# Dr. Aart J. de Geus > Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero. ## Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v4 | | Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 | | Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-aart-j-de-geus | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 12 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 6 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-24T06:20:12.969332+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-04-29T20:10:11.418+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Dr. Aart J. de Geus - Display name: Dr. Aart J. de Geus ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-24T06:20:13.239946+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.939 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 2 | | Entity class | person | ## Section coverage | Section | State | | --- | --- | | identity | PUBLISHED | | corporate_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | board | NOT_APPLICABLE | | committees | NOT_APPLICABLE | | leadership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | ownership | NOT_APPLICABLE | | financials | NOT_APPLICABLE | | capital_structure | NOT_APPLICABLE | | compensation | NOT_APPLICABLE | | governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | shareholder_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | audit | NOT_APPLICABLE | | legal | NOT_APPLICABLE | | risk | NOT_APPLICABLE | | cyber | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dr. Aart J. de Geus seat on Applied Materials, effective 2007-01-01. Effective: 2007-01-01. Detected: 2026-04-29T20:10:11.418+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1diy5dm1mbywru - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Dr. Aart J. de Geus seat on Synopsys, effective 1986-01-01. Effective: 1986-01-01. Detected: 2026-04-29T20:10:11.418+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:qnuvaakwoczu ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/dr-aart-j-de-geus/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Independent Director at Applied Materials. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:role:1. Valid from: 2007-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc7f5ca36d769e4205e47cc37a18c3b3b42963ef987db5e532f680a2311d4445. - Director at Synopsys. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:role:2. Valid from: 1986-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:82783a6f0fb40517298013dc591659a8fa332b1ea8226f2a71c234b59e738e7f. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## Board independence - Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9d16b7b8db4e2494dfa21284681594096cb0f3971b573b9a57b97e88c0970870. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Applied Materials. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:board_membership:3. Valid from: 1986-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:d01a41446e486358b791093d9efbd9ed896f5f422bb2d66347e2a6c98b99014e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:9d16b7b8db4e2494dfa21284681594096cb0f3971b573b9a57b97e88c0970870. - Serves on the board of Synopsys, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:board_membership:4. Valid from: 1986-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:9d16b7b8db4e2494dfa21284681594096cb0f3971b573b9a57b97e88c0970870, alpha:projection-evidence:75c69d91070e75f2d381fb60bba69d30df88151df3c93d07959901c117d64dc3. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:board_role:5. Valid from: 2026-02-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-02-19. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## Executive company - Executive at Synopsys. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:executive_company:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## Executive title - Executive title: Executive Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:executive_title:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:dr-aart-j-de-geus:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad. ## 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:projection-evidence:document:a6762c7759e402b1a4f17c0c1b977b935052f6153a0b011d1ef4c76a6fcbcbad: [SNPS DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324126000007/snps-20260219.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:9d16b7b8db4e2494dfa21284681594096cb0f3971b573b9a57b97e88c0970870: [Synopsys, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324126000007/snps-20260219.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:82783a6f0fb40517298013dc591659a8fa332b1ea8226f2a71c234b59e738e7f: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324126000007/snps-20260219.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:cc7f5ca36d769e4205e47cc37a18c3b3b42963ef987db5e532f680a2311d4445: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000119312526027307/d71992ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:d01a41446e486358b791093d9efbd9ed896f5f422bb2d66347e2a6c98b99014e: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/6951/000119312526027307/d71992ddef14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:75c69d91070e75f2d381fb60bba69d30df88151df3c93d07959901c117d64dc3: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/883241/000088324126000007/snps-20260219.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/dr-aart-j-de-geus) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/dr-aart-j-de-geus.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/dr-aart-j-de-geus?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/dr-aart-j-de-geus` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Only explicitly published, rights-cleared records. Missing records do not establish absence, safety, or complete coverage.