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John A. Switzer
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https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-a-switzer-bbdc.md
# John A. Switzer
> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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 |
| Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:john-a-switzer-bbdc |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-a-switzer-bbdc |
| 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 | 2026-10-02T07:01:57.985511+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-09-06T01:04:00.745319+00:00 |
## Identity
- Legal name: John A. Switzer
- Display name: John A. Switzer
## Role modules
- Director
## Attention
- NO_RECORDS_FOUND
## Committee data
- NO_RECORDS_FOUND
## Leadership
- PUBLISHED
## Roles
- Director at Barings BDC, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-a-switzer-bbdc:role:1. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-a-switzer-bbdc:1.
## Governance
- PUBLISHED
## Board committees
- PUBLISHED
## Board membership
- Serves on the board of Barings BDC, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:john-a-switzer-bbdc:board_membership:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:john-a-switzer-bbdc:2.
## 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:john-a-switzer-bbdc:1: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978526000012/bbdc-20260309.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:john-a-switzer-bbdc:2: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1379785/000137978526000012/bbdc-20260309.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/john-a-switzer-bbdc)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-a-switzer-bbdc.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-a-switzer-bbdc?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-a-switzer-bbdc?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/john-a-switzer-bbdc` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp
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