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Dr Mark a Elgart

President/CEO · Cognia INC

President/CEO at Cognia INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.3M

Who this is

Profile

Everything on the left is verified from the IRS filings. The biography on the right is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as President/CEO of Cognia INC, based in Alpharetta, GA.
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Received $1.3M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as President/CEO of 171 Watson Road of Dover Holding Corporation, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. Mark A.

Elgart is President and Chief Executive Officer of Cognia Inc. (formerly AdvancED), a nonprofit serving nearly 40,000 institutions in over 70 countries with accreditation, assessment, and professional learning solutions.

Since 2002, he has led significant organizational transformation including six nonprofit mergers and acquisitions, building Cognia into a leader in school improvement and evaluation.

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

Track record

Career & tenure

Real tenure, career, and education — from public web sources, what you need to vet a founder or leader beyond the filing window.

Tenure here
Since 2002 (24 years)
Education
  • Springfield College · Bachelor's in Mathematics
  • Westfield State College · Master's in Education
  • University of Massachusetts · Doctorate in Education

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

Cognia INC President/CEO · $140.4M revenue · Alpharetta, GACOGNIA, INC IS DEDICATED TO LEADING AND EMPOWERING THE EDUCATION COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT ALL LEARNERS REALIZE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL WHILE CREATING A…pay $925K → $1.3MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.3Mreported comp
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171 Watson Road of Dover Holding Corporation President/CEO · Dover, NHSupport and further charitable purposes of Cognia, Inc., a 501 (c) (3) organization.Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Network

Serves alongside

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Chief Legal Officer · FY2024
$480K
A
Chief Marketing Officer · FY2024
$331K
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Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$328K
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Measurement Solution Architect · FY2022
$327K
C
Chief Technology Officer · FY2024
$321K
P
Chief Administrative Officer · FY2024
$306K
A
Chief Technology Officer · FY2019
$282K
A
Former Chief Technology Office · FY2020
$280K
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Deputy Chief Accred Officer · FY2024
$276K
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Senior VP Policy & Advocacy · FY2024
$249K
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Senior VP Leader Development · FY2024
$249K
D
Former Sr. VP Business Dev · FY2020
$245K

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org