:8.

Board role

  • Board role: Chair. Valid from: 2025-10-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:5.

Committee assignments

  • Committee assignments: Executive. Valid from: 2025-10-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:5.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:5, alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:1.

Executive company

  • Executive at Strive, Inc.. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:2, alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:1.
  • Executive at UFP Industries Inc. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:4.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-03-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:2, alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:1.
  • Executive title: Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and President of Corporate Services. Valid from: 2026-02-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:4.

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:martin-i-cole:1.
  • Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:martin-i-cole:5.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessNOT_APPLICABLE
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
FinancialsNOT_APPLICABLE
WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

Rights

FieldValue
public_retrievalallowed
agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_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.

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