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Megan Pierson

VP University Affairs · The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University

VP University Affairs at The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University. 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
$809K

Who this is

Profile

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Reported as VP University Affairs of The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, based in Stanford, CA.
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Received $809K 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

Vice President for University Affairs and Secretary of the Board of Trustees at Stanford University, a senior governance position where she oversees strategic university projects and policy issues. Pierson previously served as Chief of Staff to the President (2017-2024) and received Stanford's Kenneth M.

Cuthberson Award for exceptional service.

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

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Chief of Staff 2017-2024; VP University Affairs 2024-present
Education
  • with distinction) · Stanford University (B.S.
  • Stanford University (J.D.)

Affiliations

Organizations

The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University VP University Affairs · $10.2B revenue · Stanford, CASTANFORD UNIVERSITY IS ONE OF A SELECT GROUP OF AMERICAN UNIVERSITIES THAT HAVE ACHIEVED EMINENCE IN BOTH UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE EDUCATION AND…pay $960K → $809KFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$809Kreported comp

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