# Stephen C. Neal

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:stephen-c-neal |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-c-neal |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 4 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-12T06:21:15.896821+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-08-21T13:26:36.1844+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Stephen C. Neal
- Display name: Stephen C. Neal

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Lead Independent Director at Nvidia. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:4.

## 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:stephen-c-neal:1, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:2.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:3.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of NVIDIA. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:3.

## Board role

- Board role: Lead Independent Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:1.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:3.
- Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:1.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:2, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:1.

## Executive company

- Executive at Becton, Dickinson and Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:2.
- Executive at Cooley LLP. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:1.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairman Emeritus and Senior Counsel. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:1.
- Executive title: Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:2.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:2, alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:1.

## 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:stephen-c-neal:1: [NVDA DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581026000036/nvda-20260512.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:2: [BDX 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079525000099/bdx-20250930.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:3: [NVIDIA director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581025000095/nvda-20250512.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:stephen-c-neal:4: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1045810/000104581025000095/nvda-20250512.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/stephen-c-neal)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-c-neal.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-c-neal)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-c-neal?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/stephen-c-neal` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp