# Alphabet Inc. chair

entity: /record/alphabet.md  
predicate: chair  
page: /record/alphabet/chair  
as_of: 2026-11-01  

As of November 1, 2026, Alphabet Inc.'s chair on the AsOf record is John L. Hennessy, dated January 31, 2018, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record holds 2 claims on Alphabet Inc.'s chair, 1 still open and 1 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.

## Current chair

What the record asserts on 2026-11-01.

- [Alphabet Inc.](/record/alphabet.md) | chair | John L. Hennessy | valid 2018-01-31 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_DF6AEB6C6463](/claim/clm_DF6AEB6C6463.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204418000004/goog8-kq42017.htm, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm

## Every dated value

One claim per line, oldest first. Superseded claims stay visible.

- [Alphabet Inc.](/record/alphabet.md) | chair | Eric Schmidt | valid 2015-10-02 to 2018-01-31 | conf 0.95 | superseded | superseded_by [clm_DF6AEB6C6463](/claim/clm_DF6AEB6C6463.md) | [clm_C3C765EB7BE1](/claim/clm_C3C765EB7BE1.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000119312515336577/d82837d8k12b.htm, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204418000004/goog8-kq42017.htm, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817918000222/lgoog2018-def14a.htm
- [Alphabet Inc.](/record/alphabet.md) | chair | John L. Hennessy | valid 2018-01-31 to present | conf 0.95 | valid | [clm_DF6AEB6C6463](/claim/clm_DF6AEB6C6463.md)
  sources: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000165204418000004/goog8-kq42017.htm, https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1652044/000130817925000511/goog012701-def14a.htm

## What replaced what

- Eric Schmidt (2015-10-02 to 2018-01-31, [clm_C3C765EB7BE1](/claim/clm_C3C765EB7BE1.md)) was replaced by John L. Hennessy from 2018-01-31 ([clm_DF6AEB6C6463](/claim/clm_DF6AEB6C6463.md))

## Questions this record answers

### What is Alphabet Inc.'s current chair?

John L. Hennessy, dated January 31, 2018, from a primary source (sec.gov). The record asserts this claim as of November 1, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95).

### When did Alphabet Inc.'s chair last change?

The latest value on the record is John L. Hennessy, dated January 31, 2018; before it the record holds Eric Schmidt, dated October 2, 2015 and closed on January 31, 2018.

### What was Alphabet Inc.'s chair before John L. Hennessy?

Eric Schmidt, valid from October 2, 2015 to January 31, 2018 (status superseded), from a primary source (sec.gov).


## Get this data

- JSON: /v1/entities/alphabet/chair (this fact) · /v1/entities/alphabet?predicates=chair (with the entity's coverage; add as_of=YYYY-MM-DD for a date)
- MCP: entity_state(entity: "alphabet", predicates: ["chair"], scope: "all")
- Entity twin: /record/alphabet.md · timeline: /timelines/alphabet.md

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