# Thomas E. Polen

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:thomas-e-polen |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/thomas-e-polen |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 15 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-13T11:49:18.435791+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T19:19:07.392+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Thomas E. Polen
- Display name: Thomas E. Polen

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Becton Dickinson. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen: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:thomas-e-polen:4, alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:1.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:5.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:5.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:2.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Becton Dickinson. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:3.
- Serves on the board of Becton, Dickinson and Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:2.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:1.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:1.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:4, alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:1.

## Executive company

- Executive at Becton, Dickinson and Company. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:1, alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:4, alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:5.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:5.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:1, alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:4.
- Executive title: Chairman since April 2021; Chief Executive Officer since January 2020; President since April 2017; Chief Operating Officer from October 2018 to January 2020. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:5.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:4, alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen: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:thomas-e-polen:1: [BDX DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828025057846/bdx-20251217.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:2: [Becton, Dickinson and Company director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828025057846/bdx-20251217.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:3: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000162828025057846/bdx-20251217.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:4: [BDX 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/10795/000001079525000099/bdx-20250930.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:thomas-e-polen:5: BDX 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/thomas-e-polen)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/thomas-e-polen.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-e-polen)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/thomas-e-polen?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/thomas-e-polen` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp