Andrew W. Houston

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:andrew-w-houston
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/andrew-w-houston
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	19
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	10
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	1
Observed	2026-09-25T02:27:04.743765+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-05-16T12:20:30.778+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Andrew W. Houston
Display name: Andrew W. Houston

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Independent Director at Meta Platforms. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:2.
Director at DROPBOX, INC.. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:5.

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:andrew-w-houston:6, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3.

AI expertise

AI expertise reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:8.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:8.

Board independence

Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:4.
Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:7.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Dropbox Inc. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:4, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:10.
Serves on the board of Meta Platforms. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:7, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:9, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:4.

Board role

Board role: Chair. Valid from: 2026-04-07. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3.
Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-04-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:1.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Valid from: 2026-04-07. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3.
Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating & Governance. Valid from: 2026-04-16. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:1.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:6.

Executive company

Executive at Dropbox, Inc.. Valid from: 2026-02-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:6, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:8.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:8.

Executive title

Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3.
Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Chairman. Valid from: 2026-02-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:6, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:8.

Technology background

Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:6, alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3.

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:andrew-w-houston:1: META DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:2: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:3: DBX DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:4: Dropbox Inc director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:5: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:6: DBX 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:7: Meta Platforms director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:8: DBX executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:9: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:andrew-w-houston:10: public_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.

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