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James T Harris III

President & Trustee · University of San Diego

President & Trustee at University of San Diego. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 1 other individual 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
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$1.1M
Others who share this name
1

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 & Trustee of University of San Diego, based in San Diego, CA.
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Received $1.1M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Trustee of West Coast Conference, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. James T.

Harris III, D.Ed., is the fourth President of the University of San Diego, a position he has held since August 2015. A nationally recognized higher education leader, Dr.

Harris previously served as President of Widener University (2002–2015) and Defiance College (1994–2002). He was named the #1 sitting college president nationally in 2024 by the American Enterprise Institute.

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Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
President, University of San Diego (since August 2015); voted #1 college president nationally (2024)
Education
  • University of Toledo (BA)
  • Educational Administration) · Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (MA
  • Pennsylvania State University (D.Ed.)

Body of work

Publications

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Academic Leadership and Governance in Higher Education (co-author, 2013)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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University of San Diego President & Trustee · $741.2M revenue · San Diego, CATHE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO IS A CONTEMPORARY CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY, GROUNDED IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND ANCHORED ALONG AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER, ADVANCING…pay $684K → $1.1MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.1Mreported comp
West Coast Conference Trustee · $12.6M revenue · San Bruno, CAThe West Coast Conference is organized to promote and regulate intercollegiate athletics among its member institutions and to enhance the holistic…Filed FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named James T Harris III

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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James T Harris III 1 organization · Sacramento, CAAiccu Research Foundation

Network

Serves alongside

Other officers, directors & key employees at this person's organizations, by latest reported compensation.

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President & Trustee · FY2019
$1.1M
J
President & Trustee · FY2022
$889K
S
Head Coach, Men's Basketball · FY2024
$859K
G
Senior Vice President & Provost · FY2024
$568K
R
VP, University Advancement · FY2024
$536K
K
Vice President for Finance & CFO · FY2024
$519K
S
Head Coach, Men's Basketball · FY2022
$510K
R
Dean, School of Law · FY2024
$505K
K
VP, University Operations · FY2024
$504K
W
Executive Director of Athletics · FY2022
$485K
C
Dean, Shiley Marcos School of Engineering and Prof · FY2021
$465K
S
Commissioner · FY2024
$459K

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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