# Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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:yih-shyan-wally-liaw | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/yih-shyan-wally-liaw | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 15 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 7 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 0 | | Observed | 2026-10-10T09:08:12.20781+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-15T12:21:43.353+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw - Display name: Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw ## Alpha Governance Record | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Governance Record schema | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Ontology | alpha-governance-ontology-v1 | | Record version | public-0:d751713988987e9331980363e24189ce | | As of | 2026-10-10T09:08:12.494093+00:00 | | Completeness | 1 | | Record Quality | 0.947 | | 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: Yih-Shyan Wally Liaw seat on Supermicro, effective 2023-01-01. Effective: 2023-01-01. Detected: 2026-05-15T12:21:43.353+00:00. event_id=alpha:event:transition:ldsm7z10exaer ## Scoped resources - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/identity` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=identity - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/corporate-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=corporate-structure - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/board` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=board - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/committees` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=committees - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/leadership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=leadership - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/ownership` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=ownership - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/financials` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=financials - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/capital-structure` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=capital-structure - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/compensation` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=compensation - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=governance - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/shareholder-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=shareholder-governance - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/audit` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=audit - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/legal` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=legal - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/risk` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=risk - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/cyber` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=cyber - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/ai-governance` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=ai-governance - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/agents` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=agents - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/ecosystem` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=ecosystem - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/events` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=events - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/relationships` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=relationships - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/assessments` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=assessments - `alpha://person/yih-shyan-wally-liaw/evidence` (contract): https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record§ion=evidence ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at Supermicro. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:role:1. Valid from: 2023-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1e0cf77fb60ded929de207bb59cb6a9604b0959adb99c18e035879b5dfc0f6c. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d6b8ee0906d0ca52a3d676d510460a663854ca10ef53747648daa00c71cdf06, alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4. ## AI expertise - AI expertise reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:ai_expertise:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb9a536d987c0205012d15619e63711615cb5d4fdfbe8c4629caa60094077b9f. ## AI governance relevance - AI governance relevance reported from role and filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:ai_governance_relevance:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb9a536d987c0205012d15619e63711615cb5d4fdfbe8c4629caa60094077b9f. ## Board independence - Independent director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:board_independence:4. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d746f985d4d355df56a45b2254ec7cb052d12b2832d159057ddb8251a9946fc0. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of Super Micro Computer. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:board_membership:5. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:d746f985d4d355df56a45b2254ec7cb052d12b2832d159057ddb8251a9946fc0. - Serves on the board of Supermicro. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:board_membership:6. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:e822458fa648094fcf6a12d9014c2c7d195551718e9f6cd5af26818c46f6700c. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:board_role:7. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:34d3659ca5be17d8aed456660f924ee14bab922fc152355db694450dbf649519. ## Committee assignments - No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:committee_assignments:8. Valid from: 2026-03-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:34d3659ca5be17d8aed456660f924ee14bab922fc152355db694450dbf649519. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:cybersecurity_experience:9. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d6b8ee0906d0ca52a3d676d510460a663854ca10ef53747648daa00c71cdf06. ## Executive company - Executive at Super Micro Computer, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:executive_company:10. Valid from: 2025-08-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4, alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d6b8ee0906d0ca52a3d676d510460a663854ca10ef53747648daa00c71cdf06, alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb9a536d987c0205012d15619e63711615cb5d4fdfbe8c4629caa60094077b9f. ## Executive function - Other Executive (SVP). Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:executive_function:11. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb9a536d987c0205012d15619e63711615cb5d4fdfbe8c4629caa60094077b9f. ## Executive title - Executive title: Co-Founder, Senior Vice President of Business Development and Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:executive_title:12. Valid from: 2025-08-28. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d6b8ee0906d0ca52a3d676d510460a663854ca10ef53747648daa00c71cdf06, alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb9a536d987c0205012d15619e63711615cb5d4fdfbe8c4629caa60094077b9f. - Executive title: Senior Vice President, Business Development. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:executive_title:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:yih-shyan-wally-liaw:technology_background:14. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d6b8ee0906d0ca52a3d676d510460a663854ca10ef53747648daa00c71cdf06, alpha:projection-evidence:document:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4. ## 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:73f13cfe895ddeb62bcdce406b06dea72ac82490ac1ce920ecc7ed082915c6e4: [SMCI DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000008/smci-20260303.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:d746f985d4d355df56a45b2254ec7cb052d12b2832d159057ddb8251a9946fc0: [Super Micro Computer director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000008/smci-20260303.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:a1e0cf77fb60ded929de207bb59cb6a9604b0959adb99c18e035879b5dfc0f6c: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000008/smci-20260303.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:2d6b8ee0906d0ca52a3d676d510460a663854ca10ef53747648daa00c71cdf06: [SMCI 10-K executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536525000027/smci-20250630.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:bb9a536d987c0205012d15619e63711615cb5d4fdfbe8c4629caa60094077b9f: SMCI executive roster source. - alpha:projection-evidence:document:34d3659ca5be17d8aed456660f924ee14bab922fc152355db694450dbf649519: [Kanzhun Ltd board of directors](https://ir.zhipin.com/corporate-governance/board-of-directors). - alpha:projection-evidence:e822458fa648094fcf6a12d9014c2c7d195551718e9f6cd5af26818c46f6700c: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1375365/000137536526000008/smci-20260303.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/yih-shyan-wally-liaw) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/yih-shyan-wally-liaw.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/yih-shyan-wally-liaw?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/yih-shyan-wally-liaw` 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.