# Robert Straus

> 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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-straus |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-straus |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | source_reported |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 9 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 3 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-10-14T08:15:55.458945+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T01:20:24.339+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: Robert Straus
- Display name: Robert Straus

## Alpha Governance Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 |
| Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 |
| Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce |
| As of | 2026-10-14T08:15:55.802074+00:00 |
| Completeness | 1 |
| Record Quality | 0.935 |
| 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: Robert Straus seat on NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC, effective 2017-01-01. Effective: 2017-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-16T01:20:24.339+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:1esdii314g0db5

## Scoped resources

- `alpha://person/robert-straus` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=identity
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=corporate-structure
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=board
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=committees
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=leadership
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=ownership
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=financials
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=capital-structure
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=compensation
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=governance
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=shareholder-governance
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=audit
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=legal
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=risk
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=cyber
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=ai-governance
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=agents
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=ecosystem
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=events
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=relationships
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=assessments
- `alpha://person/robert-straus/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record&section=evidence

## Role modules

- Director

## Attention

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Committee data

- NO_RECORDS_FOUND

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:role:1. Valid from: 2017-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:94fb96522b82598e7e8be0541493e9ca18e53589592b3f878bc2ba19d8c01e10.

## Governance

- PUBLISHED

## Board committees

- PUBLISHED

## AI and ML experience

- AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of NATURES SUNSHINE PRODUCTS INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:1a797350262571ff5ef5e4fc5ee86f47b9c78465c76b1a5d6699e2bc1be4018f.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:board_role:3. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## Committee assignments

- Committee assignments: Compensation, Audit. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:committee_assignments:4. Valid from: 2026-03-27. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:cybersecurity_experience:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## Executive company

- Executive at Aquidneck Advisors, LLC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:executive_company:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## Executive title

- Executive title: General Partner and Investment Manager. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:executive_title:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## Technology background

- Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:robert-straus:technology_background:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870.

## 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:6eab779b07bf7ac2e88be0e92993599910740835a3d5abeda854b7a49af5e870: [NATR DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000162828026021776/natr-20260324.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:document:94fb96522b82598e7e8be0541493e9ca18e53589592b3f878bc2ba19d8c01e10: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000162828026021776/natr-20260324.htm).
- alpha:projection-evidence:1a797350262571ff5ef5e4fc5ee86f47b9c78465c76b1a5d6699e2bc1be4018f: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/275053/000162828026021776/natr-20260324.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-straus)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/robert-straus.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=record)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/robert-straus?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/robert-straus` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp


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