Ren F. Jones

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:ren-f-jones
Entity type	Person
Canonical URL	https://registry.alpha.ac/people/ren-f-jones
Publication	PUBLISHED
Verification	corroborated
Verification schema	alpha-verification-states-v1
Ownership	unclaimed
Published claims	20
Claims under review	0
Evidence records	12
Conflicts	0
Conflicts in internal review	0
Observed	2026-09-25T02:31:55.058678+00:00
Last reviewed	2026-05-16T05:39:37.138+00:00

Identity

Legal name: Ren F. Jones
Display name: Ren F. Jones

Leadership

PUBLISHED

Roles

Director at M&T BANK CORP. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:4.

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:ren-f-jones:2, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:5.

AI expertise

AI expertise: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:11.

AI governance relevance

AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:11.

Board independence

Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:3.

Board membership

Serves on the board of M&T Bank Corporation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:3, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:12.

Board role

Board role: Chair. Valid from: 2026-03-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:2.

Committee assignments

Committee assignments: Executive. Valid from: 2026-03-10. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:2.

Cybersecurity experience

Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:2, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:5.

Executive company

Executive at Avantor, Inc.. Valid from: 2026-02-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:9.
Executive at Goosehead Insurance, Inc.. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:1.
Executive at HERITAGE COMMERCE CORP. Valid from: 2025-04-07. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:10.
Executive at M&T Bank Corporation. Valid from: 2026-02-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:2, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:6, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:7, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:5, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:8, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:11.

Executive function

Enterprise Leadership (CEO). Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:11.

Executive title

Executive title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:2.
Executive title: Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board of M&T and M&T Bank. Valid from: 2026-02-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:8, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:5, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:7, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:6, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:11.
Executive title: Executive Officer / Proxy Holder. Valid from: 2025-04-07. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:10.
Executive title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Valid from: 2026-02-11. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:9.
Executive title: Vice Chairman, Director. Valid from: 2026-03-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:1.

Technology background

Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:5, alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones: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:ren-f-jones:1: GSHD DEF 14A executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:2: MTB DEF 14A director slate.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:3: M&T Bank Corporation director board source.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:4: sec_proxy.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:5: MTB-PK 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:6: MTB-PJ 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:7: MTB 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:8: MTB-PH 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:9: AVTR 10-K executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:10: HTBK DEF 14A executive officers.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:11: MTB executive roster source.
alpha:evidence:person:ren-f-jones:12: 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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