George Kurian

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:george-kurian
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/george-kurian
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	19
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	9
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	1
Observed	2026-09-24T22:27:04.190452+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-09-14T17:05:41.99153+00:00

Identity

Legal name: George Kurian
Display name: George Kurian

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Independent Director at Cigna. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:4.
Director at NetApp. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:1.

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:george-kurian:6, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5.

AI expertise

AI expertise reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:7.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:7.

Board independence

Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:2.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Cigna. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:8, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:2.
Serves on the board of The Cigna Group. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:2.
Serves on the board of NetApp. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:9, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:2.

Board role

Board role: Director. Valid from: 2025-07-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:3, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Valid from: 2025-07-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5.
Committee assignments: Finance & Technology, People Resources. Valid from: 2026-03-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:3.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:6.
Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5.

Executive company

Executive at NetApp, Inc.. Valid from: 2025-06-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:6, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:7.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:7.

Executive title

Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2025-06-09. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:6, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:7.

Other Company Role

George Kurian is also linked to Cigna Corporation as Board Member.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:6.

Technology background

Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:6, alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5.

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:george-kurian:1: sec_def_14a.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:2: The Cigna Group director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:3: CI DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:4: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:5: NTAP DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:6: NTAP 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:7: NTAP executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:8: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:george-kurian:9: 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

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