# Michael N. Mears

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:michael-n-mears |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-n-mears |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 11 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-12T08:43:34.757241+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:33:45.693+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Michael N. Mears
- Display name: Michael N. Mears

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Devon Energy. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:4.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:2.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:5, alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:3.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Devon Energy Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:3, alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:5.
- Serves on the board of Sempra. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:5.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:1, alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:2.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:3, alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:5.
- Committee assignments: Audit, Governance, Environmental, and Public Policy. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:2.
- Committee assignments: Corporate Governance, Safety, Sustainability and Technology. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:1.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:2.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears: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:michael-n-mears:1: [SRE DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1032208/000119312526127603/d90144ddef14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:2: [DVN DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000110465925037545/tm252204-6_def14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:3: [Devon Energy Corporation director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000110465925037545/tm252204-6_def14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:4: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1090012/000110465925037545/tm252204-6_def14a.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:michael-n-mears:5: [Sempra director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001032208/000114036125010983/ny20037622x1_def14a.htm).

## 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/michael-n-mears)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-n-mears.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/michael-n-mears)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/michael-n-mears?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/michael-n-mears` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp