{"schema_version":"alpha-profile-public-v1","slug":"sanford-schwartz","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz","as_of":"2026-09-21T16:03:27.901078+00:00","published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:23.525358+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:00.97+00:00","identity":{"display_name":"Sanford Schwartz","headshot_url":null,"headshot_media":null,"profile_kind":"director","role_tags":["director","executive","board"],"current_role":{"company_name":"Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE","company_slug":"rivian-automotive-inc-de","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"RIVN","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2019-01-01","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/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","effective_date":"2025-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-04-30T20:25:31.244+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=sanford-schwartz","suggest_edit_label":"Suggest an edit","suggest_edit_url":"https://terminal.alpha.ac/claim-profile?person=sanford-schwartz&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":["Mr. Schwartz has served on Rivian's Board since September 2019 and since January 2025 has served as managing partner of Mudita Venture Partners. He previously served as CEO of the Cox Family Office (2021-2024) and as President and CEO of Cox Automotive Inc. from 2014, bringing extensive automotive industry leadership experience. Earlier roles included President of Manheim, President of Cox Media Group, and President of AutoTrader."],"links":[],"sources":[],"featured":[],"competencies":[],"board_preferences":null,"board_service":[{"organization":"Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE","organizationId":"rivian-automotive-inc-de","title":"Director","period":"2019-01-01 · current","evidenceLabel":"sec_proxy","evidenceState":"verified","sourceUrl":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.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":"Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE","company_slug":"rivian-automotive-inc-de","exchange":"NASDAQ","ticker":"RIVN","role_category":"director","title":"Director","committee":null,"is_board_chair":false,"is_independent":true,"valid_from":"2019-01-01","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/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","effective_date":"2025-04-29","last_checked_at":"2026-04-30T20:25:31.244+00:00"}}],"claims":[{"claim_type":"ai_ml_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified AI/ML experience for Sanford Schwartz as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.162527+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_membership","claim_value":{"ticker":"RIVN","role_type":"Director","organization":"Rivian Automotive"},"claim_text":"Serves on the board of Rivian Automotive as Director.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2019-01-01","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.95,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T01:56:41.712068+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"Rivian Automotive director board source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T01:47:44.741158+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"board_role","claim_value":"Director","claim_text":"Sanford Schwartz currently serves as Director at Rivian Automotive.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.92,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.122562+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"committee_assignments","claim_value":["Compensation","Planet and Policy"],"claim_text":"Sanford Schwartz serves on Compensation, Planet and Policy.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2025-04-29","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.88,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.145519+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_company","claim_value":"Mudita Venture Partners","claim_text":"Sanford Schwartz is linked to Mudita Venture Partners 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":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.275843+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"current_executive_role","claim_value":"Managing Partner","claim_text":"Sanford Schwartz is also listed as Managing Partner.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.85,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.259229+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"cybersecurity_experience","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified cybersecurity experience for Sanford Schwartz as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.200977+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"director_since","claim_value":{"start_date":null,"director_since":2019},"claim_text":"Director tenure at Rivian Automotive begins from 2019.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":"2019-01-01","valid_to":null,"confidence":0.95,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T01:56:41.712068+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"Rivian Automotive director board source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T01:47:44.741158+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"independence_status","claim_value":{"is_independent":true},"claim_text":"Board independence status at Rivian Automotive: True.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.95,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-03T01:56:41.712068+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"Rivian Automotive director board source","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-03T01:47:44.741158+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"claim_type":"technology_background","claim_value":false,"claim_text":"Proxy extraction classified technology background for Sanford Schwartz as false.","claim_state":"verified","valid_from":null,"valid_to":null,"confidence":0.72,"source_tier":3,"verification_status":"confirmed","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.181041+00:00","version":1,"evidence":[{"source_name":"SEC EDGAR","document_title":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate","source_type":"sec_filing","source_tier":3,"source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","published_at":"2025-04-29T00:00:00+00:00","last_checked_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:01.034727+00:00","relation":"supports","excerpt_locator":null}]},{"subject":"alpha:person:sanford-schwartz","claim_type":"board_service","claim_value":{"tags":[],"title":"Director","period":"2019-01-01 · current","organization":"Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE","organization_id":"rivian-automotive-inc-de"},"claim_text":"Director at Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE (2019-01-01 · 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/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.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/sanford-schwartz#profile","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz","dateModified":"2026-05-15T06:21:00.97+00:00","mainEntity":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz#person","name":"Sanford Schwartz","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz","jobTitle":"Director","worksFor":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: RIVN"},"affiliation":[{"@type":"OrganizationRole","roleName":"Director","startDate":"2019-01-01","memberOf":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Rivian Automotive, Inc. / DE","url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/companies/rivian-automotive-inc-de","tickerSymbol":"NASDAQ: RIVN"}}]},"isBasedOn":[{"@type":"CreativeWork","url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1874178/000187417825000019/rivn-20250429.htm","name":"RIVN DEF 14A director slate"}],"mainEntityOfPage":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz"},"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":10,"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":11,"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":10,"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":11,"corroborated_claims":1,"sources":4,"distinct_sources":1,"role_claims":1,"last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:00.97+00:00","observed_at":"2026-09-21T16:03:27.901078+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":"sanford-schwartz","canonical_url":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz"},"publication":{"published_at":"2026-09-02T02:37:23.525358+00:00","last_reviewed_at":"2026-05-15T06:21:00.97+00:00","as_of":"2026-09-21T16:03:27.901078+00:00"},"representations":{"html":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz","media_type":"text/html"},"json":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/sanford-schwartz","media_type":"application/json"},"markdown":{"href":"https://registry.alpha.ac/people/sanford-schwartz.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}}}