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James T Harris III Ded

President & Trustee · University of San Diego

President & Trustee at University of San Diego. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$1.1M

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).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Dr. James T.

Harris III, D.Ed., is the fourth and current President of the University of San Diego (since August 3, 2015). An accomplished higher education leader, he is president emeritus of Widener University (2002–2015) and previously served as president of Defiance College (1994–2002).

In 2024, Harris was named the top sitting college president in the nation.

Compiled from public web sources (3 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 August 3, 2015 as President of USD
Education
  • University of Toledo (B.A.)
  • Edinboro University of Pennsylvania (M.A. in Educational Administration)
  • Pennsylvania State University (D.Ed.)

Affiliations

Organizations

University of San Diego President & Trustee · $520.6M 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…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.1Mreported comp

Network

Serves alongside

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

J
President & Trustee · FY2024
$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
C
Shiley Marcos School of Engineering · FY2024
$439K

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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