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Richard J Lessard

President · McPhs University

President at McPhs University. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 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
$1.4M
Others who share this name
2

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 of McPhs University, based in Boston, MA.
Received $1.4M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Trustee of The Longwood Collective INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Richard J. Lessard was named the sixth President of MCPHS University in October 2020.

He joined MCPHS in 1998 and served as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and Chief Financial Officer for 22 years, overseeing the institution's expansion from a single-building pharmacy school to a multi-campus university with 12 schools, 100+ programs, and 7,500 students.

Compiled from public web sources (4 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Joined MCPHS 1998; President since October 2020

Affiliations

Organizations

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

McPhs University President · $456.5M revenue · Boston, MAMCPHS UNIVERSITY PREPARES STUDENTS FOR CAREERS IN HEALTH CARE THROUGH TEACHING, SCHOLARSHIP, RESEARCH, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.pay $1.1M → $1.4MFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.4Mreported comp
The Longwood Collective INC Trustee · $38.4M revenue · Boston, MATHE CORPORATION'S EXEMPT PURPOSES INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING:SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Richard J Lessard

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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Richard J Lessard 2 organizations · Concord, NHEducation Alliance for New Hampshire
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Richard J Lessard 1 organization · North Grafton, MAHigher Eduction Consortium of Central Massachusetts INC

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