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Canonical entity
alpha:person:dg-macpherson
Schema
alpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Last reviewed
2026-05-15T21:47:38.228+00:00
Verification
corroborated
Ownership
unclaimed

Markdown

https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dg-macpherson.md
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D.G. Macpherson

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:dg-macpherson
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/dg-macpherson
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims14
Claims under review0
Evidence records6
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-24T20:51:19.424256+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-15T21:47:38.228+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: D.G. Macpherson
  • Display name: D.G. Macpherson

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Chair at W. W. Grainger. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson: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:dg-macpherson:3, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:1.

AI expertise

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

AI governance relevance

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

Board independence

  • Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:2.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of W.W. Grainger, Inc.. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:2, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:6.

Board role

  • Board role: Chair. Valid from: 2026-03-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:1.

Committee assignments

  • No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Valid from: 2026-03-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:1.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:1, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:3.

Executive company

  • Executive at W.W. Grainger, Inc.. Valid from: 2026-02-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:1, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:3, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:5.

Executive function

  • Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:5.

Executive title

  • Executive title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:1.
  • Executive title: Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-02-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:3, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:5.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson:3, alpha:evidence:person:dg-macpherson: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

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  • Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
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  • Private relationships and Council activity are excluded.

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