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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

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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.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

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 · S San Fran, 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
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Head Coach, Men's Basketball · FY2024
$859K
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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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