Matthew Thornton, III

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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:matthew-thornton-iii
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/matthew-thornton-iii
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	20
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	13
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	0
Observed	2026-09-24T20:28:29.174256+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-05-16T03:46:36.58+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Matthew Thornton, III
Display name: Matthew Thornton, III

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Independent Director at Crown Castle. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:3.
Director at Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund. Valid from: 2020-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:7.
Director at Sherwin-Williams. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:9.

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:matthew-thornton-iii:1, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:2.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:10.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:10.

Board independence

Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:8, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:4.

Board membership

Serves on the board of Crown Castle Inc.. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:8, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:12, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:4.
Serves on the board of Nuveen NASDAQ 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:11, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:4.
Serves on the board of The Sherwin-Williams Company. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:4, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:13.

Board role

Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:2, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:5, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:6.

Committee assignments

No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:4.
Committee assignments: Audit, Dividend, Compliance, Nominating/Governance, Investment, Closed-End Fund. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:6.
Committee assignments: Audit, Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:2.
Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Valid from: 2026-03-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:5.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:1, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:2.

Executive company

Executive at Crown Castle Inc.. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:1, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:10.

Executive function

Other Executive (OTHER_EXECUTIVE). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:10.

Executive title

Executive title: Executive Officer. Valid from: 2026-04-06. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:1, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:10.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:1, alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii: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:matthew-thornton-iii:1: CCI DEF 14A executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:2: CCI DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:3: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:4: The Sherwin-Williams Company director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:5: SHW DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:6: QQQX DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:7: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:8: Crown Castle Inc. director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:9: sec_filing.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:10: CCI executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:11: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:12: public_source.
alpha:evidence:person:matthew-thornton-iii:13: 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

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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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