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Elise McDonald

Trustee · Wgbh Educational Foundation

Trustee at Wgbh Educational Foundation. 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 5 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
Others who share this name
5

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Reported as Trustee of Wgbh Educational Foundation, based in Boston, MA.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Elise McDonald is a Managing Director on the Generalist Investment Team at Harvard Management Company since 2003, overseeing significant endowment assets. She holds a BS in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management from Stanford University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

Prior to joining HMC, she held positions at Waveland Capital Management and Heitman. McDonald serves on multiple boards including the Finance and Investment Committee at GBH (the largest U.S.

public media creator) and as Chair of the Investment Committee at The Winsor School.

Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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Tenure here
2003–present
Education
  • BS in Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management · Stanford University
  • MBA · Harvard Business School

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Affiliations

Organizations

Wgbh Educational Foundation Trustee · $215.6M revenue · Boston, MAWGBH enriches people's lives through programs and services that educate, inspire, and entertain, fostering citizenship and culture, the joy of…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Elise McDonald

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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Elise McDonald 1 organization · Boston, MAHarvard Management Company INC
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Elise McDonald 1 organization · Fort Collins, COJunior League of Fort Collins
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Elise McDonald 1 organization · Decatur, GAGeorgia Arborist Association INC
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Elise McDonald 1 organization · Carmel, INMohawk Trails Elementary School Parent Teacher Organization
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Elise McDonald 1 organization · Boston, MAWinsor School INC

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Serves alongside

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Sr Ep Thru 5/19 · FY2019
$972K
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CFO Thru 5/2023 · FY2023
$944K
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Pres&CEO 12/22 · FY2022
$800K
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Gm Thru 5/24 · FY2024
$696K
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President & CEO · FY2024
$676K
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Exec Producer · FY2024
$594K
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COO · FY2024
$496K
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Host Exec Editor · FY2022
$491K
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VP Human Resources · FY2023
$448K
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VP National Programming · FY2024
$441K
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VP Children'smedia · FY2023
$410K
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Chief Mktngofficer · FY2024
$384K

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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