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https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-h-spence.md
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William H. Spence

Alpha governed public record. Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

Record

FieldValue
Representationalpha-profile-markdown-v3
ProtocolAlpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1
Schemaalpha.governance.entity.public.v1
Record versionpublic-0
Canonical entityalpha:person:william-h-spence
Entity typePerson
Canonical URLhttps://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-h-spence
PublicationPUBLISHED
Verificationcorroborated
Verification schemaalpha-verification-states-v1
Ownershipunclaimed
Published claims12
Claims under review0
Evidence records8
Conflicts0
Conflicts in internal review0
Observed2026-09-21T13:29:34.549142+00:00
Last reviewed2026-05-16T04:19:49.293+00:00

Identity

  • Legal name: William H. Spence
  • Display name: William H. Spence

Leadership

  • PUBLISHED

Roles

  • Independent Director at Pinnacle West Capital. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:2.
  • Director at Williams Companies. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:6.

Governance

  • PUBLISHED

Board committees

  • PUBLISHED

AI and ML experience

  • AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:1.

Board independence

  • Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:3, alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:5.

Board membership

  • Serves on the board of Pinnacle West Capital Corporation. Valid from: 2021-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:5, alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:7, alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:3.
  • Serves on the board of The Williams Companies, Inc.. Valid from: 2016-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:3, alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:8, alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:5.

Board role

  • Board role: Director. Valid from: 2026-03-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:1, alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:4.

Committee assignments

  • No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:3.
  • Committee assignments: Compensation, Nominating/Governance. Valid from: 2026-03-18. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:4.
  • Committee assignments: Corporate Governance and Nominating, Human Resources, Nuclear and Operating. Valid from: 2026-04-03. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:1.

Cybersecurity experience

  • Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:1.

Technology background

  • Technology background: not identified in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-h-spence:1.

Coverage states

FieldValue
IdentityPUBLISHED
BusinessNOT_APPLICABLE
LeadershipPUBLISHED
Board and committeesPUBLISHED
GovernancePUBLISHED
FinancialsNOT_APPLICABLE
WorkforceNOT_APPLICABLE
OwnershipNOT_APPLICABLE
RatingsNOT_PUBLISHED
Market and index contextNOT_APPLICABLE

Public sources

Rights

FieldValue
public_retrievalallowed
agent_retrievalallowed
redistributionnot_granted
model_trainingnot_granted
commercial_usenot_specified
relationship_pathfindingnot_granted
direct_contactnot_granted

Limitations

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  • 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.

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