# Stephen E. Courter > 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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.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 | | Governance record representation | alpha-governance-record-v2 | | Canonical entity | alpha:person:stephen-e-courter | | Entity type | Person | | Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-e-courter | | Publication | PUBLISHED | | Verification | corroborated | | Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 | | Ownership | unclaimed | | Published claims | 15 | | Claims under review | 0 | | Evidence records | 8 | | Conflicts | 0 | | Conflicts in internal review | 1 | | Observed | 2026-10-04T21:24:20.014296+00:00 | | Last reviewed | 2026-05-16T03:10:44.939+00:00 | ## Identity - Legal name: Stephen E. Courter - Display name: Stephen E. Courter ## Role modules - Director ## Attention - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Committee data - NO_RECORDS_FOUND ## Leadership - PUBLISHED ## Roles - Director at CADIZ INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:role:1. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:c08dbe678953d02e67be483a0ab138ba095cc262f62599e5f28ba6f97f2e0614. - Director at Upland Software, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:role:2. Valid from: 2014-01-01. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:ba0b2b0ef1fbc83a8dc20509aa0308c9a536a5cfeb2a717998c94177d74f2f9b. ## Governance - PUBLISHED ## Board committees - PUBLISHED ## AI and ML experience - AI and ML experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:ai_ml_experience:1. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c, alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9. ## Board membership - Serves on the board of CADIZ INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:board_membership:2. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:2c1edd37224486c9f54bb9fcdde83498cb17121a565e1ae86be8f959af8200a8. - Serves on the board of Upland Software, Inc.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:board_membership:3. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:b2411b05b80bcc010eb8a5976ad2b4df3c035cad0824c65331967cda72a97cfd. ## Board role - Board role: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:board_role:4. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:4cecd09657a8373e58b6f8164772070a9012e760144b4a8613a3471d58cb797a. ## Committee assignments - Committee assignments: Audit & Risk, Corporate Governance & Nominating. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:committee_assignments:5. Valid from: 2025-04-25. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:4cecd09657a8373e58b6f8164772070a9012e760144b4a8613a3471d58cb797a. - Committee assignments: Audit, Compensation. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:committee_assignments:6. Valid from: 2026-04-20. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9. ## Cybersecurity experience - Cybersecurity experience: not identified in the cited filing. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:cybersecurity_experience:7. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9. - Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:cybersecurity_experience:8. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Review: internal_review. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c. ## Executive company - Executive at CADIZ INC. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:executive_company:9. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:071748131974d0bf2ef0b8784efbd5c1851907d50384aa84e3490d9d38a46b83, alpha:projection-evidence:document:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c. - Executive at McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:executive_company:10. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9. ## Executive title - Executive title: Director. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:executive_title:11. Valid from: 2026-04-30. Valid to: NOT_ASSERTED. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:071748131974d0bf2ef0b8784efbd5c1851907d50384aa84e3490d9d38a46b83, alpha:projection-evidence:document:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c. ## Other Company Role - Stephen E. Courter is also linked to Upland Software (NASDAQ: UPLD) as Director and Chair of Audit Committee.. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:other_company_role:12. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c. ## Technology background - Technology background reported in filings. Claim: alpha:claim:person:stephen-e-courter:technology_background:13. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9, alpha:projection-evidence:document:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c. ## 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:7500e3f5683aa892a26904b63aadb81e94ee003413636b10a5d3dfd07f60853c: [CDZIP DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000143774926014053/cdzi20260429_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:071748131974d0bf2ef0b8784efbd5c1851907d50384aa84e3490d9d38a46b83: [CDZI DEF 14A executive officers](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000143774926014053/cdzi20260429_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:5985345ab31f0fabc8e80a62b73bb6dd6e6066ecfc738611e1fadfe5a4633cd9: [UPLD DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505155/000150515526000022/upld-20260417.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:ba0b2b0ef1fbc83a8dc20509aa0308c9a536a5cfeb2a717998c94177d74f2f9b: [sec_proxy](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505155/000150515526000022/upld-20260417.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:4cecd09657a8373e58b6f8164772070a9012e760144b4a8613a3471d58cb797a: [CDZI DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000143774925013117/cdzi20250420_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:document:c08dbe678953d02e67be483a0ab138ba095cc262f62599e5f28ba6f97f2e0614: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000143774925013117/cdzi20250420_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:2c1edd37224486c9f54bb9fcdde83498cb17121a565e1ae86be8f959af8200a8: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/727273/000143774925013117/cdzi20250420_def14a.htm). - alpha:projection-evidence:b2411b05b80bcc010eb8a5976ad2b4df3c035cad0824c65331967cda72a97cfd: [public_source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1505155/000150515526000022/upld-20260417.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/stephen-e-courter) - [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/stephen-e-courter.md) - [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-e-courter?format=record) - [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/stephen-e-courter?format=jsonld) - MCP resource: `alpha://people/stephen-e-courter` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp ## Connected governance records Structured intelligence is not currently available. Existing published profile evidence remains accessible.