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John Boland

Former President and CEO · Kqed INC

Former President and CEO at Kqed INC. 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 9 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
2
Roles reported
2
Reported compensation
$969K
Others who share this name
9

Who this is

Profile

The filed facts are verified from the IRS filings. The biography is compiled from public web sources and grounded to that filed record.

✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Former President and CEO of Kqed INC, based in San Francisco, CA.
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Received $969K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
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Also listed as Board Vice-Chair of The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President and CEO of KQED public media (San Francisco) from 2010 to September 2019. Award-winning newspaper reporter and editor who developed a vision for 21st-century public media centered on arts, science, news, and food with education at its nucleus.

Raised $45 million in working capital and transformed KQED into a digital-first organization.

Compiled from public web sources (4 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
1995–2019 at KQED (retired September 2019)
Education
  • Daily newspaper journalism background (New Jersey)

Affiliations

Organizations

Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.

The Commonwealth Club - World Affairs of California Board Vice-Chair · $8.6M revenue · San Francisco, CATO BE THE LEADING NATIONAL FORUM OPEN TO ALL FOR THE IMPARTIAL DISCUSSION OF PUBLIC ISSUES IMPORTANT TO THE MEMBERSHIP, COMMUNITY, AND NATION.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Kqed INC Former President and CEO · $103.4M revenue · San Francisco, CASEE SCHEDULE OKQED SERVES THE PEOPLE OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH A COMMUNITY-SUPPORTED ALTERNATIVE TO COMMERCIAL MEDIA, PROVIDING THE KNOWLEDGE…Filed FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$969Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named John Boland

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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John Boland 2 organizations · Sacramento, CA, New York, NYCalmatters
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John Boland 1 organization · Asheville, NCAssociation of Boarding Schools
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John Boland 1 organization · Rangeley, METhe Rangeley Lakes Region Historical Society
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John Boland 1 organization · Saint Charles, MOMissouri Association of Plumbing- Heating-Cooling Contractors
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John Boland 1 organization · San Diego, CASola Media
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John Boland 1 organization · Baltimore, MDCommunity Concerts at Second INC
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John Boland 1 organization · Green Bay, WIGreen Bay - Preble Optimist Foundation INC
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John Boland 1 organization · Greenwich, CTFairview Country Club
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John Boland 1 organization · Long Beach, NYLong Bch Chamber of Commerce INC

Network

Serves alongside

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

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President and CEO · FY2024
$542K
M
Chief Operations & Admin. Officer · FY2024
$321K
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Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$314K
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Chief Revenue Officer · FY2024
$311K
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Chief Content Officer (thru 06/2025) · FY2024
$305K
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VP, Corporate Sponsorship · FY2024
$300K
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VP, Development · FY2022
$289K
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General Counsel & Corp Secretary · FY2022
$285K
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Chief Product Officer · FY2024
$281K
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Local Marketing Director · FY2024
$281K
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Co-President/Co-CEO · FY2024
$280K
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VP Member Generosity & Aud. Intel · FY2024
$269K

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