James C. Fish, Jr.

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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:james-c-fish-jr
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-c-fish-jr
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	3
Observed	2026-09-24T15:05:37.853721+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-05-16T04:35:45.214+00:00

Identity

Legal name: James C. Fish, Jr.
Display name: James C. Fish, Jr.

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Director at Caterpillar Inc.. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:7.
Director at Waste Management. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr: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:james-c-fish-jr:3, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:8.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:8.

Board independence

Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:6.
Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:1.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Caterpillar. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:1, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:9, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:6.
Serves on the board of Waste Management, Inc.. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:6, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:10, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:1.

Board role

Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:2, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:1.
Committee assignments: Audit, Sustainability, Executive. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:2.

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:james-c-fish-jr:3.
Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4.

Executive company

Executive at Waste Management, Inc.. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:3, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:8.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:8.

Executive title

Executive title: Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-03-31. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:3, alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:8.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:3.
Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4.

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:james-c-fish-jr:1: Caterpillar director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:2: CAT DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:3: WM DEF 14A executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:4: WM DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:5: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:6: Waste Management, Inc. director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:7: sec_filing.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:8: WM executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr:9: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:james-c-fish-jr: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

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Absence of a claim is not evidence that the underlying fact is false.
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