Lawson E. Whiting

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:lawson-e-whiting
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/lawson-e-whiting
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	13
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	8
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	0
Observed	2026-09-24T17:46:05.580289+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-06-18T20:20:32.983+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Lawson E. Whiting
Display name: Lawson E. Whiting

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Director at Brown–Forman. Valid from: 2018-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:2.

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:lawson-e-whiting:4, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:7.

AI governance relevance

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

Board independence

Not independent (executive director). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:3.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Brown-Forman Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:3, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:8.

Board role

Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-06-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments: Executive. Valid from: 2026-06-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:4, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1.

Executive company

Executive at Brown-Forman Corporation. Valid from: 2025-06-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:5, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:6, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:4, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:7.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:7.

Executive title

Executive title: President and Chief Executive Officer. Valid from: 2025-06-13. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:6, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:5, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:4, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:7.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:4, alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:1.

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:lawson-e-whiting:1: BF.B DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:2: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:3: Brown-Forman Corporation director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:4: BF-B 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:5: BF-A 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:6: BF.B 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:7: BF.B executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:lawson-e-whiting:8: 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

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.

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