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Paul Baribault

President/CEO · Zoological Society of San Diego

President/CEO at Zoological Society of San Diego. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 3 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 4 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
$2.0M
Others who share this name
4

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
Reported as President/CEO of Zoological Society of San Diego, based in San Diego, CA.
Received $2.0M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Director of Economic Development Corporation- San Diego County, uncompensated.
Also listed as Chair of Foundation of the Zoologicalsociety of San Diego, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Paul Baribault served as President and CEO of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (formerly Zoological Society of San Diego) from 2019 to 2025. He led the organization during the historic return of giant pandas to San Diego in 2024, the first such arrival in the United States in 21 years.

Previously, he was a senior executive at Walt Disney Studios overseeing theatrical marketing and brand development.

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
2019–2025
Education
  • Political Science) · Stanford University (B.A.
  • University of Southern California (M.B.A.)

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Zoological Society of San Diego President/CEO · $437.6M revenue · San Diego, CAAN INTERNATIONAL, NONPROFIT CONSERVATION ORGANIZATION WITH TWO FRONT DOORS: THE SAN DIEGO ZOO AND THE SAN DIEGO ZOO SAFARI PARK, WE INTEGRATE…pay $800K → $2.0MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$2.0Mreported comp
Economic Development Corporation- San Diego County Director · $4.3M revenue · San Diego, CATO MAXIMIZE THE REGION'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS.Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Foundation of the Zoologicalsociety of San Diego Chair · San Diego, CAFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Paul Baribault

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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Paul Baribault 1 organization · Jackson, WYJackson Wild
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Paul Baribault 1 organization · New York, NYThe Explorers Club
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Paul Baribault 1 organization · Washington, DCJane Goodall Institute for Wildlife Research Education & Conservation
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Paul Baribault 1 organization · Lake Placid, NYUnited States Luge Association INC

Network

Serves alongside

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

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Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$820K
D
Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$757K
D
Chief Philanthropy Officer · FY2024
$631K
D
Former President/CEO · FY2020
$503K
P
Chief Financial Officer · FY2020
$496K
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Executive Director, Safari Park · FY2024
$495K
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Executive Director, San Diego Zoo · FY2024
$480K
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Chief Conservation/Wildlife · FY2024
$478K
W
General Counsel · FY2024
$457K
M
President & CEO · FY2024
$451K
D
Chief Marketing Officer · FY2024
$450K
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Chief Marketing Officer · FY2020
$436K

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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