# William Watkins > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:william-watkins | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-watkins | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 10 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 4 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-16T00:40:57.809013+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-17T06:50:34.925+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: William Watkins - Display name: William Watkins ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-16T00:40:58.241651+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.938 | | 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: William Watkins seat on Nextpower Inc., effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-17T06:50:34.925+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:17q56t7d5vpwx ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/william-watkins` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record - `alpha://person/william-watkins/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/william-watkins/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/william-watkins/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/william-watkins/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/william-watkins/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/william-watkins/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/william-watkins/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/william-watkins/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/william-watkins/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/william-watkins/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/william-watkins/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/william-watkins/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/william-watkins/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/william-watkins/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/william-watkins/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/william-watkins/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/william-watkins/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/william-watkins/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/william-watkins/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/william-watkins/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/william-watkins/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/william-watkins/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Nextpower Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:role:1. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2cf0cbbe66838c968d2d97ba72e25750a7a281c8c59995a5c758b8e923aeab0e. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e94bdf26b43fd2ceaec43d13a22422141043491b8735a2b0b46ac4366867544. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:board_independence:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:781ae275228e2223cf7a7dc6f3874c11a199e4419009a3d8fb0828c88c931809. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Nextpower Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:board_membership:3. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:ba48f4c6f06b888129700a30f8f2881cec7ea2182e9fb349060cb484639825fa, alpha:projection-evidence:document:781ae275228e2223cf7a7dc6f3874c11a199e4419009a3d8fb0828c88c931809. - Serves on the board of Nextracker Inc. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:board_membership:4. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:781ae275228e2223cf7a7dc6f3874c11a199e4419009a3d8fb0828c88c931809. ## Board role - Board role: Chair. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:board_role:5. Valid from: 2025-06-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e94bdf26b43fd2ceaec43d13a22422141043491b8735a2b0b46ac4366867544. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:committee_assignments:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:781ae275228e2223cf7a7dc6f3874c11a199e4419009a3d8fb0828c88c931809. - Committee assignments: Nominating/Governance. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:committee_assignments:7. Valid from: 2025-06-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e94bdf26b43fd2ceaec43d13a22422141043491b8735a2b0b46ac4366867544. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e94bdf26b43fd2ceaec43d13a22422141043491b8735a2b0b46ac4366867544. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:william-watkins:technology_background:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e94bdf26b43fd2ceaec43d13a22422141043491b8735a2b0b46ac4366867544. ## 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:2cf0cbbe66838c968d2d97ba72e25750a7a281c8c59995a5c758b8e923aeab0e: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852131/000185213126000038/nxt-20260702.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:0e94bdf26b43fd2ceaec43d13a22422141043491b8735a2b0b46ac4366867544: [NXT DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852131/000185213125000036/nxt-20250625.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:781ae275228e2223cf7a7dc6f3874c11a199e4419009a3d8fb0828c88c931809: [Nextracker Inc director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852131/000185213125000036/nxt-20250625.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:ba48f4c6f06b888129700a30f8f2881cec7ea2182e9fb349060cb484639825fa: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1852131/000185213126000038/nxt-20260702.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/william-watkins) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-watkins.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-watkins?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/william-watkins` 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.