# Louis A. Hoch > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:louis-a-hoch | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/louis-a-hoch | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 11 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-06T05:16:18.383278+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T09:42:10.306+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Louis A. Hoch - Display name: Louis A. Hoch ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-06T05:16:19.049485+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.942 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 1 | | 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 | PUBLISHED | | ai_governance | PUBLISHED | | agent_governance | NOT_APPLICABLE | | markets_external | NOT_APPLICABLE | | events | PUBLISHED | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Governance events - DIRECTOR_APPOINTED: Louis A. Hoch seat on Usio, Inc., effective 1998-01-01. Effective: 1998-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T09:42:10.306+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:director_appointed:5wbihw ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/louis-a-hoch/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Usio, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:role:1. Valid from: 1998-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:1bb9cd95384636d857fc028385b25aa97be1f73c5f14f5c0e571934b76761357. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e24fc040d54da8e453067d6cbffde91d74e95ee8a313377a1c8f1feaf18719dc. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Usio, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:3772aa92475013a3548d3a50231bc6032b4b73eed0efc630ac777814f13fe4b2. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:board_role:3. Valid from: 2025-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:committee_assignments:4. Valid from: 2025-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:cybersecurity_experience:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e24fc040d54da8e453067d6cbffde91d74e95ee8a313377a1c8f1feaf18719dc. ## Executive company - Executive at Usio, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:executive_company:6. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a, alpha:projection-evidence:document:e24fc040d54da8e453067d6cbffde91d74e95ee8a313377a1c8f1feaf18719dc. ## Executive title - Executive title: Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:executive_title:7. Valid from: 2026-04-29. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e24fc040d54da8e453067d6cbffde91d74e95ee8a313377a1c8f1feaf18719dc. - Executive title: Chairman, President, Chief Executive and Operating Officer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:executive_title:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:e24fc040d54da8e453067d6cbffde91d74e95ee8a313377a1c8f1feaf18719dc. - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:louis-a-hoch:technology_background:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a. ## 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:e24fc040d54da8e453067d6cbffde91d74e95ee8a313377a1c8f1feaf18719dc: [USIO DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088034/000143774926013853/usio20260423_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:fa05c642279cba0304df6f4bf7294020401d6ef6118c098222c6ad921f1fd71a: [USIO DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088034/000143774925013907/usio20250428_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:1bb9cd95384636d857fc028385b25aa97be1f73c5f14f5c0e571934b76761357: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088034/000143774925013907/usio20250428_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:3772aa92475013a3548d3a50231bc6032b4b73eed0efc630ac777814f13fe4b2: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1088034/000143774925013907/usio20250428_def14a.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/louis-a-hoch) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/louis-a-hoch.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/louis-a-hoch?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/louis-a-hoch` 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.