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Darren Schauer

Gm/CEO · Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative INC

Gm/CEO at Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$960K
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Gm/CEO of Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative INC, based in Gonzales, TX.
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Received $960K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative (GVEC) since 2003. Schauer joined GVEC in 1992 and steadily advanced through multiple roles.

He led the 2021 rebrand into broadband and beyond-the-meter services and received the 2024 J.C. Brown Award.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
1992-present; CEO since 2003
Education
  • Texas A&M University (B.S. Agricultural Economics)
  • National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Management Intern Program

Affiliations

Organizations

Guadalupe Valley Electric Cooperative INC Gm/CEO · $336.8M revenue · Gonzales, TXTO PROVIDE RELIABLE ELECTRIC & INTERNET SERVICE ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS.pay $679K → $960KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$960Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Darren Schauer

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Darren Schauer 1 organization · Corinth, TXAssociation of Large Distribution Cooperatives
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Darren Schauer 1 organization · Gonzales, TXGonzales County Health Foundation INC

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