# Ernest C. Garcia III

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ernest-c-garcia-iii |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ernest-c-garcia-iii |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 17 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 7 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 2 |
| Observed | 2026-10-06T03:19:56.633204+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-14T17:06:13.055657+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Ernest C. Garcia III
- Display name: Ernest C. Garcia III

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-06T03:19:57.140539+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.916 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 1 |
| 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: Ernest C. Garcia III seat on Carvana, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-09-14T17:06:13.055657+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:my6q7

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/ernest-c-garcia-iii/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Carvana. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:role:1. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0f6bb51c0c74aa29836d7d906390a020f26d2a2c9ef9dbfa45b80285ad9c8829.
- Chair at Carvana. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:role:2. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e252ad85f3a2ef118bacbe1388f293b397e4cd12bb73abec993e62ecae8e0ffd.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f69f659cf1dca9b8cda9d3b25da7c36f8f8891ce58d4030ee159ac0b215b9e.
- AI and machine learning experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:ai_ml_experience:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741.

## AI expertise

- AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:ai_expertise:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c23a844bbc7b10a186243f59b1d0a4edf45383540dc0d772e443f15e1dcd8eef.

## AI governance relevance

- AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:ai_governance_relevance:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c23a844bbc7b10a186243f59b1d0a4edf45383540dc0d772e443f15e1dcd8eef.

## Board independence

- Not independent (executive director). Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:board_independence:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd57d71a808790fe443d3311e386c8f37a8212f0126249dc4f15e5c4b3851e86.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Carvana Co.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:board_membership:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd57d71a808790fe443d3311e386c8f37a8212f0126249dc4f15e5c4b3851e86, alpha:projection-evidence:9060890a75091d1906c7b502666c50ff7066f8520e6389099283ca4b7ff32c95.

## Board role

- Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:board_role:7. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f69f659cf1dca9b8cda9d3b25da7c36f8f8891ce58d4030ee159ac0b215b9e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741.

## Executive company

- Executive at Carvana Co.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f69f659cf1dca9b8cda9d3b25da7c36f8f8891ce58d4030ee159ac0b215b9e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c23a844bbc7b10a186243f59b1d0a4edf45383540dc0d772e443f15e1dcd8eef.

## Executive function

- Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:executive_function:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c23a844bbc7b10a186243f59b1d0a4edf45383540dc0d772e443f15e1dcd8eef.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f69f659cf1dca9b8cda9d3b25da7c36f8f8891ce58d4030ee159ac0b215b9e, alpha:projection-evidence:document:c23a844bbc7b10a186243f59b1d0a4edf45383540dc0d772e443f15e1dcd8eef.
- Executive title: President and CEO. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:executive_title:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:technology_background:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e1f69f659cf1dca9b8cda9d3b25da7c36f8f8891ce58d4030ee159ac0b215b9e.
- Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:ernest-c-garcia-iii:technology_background:15. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741.

## 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:e1f69f659cf1dca9b8cda9d3b25da7c36f8f8891ce58d4030ee159ac0b215b9e: [CVNA DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690820/000169082026000024/cvna-20260325.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e979ac488d05dafa64da6e8b035fc76a87c0aec36dc6ae828ec77a61a0234741: [CVNA DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690820/000169082026000024/cvna-20260325.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:0f6bb51c0c74aa29836d7d906390a020f26d2a2c9ef9dbfa45b80285ad9c8829: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690820/000169082026000024/cvna-20260325.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:e252ad85f3a2ef118bacbe1388f293b397e4cd12bb73abec993e62ecae8e0ffd: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690820/000169082026000024/cvna-20260325.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:fd57d71a808790fe443d3311e386c8f37a8212f0126249dc4f15e5c4b3851e86: [Carvana Co. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0001690820/000169082025000105/cvna-20250321.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:c23a844bbc7b10a186243f59b1d0a4edf45383540dc0d772e443f15e1dcd8eef: CVNA executive roster source.
- alpha:projection-evidence:9060890a75091d1906c7b502666c50ff7066f8520e6389099283ca4b7ff32c95: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1690820/000169082026000024/cvna-20260325.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/ernest-c-garcia-iii)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ernest-c-garcia-iii.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/ernest-c-garcia-iii?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/ernest-c-garcia-iii` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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