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Canonical entity
alpha:person:robert-b-ford
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-05-15T17:33:41.644+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

Markdown

https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-b-ford.md
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Robert B. Ford

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:robert-b-ford
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-b-ford
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims15
Claims under review0
Evidence records5
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-12T14:31:08.28811+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-15T17:33:41.644+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: Robert B. Ford
  • Display name: Robert B. Ford

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Director at Abbott Laboratories. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:3.

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:robert-b-ford:4, alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1.

AI expertise

  • AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:5.

AI governance relevance

  • AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:5.

Board independence

  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:2.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of Abbott Laboratories. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:2.

Board role

  • Board role: Chair. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1.

Committee assignments

  • Committee assignments: Executive. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:4, alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1.

Executive company

  • Executive at Abbott Laboratories. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1, alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:5.
  • Executive at StandardAero, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:4.

Executive function

  • Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:5.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1, alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:5.
  • Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:4.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:4, alpha:evidence:person:robert-b-ford:1.

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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