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Jill Tiefenthaler

President (thru 7/20) · The Colorado College

President (thru 7/20) at The Colorado College. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations 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
3
Roles reported
3
Reported compensation
$1.3M
Others who share this name
5

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as President (thru 7/20) of The Colorado College, based in Colorado Springs, CO.
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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 Director of National Collegiate Hockey Conference, uncompensated.
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Also listed as Secretary-Treasurer of Independent Higher Education of Colorado, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Jill M. Tiefenthaler is an American economist and higher education leader who serves as the first female Chief Executive Officer of the National Geographic Society.

She previously served as the 13th President of Colorado College from 2011 to 2020, and held leadership positions at Wake Forest University and Colgate University. Under her leadership at National Geographic, the organization has achieved historic fundraising results, raising over $200 million in 2025.

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

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
CEO of National Geographic Society (2021-present)
Education
  • Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame · BA in Economics
  • Duke University · MA in Economics1989
  • Duke University · PhD in Economics1991

Body of work

Publications

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The Economics of Domestic Violence (co-authored with Amy Farmer)

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Affiliations

Organizations

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Independent Higher Education of Colorado Secretary-Treasurer · $180K revenue · Denver, COFiled FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
National Collegiate Hockey Conference Director · $1.9M revenue · Colorado Springs, COThe National Collegiate Hockey Conference facilitates and fosters competitive, academic, and operational excellence for its member institutions…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
The Colorado College President (thru 7/20) · $272.1M revenue · Colorado Springs, COAT COLORADO COLLEGE OUR GOAL IS TO PROVIDE THE FINEST LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION IN THE COUNTRY. DRAWING UPON THE ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT OF THE ROCKY…pay $616K → $1.3MFiled FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.3Mreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Jill Tiefenthaler

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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Jill Tiefenthaler 1 organization · Notre Dame, INThe Corporation of Saint Mary's College Notre Dame
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Jill Tiefenthaler 1 organization · Oklahoma City, OKInasmuch Foundation
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Jill Tiefenthaler 1 organization · Washington, DCCenter for US Global Leadership
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Jill Tiefenthaler 1 organization · Mclean, VALogistics Management Institute
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Jill Tiefenthaler 1 organization · Washington, DCNational Geographic Society

Network

Serves alongside

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

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President · FY2023
$651K
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Former VP for Advancement · FY2023
$491K
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Former Sr VP Fin/Admin · FY2023
$394K
M
President · FY2024
$388K
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Head Hockey Coach · FY2024
$358K
M
Former Senior VP · FY2024
$333K
M
VP for Advancement · FY2019
$330K
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VP of Finance/CFO · FY2024
$316K
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Dean of the College/COO · FY2024
$297K
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Former President · FY2024
$295K
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Provost · FY2020
$293K
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Head Hockey Coach · FY2021
$272K

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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