# Robert J. Tierney > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:robert-j-tierney | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-j-tierney | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 9 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-07T23:14:51.279228+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-09-14T17:14:32.716595+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Robert J. Tierney - Display name: Robert J. Tierney ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-07T23:14:51.603876+00:00 | | Completeness | 0.8 | | Record Quality | 0.888 | | Directors | 0 | | Committees | 0 | | Governance events | 0 | | 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 | INSUFFICIENT_EVIDENCE | | relationships | PUBLISHED | | assessments | PUBLISHED | | evidence | PUBLISHED | ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/robert-j-tierney/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at CME Group. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:role:1. Valid from: NOT_ASSERTED. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:73c2a93c4413e11e0a1c8ed2c0b303a9ff75df8e2c47a9659e396103cb002232. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c3a5f3f549a36ec20ab3a9bf67c5aee57d3e468e0f566109818de04a91c1433. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84c07c103c1e5c872a996f4e022e31bf773c8876aab100b9a33ef9aaf7c39507. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of CME Group Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84c07c103c1e5c872a996f4e022e31bf773c8876aab100b9a33ef9aaf7c39507, alpha:projection-evidence:a4f5e2e4336bbd7d1eaeb01736158a6a7d9adb1b4a3f93dfae2f1ad0331572e1. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:board_role:4. Valid from: 2026-03-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c3a5f3f549a36ec20ab3a9bf67c5aee57d3e468e0f566109818de04a91c1433. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:committee_assignments:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:84c07c103c1e5c872a996f4e022e31bf773c8876aab100b9a33ef9aaf7c39507. - Committee assignments: Clearing House Oversight, Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-03-23. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c3a5f3f549a36ec20ab3a9bf67c5aee57d3e468e0f566109818de04a91c1433. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c3a5f3f549a36ec20ab3a9bf67c5aee57d3e468e0f566109818de04a91c1433. ## Technology background - Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-j-tierney:technology_background:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4c3a5f3f549a36ec20ab3a9bf67c5aee57d3e468e0f566109818de04a91c1433. ## 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:4c3a5f3f549a36ec20ab3a9bf67c5aee57d3e468e0f566109818de04a91c1433: [CME DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000162828026020500/cme-20260323.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:84c07c103c1e5c872a996f4e022e31bf773c8876aab100b9a33ef9aaf7c39507: [CME Group Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000162828026020500/cme-20260323.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:73c2a93c4413e11e0a1c8ed2c0b303a9ff75df8e2c47a9659e396103cb002232: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000162828026020500/cme-20260323.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:a4f5e2e4336bbd7d1eaeb01736158a6a7d9adb1b4a3f93dfae2f1ad0331572e1: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1156375/000162828026020500/cme-20260323.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/robert-j-tierney) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-j-tierney.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-j-tierney?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/robert-j-tierney` 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.