{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"michael-l-hance-fwrd","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd","as_of":"2026-10-11T17:39:35.705816+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T04:20:44.357425+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-09-06T06:51:21.825235+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"Michael L. Hance","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"executive","role_tags":["executive","general_counsel","legal_governance"],"current_role":{"company_name":"FORWARD AIR CORP","company_slug":"forward-air-corp","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"FWRD","role_category":"officer","title":"Chief Legal Officer and Secretary","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":null,"valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.95,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_def_14a","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-09-06T06:51:21.825235+00:00"}},"photo_match":null},"assurance":{"is_claimed":false,"status":"unverified","assurance_level":null,"method":null,"verified_at":null,"expires_at":null},"claiming":{"eligible":true,"label":"Is this you? Claim your Alpha Profile","claim_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=michael-l-hance-fwrd","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=michael-l-hance-fwrd&mode=suggest","canonical_record_will_be_reused":true,"canonical_facts_owner_controlled":false},"presentation":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-presentation-v1","state":"alpha_editorial","version":0,"published_at":null,"headline":null,"headline_evidence":null,"location":null,"photo":null,"cover":null,"about":["Has served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since May 2014, and previously held roles including SVP of Human Resources and General Counsel and Interim CEO. Prior to Forward Air, he practiced law at Baker Donelson and Bass Berry & Sims."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[],"experience":[],"education":[],"credentials":[],"section_order":null,"hidden_sections":[],"limitations":["Presentation fields do not alter independently verified Alpha Profile facts.","Owner-supplied résumé records retain their field-level evidence state.","Only confirmed company_person_roles with public evidence. Website governed_site_fallback rows are not invented. about/links are stored people.profile_summary/bio and linkedin_url only. Dates stay undisclosed when the role has no start_date. SoFi Bank is not SoFi Technologies."]},"presentation_authority":"confirmed_company_person_roles","roles":[{"company_name":"FORWARD AIR CORP","company_slug":"forward-air-corp","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"FWRD","role_category":"officer","title":"Chief Legal Officer and Secretary","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":null,"valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.95,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_def_14a","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-09-06T06:51:21.825235+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_expertise","claim_value":{"detail":"Served as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary since May 2014, also served as Interim CEO from February to April 2024.","ai_expertise":false},"claim_text":"SEC-derived executive row classified AI expertise as False.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T15:43:26.047289+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD executive roster source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":null,"published_at":null,"last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T15:38:38.13116+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"ai_governance_relevance","claim_value":{"reasons":["role_general_counsel","title_scope_ai_governance_adjacent"],"relevant":true},"claim_text":"AI-governance relevance classified as True from role/title and SEC-derived executive context.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T15:43:26.047289+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD executive roster source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":null,"published_at":null,"last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T15:38:38.13116+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Executive extraction classified AI/ML experience for Michael L. Hance as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:07.108952+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD DEF 14A executive officers","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:06.966436+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Executive extraction classified cybersecurity experience for Michael L. Hance as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:07.14261+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD DEF 14A executive officers","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:06.966436+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"executive_company","claim_value":"FORWARD AIR CORP","claim_text":"Michael L. Hance is associated with FORWARD AIR CORP.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:07.091755+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD DEF 14A executive officers","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:06.966436+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"executive_company","claim_value":{"ticker":"FWRD","company":"FORWARD AIR CORP"},"claim_text":"Michael L. Hance is associated with FORWARD AIR CORP.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T15:43:26.047289+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD executive roster source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":null,"published_at":null,"last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T15:38:38.13116+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"executive_function","claim_value":{"role_family":"legal_governance","role_type_normalized":"general_counsel"},"claim_text":"Michael L. Hance maps to the legal governance executive function.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T15:43:26.047289+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD executive roster source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":null,"published_at":null,"last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T15:38:38.13116+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"executive_title","claim_value":"Chief Legal Officer and Secretary","claim_text":"Michael L. Hance is listed as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at FORWARD AIR CORP.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:07.073087+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD DEF 14A executive officers","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:06.966436+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"executive_title","claim_value":{"title":"Chief Legal Officer and Secretary","role_type_normalized":"general_counsel"},"claim_text":"Michael L. Hance is listed as Chief Legal Officer and Secretary at FORWARD AIR CORP.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.94,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T15:43:26.047289+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD executive roster source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":null,"published_at":null,"last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T15:38:38.13116+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Executive extraction classified technology background for Michael L. Hance as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:07.125795+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"FWRD DEF 14A executive officers","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","published_at":"2026-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T02:25:06.966436+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]}],"network":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-network-public-v1","relationships":[],"relationship_pathfinding":false,"authentication_prompt":"Sign in to see how you're connected.","limitations":["Representative factual associations only.","Shared contexts do not assert personal acquaintance.","Anonymous graph traversal is not available."]},"permissions":{"classification":"open_public_projection","public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false},"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."],"structured_data":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd","dateModified":"2026-09-06T06:51:21.825235+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd#person","name":"Michael L. Hance","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd","jobTitle":"Chief Legal Officer and Secretary","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"FORWARD AIR CORP","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: FWRD"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Chief Legal Officer and Secretary","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"FORWARD AIR CORP","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/forward-air-corp","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: FWRD"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/912728/000110465926051569/tm2612551-4_def14a.htm","name":"FWRD DEF 14A executive officers"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd"},"registry_intelligence":{"schema_version":"alpha-registry-intelligence-v1","record_version":"d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce","subject":"alpha:person:michael-l-hance-fwrd","as_of":"2026-10-11T17:39:36.032685+00:00","recorded_at":"2026-10-11T17:39:36.032685+00:00","availability":"available","records":[],"next_offset":null,"limitations":["Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage."]},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"corroborated","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":7,"corroborated":2,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"At least one published claim is corroborated by two or more public sources. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"aggregation":{"schema_version":"alpha-claim-aggregation-v1","published_claim_count":9,"under_review_claim_count":0,"owner_supplied_claim_count":0,"evidence_record_count":3,"distinct_source_count":2,"conflicts":[],"conflict_count":0,"headline_conflict_count":0,"internal_review_conflict_count":0,"contradiction_types":[],"headline_conflict_types":[],"verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"corroborated","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":7,"corroborated":2,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"At least one published claim is corroborated by two or more public sources. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":9,"corroborated_claims":2,"sources":3,"distinct_sources":2,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-09-06T06:51:21.825235+00:00","observed_at":"2026-10-11T17:39:35.705816+00:00","freshness_days":35}},"rights":{"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"}},"projection":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-projection-v5","entity":{"kind":"person","slug":"michael-l-hance-fwrd","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T04:20:44.357425+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-09-06T06:51:21.825235+00:00","as_of":"2026-10-11T17:39:35.705816+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/michael-l-hance-fwrd","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/michael-l-hance-fwrd.md","media_type":"text/markdown"},"structured_data":{"embedded":true,"media_type":"application/ld+json"},"share_image":null},"permissions":{"public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false}}}