{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"r-keith-walton","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton","as_of":"2026-09-21T22:02:38.401258+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:24.601061+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.188+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"R. Keith Walton","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director","executive"],"current_role":{"company_name":"Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund","company_slug":"virtus-artificial-intelligence-technology-opportunities-fund","exchange":"NYSE","ticker":"AIO","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2020-01-01","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/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-20","last_checked_at":"2026-04-24T20:02:00.877+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=r-keith-walton","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=r-keith-walton&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":["Walton's business and legal background, with honors degrees from Yale College and Harvard Law School, provides valuable insight on corporate governance and best practices. He is founding Principal and Chief Administrative Officer at Global Infrastructure Partners since 2006."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund","organizationId":"virtus-artificial-intelligence-technology-opportunities-fund","title":"Director","period":"2020-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.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":"Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund","company_slug":"virtus-artificial-intelligence-technology-opportunities-fund","exchange":"NYSE","ticker":"AIO","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2020-01-01","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/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","effective_date":"2026-04-20","last_checked_at":"2026-04-24T20:02:00.877+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for R. Keith Walton as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.482958+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"R. Keith Walton currently serves as Director at Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-20","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.435022+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Compliance","Governance/Nominating","Contracts"],"claim_text":"R. Keith Walton serves on Compliance, Governance/Nominating, Contracts.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2026-04-20","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.459795+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_company","claim_value":"Brightwood Capital LLC","claim_text":"R. Keith Walton is linked to Brightwood Capital LLC as an operating executive.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.62429+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_role","claim_value":"Senior Adviser","claim_text":"R. Keith Walton is also listed as Senior Adviser.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.597906+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for R. Keith Walton as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.527306+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for R. Keith Walton as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.505644+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"AIO DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","published_at":"2026-04-20T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.286863+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:r-keith-walton","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"2020-01-01 · current","organization":"Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund","organization_id":"virtus-artificial-intelligence-technology-opportunities-fund"},"claim_text":"Director at Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund (2020-01-01 · 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/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.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/r-keith-walton#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton","dateModified":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.188+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton#person","name":"R. Keith Walton","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund","tickerSymbol":"NYSE: AIO"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"2020-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/virtus-artificial-intelligence-technology-opportunities-fund","tickerSymbol":"NYSE: AIO"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1778114/000110465926045460/tm2611509d2_definitiveproxy.htm","name":"AIO DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton"},"trust":{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-trust-v1","verification":{"schema_version":"alpha-verification-states-v1","state":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. 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":3,"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":"source_reported","identity_ownership":"unclaimed","assurance_level":null,"claim_state_counts":{"source_reported":9,"corroborated":0,"alpha_verified":0,"disputed":0,"superseded":0},"derivation":"claim_states+identity_ownership","summary":"Published claims are reported by public sources; none is Alpha verified. Profile ownership is unclaimed."},"coverage":{"schema_version":"alpha-coverage-metric-v1","published_claims":9,"corroborated_claims":0,"sources":3,"distinct_sources":1,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.188+00:00","observed_at":"2026-09-21T22:02:38.401258+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":"r-keith-walton","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:24.601061+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T21:43:41.188+00:00","as_of":"2026-09-21T22:02:38.401258+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/r-keith-walton","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/r-keith-walton.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}}}