{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"john-c-ale","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale","as_of":"2026-09-21T20:03:38.552388+00:00","published_at":"2026-04-21T02:55:15.270549+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.131+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"John C. Ale","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director","board"],"current_role":{"company_name":"Atmos Energy","company_slug":"atmos-energy-corp","exchange":"NYSE","ticker":"ATO","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2022-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","effective_date":"2025-12-19","last_checked_at":"2026-03-21T03:08:33.319514+00:00"}},"photo_match":null},"assurance":{"is_claimed":false,"status":"unverified","assurance_level":null,"method":null,"verified_at":null,"expires_at":null},"claiming":{"eligible":true,"label":"Is this you? Claim your Alpha Profile","claim_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=john-c-ale","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=john-c-ale&mode=suggest","canonical_record_will_be_reused":true,"canonical_facts_owner_controlled":false},"presentation":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-presentation-v1","state":"alpha_editorial","version":0,"published_at":null,"headline":null,"headline_evidence":null,"location":null,"photo":null,"cover":null,"about":["Former Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Southwestern Energy Company with more than 40 years' experience in the energy and utility sectors. Has extensive knowledge of environmental, social, governance, and cyber security issues relating to the industry."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"Atmos Energy","organizationId":"atmos-energy-corp","title":"Director","period":"2022-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm"}],"experience":[],"education":[],"credentials":[],"section_order":null,"hidden_sections":[],"limitations":["Presentation fields do not alter independently verified Alpha Profile facts.","Owner-supplied résumé records retain their field-level evidence state.","Only confirmed company_person_roles with public evidence. Website governed_site_fallback rows are not invented. about/links are stored people.profile_summary/bio and linkedin_url only. Dates stay undisclosed when the role has no start_date. SoFi Bank is not SoFi Technologies."]},"presentation_authority":"confirmed_company_person_roles","roles":[{"company_name":"Atmos Energy","company_slug":"atmos-energy-corp","exchange":"NYSE","ticker":"ATO","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2022-01-01","valid_to":null,"is_current":true,"verification_status":"confirmed","confidence":0.85,"evidence":{"source_type":"sec_proxy","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","effective_date":"2025-12-19","last_checked_at":"2026-03-21T03:08:33.319514+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for John C. Ale as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.461599+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ATO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.299726+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_membership","claim_value":{"ticker":"ATO","role_type":"Director","organization":"Atmos Energy Corporation"},"claim_text":"Serves on the board of Atmos Energy Corporation as Director.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.95,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T01:56:43.703973+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"Atmos Energy Corporation director board source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T01:47:45.517189+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"John C. Ale currently serves as Director at ATMOS ENERGY CORP.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-12-19","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.425481+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ATO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.299726+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Nominating/Governance","Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, & Safety"],"claim_text":"John C. Ale serves on Nominating/Governance, Corporate Responsibility, Sustainability, & Safety.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-12-19","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.442455+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ATO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.299726+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":{"committees":["Nominating/Governance"]},"claim_text":"Committee assignments at Atmos Energy Corporation: Nominating/Governance.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.95,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T01:56:43.703973+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"Atmos Energy Corporation director board source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T01:47:45.517189+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":true,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for John C. Ale as true.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.49687+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ATO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.299726+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"independence_status","claim_value":{"is_independent":true},"claim_text":"Board independence status at Atmos Energy Corporation: True.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.95,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T01:56:43.703973+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"Atmos Energy Corporation director board source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T01:47:45.517189+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for John C. Ale as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.478882+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"ATO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","published_at":"2025-12-19T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.299726+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:john-c-ale","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"2022-01-01 · current","organization":"Atmos Energy","organization_id":"atmos-energy-corp"},"claim_text":"Director at Atmos Energy (2022-01-01 · current)","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"verification_status":"confirmed","date_precision":"period_text_only","evidence":[{"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","label":"sec_proxy","evidence_state":"verified"}],"claim_state":"confirmed","version":1}],"network":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-network-public-v1","relationships":[],"relationship_pathfinding":false,"authentication_prompt":"Sign in to see how you're connected.","limitations":["Representative factual associations only.","Shared contexts do not assert personal acquaintance.","Anonymous graph traversal is not available."]},"permissions":{"classification":"open_public_projection","public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false},"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."],"structured_data":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"ProfilePage","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale","dateModified":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.131+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale#person","name":"John C. Ale","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Atmos Energy","tickerSymbol":"NYSE: ATO"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"2022-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Atmos Energy","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/atmos-energy-corp","tickerSymbol":"NYSE: ATO"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/731802/000073180225000076/ato-20251218.htm","name":"ATO DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale"},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"corroborated","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":8,"corroborated":1,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"At least one published claim is corroborated by two or more public sources. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"aggregation":{"schema_version":"alpha-claim-aggregation-v1","published_claim_count":9,"under_review_claim_count":0,"owner_supplied_claim_count":0,"evidence_record_count":4,"distinct_source_count":1,"conflicts":[],"conflict_count":0,"headline_conflict_count":0,"internal_review_conflict_count":0,"contradiction_types":[],"headline_conflict_types":[],"verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"corroborated","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":8,"corroborated":1,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"At least one published claim is corroborated by two or more public sources. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":9,"corroborated_claims":1,"sources":4,"distinct_sources":1,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.131+00:00","observed_at":"2026-09-21T20:03:38.552388+00:00","freshness_days":129}},"rights":{"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"}},"projection":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-projection-v5","entity":{"kind":"person","slug":"john-c-ale","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-04-21T02:55:15.270549+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-16T00:21:00.131+00:00","as_of":"2026-09-21T20:03:38.552388+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/john-c-ale","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/john-c-ale.md","media_type":"text/markdown"},"structured_data":{"embedded":true,"media_type":"application/ld+json"},"share_image":null},"permissions":{"public_retrieval":true,"agent_retrieval":true,"redistribution":false,"model_training":false,"relationship_pathfinding":false,"direct_contact":false}}}