# William Ready

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 Unknown, unavailable, and unpublished values are never inferred as zero.

## Record

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Representation | alpha-profile-markdown-v3 |
| Protocol | Alpha Governance Facts Protocol 0.1 |
| Schema | alpha.governance.entity.public.v1 |
| Record version | public-0 |
| Canonical entity | alpha:person:william-ready |
| Entity type | Person |
| Canonical URL | https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-ready |
| Publication | PUBLISHED |
| Verification | corroborated |
| Verification schema | alpha-verification-states-v1 |
| Ownership | unclaimed |
| Published claims | 13 |
| Claims under review | 0 |
| Evidence records | 5 |
| Conflicts | 0 |
| Conflicts in internal review | 0 |
| Observed | 2026-09-03T02:56:04.082809+00:00 |
| Last reviewed | 2026-05-07T18:21:28.018+00:00 |

## Identity

- Legal name: William Ready
- Display name: William Ready

## Leadership

- PUBLISHED

## Roles

- Director at Visa Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:5.

## 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-ready:1.

## Board independence

- Independent director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:2, alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:4.

## Board membership

- Serves on the board of Visa. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:2, alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:4.
- Serves on the board of Williams-Sonoma, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:4, alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:2.

## Board role

- Board role: Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:1, alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:3.

## Committee assignments

- No committee assignment disclosed in the cited filing. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: corroborated. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:2, alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:4.
- Committee assignments: Audit and Finance, Compensation. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:1.
- Committee assignments: Finance, Nominating/Governance. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:3.

## Cybersecurity experience

- Cybersecurity experience reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:1.

## Executive company

- Executive at Pinterest, Inc.. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:1.

## Executive title

- Executive title: Chief Executive Officer and Director. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:1.

## Technology background

- Technology background reported in filings. Publication: PUBLISHED. Verification: source_reported. Assertion: source_reported. Evidence: alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:1.

## 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:evidence:person:william-ready:1: [WSM DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000071995526000109/wsm-20260506.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:2: [Visa director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403161/000130817925000635/v-20251208.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:3: [V DEF 14A director slate](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403161/000130817925000635/v-20251208.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:4: [Williams-Sonoma, Inc. director board source](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/719955/000162828025020659/wsm-20250429.htm).
- alpha:evidence:person:william-ready:5: [sec_filing](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1403161/000130817925000635/v-20251208.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/william-ready)
- [Public Markdown](https://registry.alpha.ac/people/william-ready.md)
- [Public JSON](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-ready)
- [JSON-LD](https://registry.alpha.ac/api/public/profiles/william-ready?format=jsonld)
- MCP resource: `alpha://people/william-ready` at https://mcp.alpha.ac/mcp