# James Shen

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:james-shen |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-shen |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 2 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 2 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-07T18:30:52.061686+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-06T07:22:44.753637+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: James Shen
- Display name: James Shen

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-07T18:30:52.668352+00:00 |
| Completeness | 0.8 |
| Record Quality | 0.885 |
| Directors | 0 |
| Committees | 0 |
| Governance events | 0 |
| 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 | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| ai_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE |
| events | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE |
| relationships | PUBLISHED |
| assessments | PUBLISHED |
| evidence | PUBLISHED |

## Scoped resources

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

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Gitlab Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-shen:role:1. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:23158c4747d0b71c349bf8588296bbaee5a79269dac2d2124ddba54531bec7cf.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Gitlab Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:james-shen:board_membership:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:0137ffde3a6c29d9c4103ec300c527a71e06eb9c1f438b5f332b3e5fde1c0a45.

## 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:23158c4747d0b71c349bf8588296bbaee5a79269dac2d2124ddba54531bec7cf: [sec_def_14a](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000165348226000085/gtlb-20260501.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:0137ffde3a6c29d9c4103ec300c527a71e06eb9c1f438b5f332b3e5fde1c0a45: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1653482/000165348226000085/gtlb-20260501.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/james-shen)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/james-shen.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-shen?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/james-shen?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/james-shen` 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.