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A 30-year veteran of Bright Horizons, serving as COO of North America Center Operations since January 2016. Prior to joining in 1995, served as controller for BOSE Corporation in France and worked at Price Waterhouse, LLP.

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BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.

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Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.

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current · source reported

Observed: 2026-09-24

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Source 1 · Sec Def 14aPublic profile sourceSupports Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. (NYSE: BFAM).Open sourceSource 2 · Sec FilingBFAM 10-K executive officersSupports AI and ML experience, Cybersecurity experience, Executive company, Executive title, Technology background.Open source

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alpha:person:mary-lou-burke-afonso-bfam
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Published evidence records

3 evidence records, matching Agent View. Records may refer to different locations or observations in the same document. This count is not a count of independent corroborating sources.

  1. Open source

    sec def 14a · Source published: Apr 20, 2026 · Retrieved: Sep 6, 2026

    Supports 1 claim
    • Professional Role: Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. · Claim reviewed: Sep 6, 2026

  2. BFAM 10-K executive officers

    sec filing · Source published: Feb 26, 2026 · Retrieved: May 14, 2026

    Supports 5 claims
    • AI and ML experience: AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026
    • Cybersecurity experience: Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026
    • Technology background: Technology background: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026

  3. BFAM executive roster source

    sec filing · Source published: Date unavailable · Retrieved: May 3, 2026

    Supports 5 claims
    • AI expertise: AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026
    • AI governance relevance: AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026
    • Executive company: Executive at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026
    • Executive function: Operations (COO) · Claim reviewed: May 3, 2026
    • Executive title: Executive title: Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations · Claim reviewed: May 14, 2026

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AI and ML experience · Source reportedAI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 14, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 14, 2026

AI expertise · Source reportedAI expertise: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

AI governance relevance · Source reportedAI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Cybersecurity experience · Source reportedCybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 14, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 14, 2026

Executive company · CorroboratedExecutive at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.Supported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 14, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 14, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive function · Source reportedOperations (COO)1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 3, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Executive title · CorroboratedExecutive title: Chief Operating Officer, North America Center OperationsSupported by 2 public records2 sources
Verification
Corroborated
Confidence
94%
Last reviewed
May 14, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 14, 2026

  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

Technology background · Source reportedTechnology background: not identified in the cited filing1 source
Verification
Source reported
Confidence
72%
Last reviewed
May 14, 2026
  • SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 14, 2026

View all sources3 records
  1. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1437578/000119312526162582/d43206ddef14a.htm

    Sec Def 14a · Tier not stated · Reviewed Sep 6, 2026

    Supports: Chief Operating Officer, North America Center Operations at BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC. (NYSE: BFAM)

  2. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 14, 2026

    Supports: AI and ML experience · Cybersecurity experience · Executive company · Executive title · Technology background

  3. SEC EDGAR

    Sec Filing · Tier 3 · Reviewed May 3, 2026

    Supports: AI expertise · AI governance relevance · Executive company · Executive function · Executive title