President, Postsecondary Education at Strada Education Foundation INC. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 7 organizations on the Form 990 record.
Ambiguous identityThis 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
7
Roles reported
7
Reported compensation
$1.0M
Others who share this name
5
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.
Also listed as Board Member (beg 6/21/2021) of Education at Work INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced
Ruth V. Watkins is President of Postsecondary Education at Strada Education Foundation, where she leads systems change efforts to increase postsecondary completion and economic mobility.
She previously served as the 16th President of the University of Utah and spent 20 years in leadership roles at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Compiled from public web sources (3 cited), grounded to the filed record.
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Career & tenure
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Education
University of Northern Iowa · B.S. in Speech-Language Pathology
University of Kansas · Master's degree
University of Kansas · Doctorate
Affiliations
Organizations
Linked as the same person by IRS Schedule R, a shared officer mailing address, or shared fellow board members.
Strada Education Foundation INCPresident, Postsecondary Education · $207.7M revenue · Indianapolis, INSTRADA EDUCATION NETWORK, INC. SUPPORTS PROGRAMS, POLICIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS BETWEEN EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE…pay $375K → $1.0MFiled FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$1.0Mreported comp
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Strada Philanthropy INCChair/Director · $19.2M revenue · Indianapolis, INSTRADA PHILANTHROPY, INC. ADVANCES THE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF STRADA EDUCATION FOUNDATION, INC. (STRADA) BY SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS THAT CARRY OUT…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Strada Collaborative INCBoard Member · $74.4M revenue · Indianapolis, INTO EMPOWER ALL LEARNERS - AND THOSE WHO SERVE THEM - STRADA COLLABORATIVE, INC. PROVIDES CRITICAL RESOURCES, EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT, AND CAREER…Filed FY2023, FY2022 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Education at Work INCBoard Member (beg 6/21/2021) · $18.0M revenue · Indianapolis, INEDUCATION AT WORK, INC.'S MISSION IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT FOR, AND TO OTHERWISE OPERATE FOR THE BENEFIT OF, ROADTRIP NATION, LTD.…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Council for Adult and ExperientialTrustee · $3.9M revenue · Indianapolis, INCAEL PIONEERS LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS. WE ADVANCE LIFELONG LEARNING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS,…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Roadtrip Nation LtdDirector · $5.8M revenue · Indianapolis, INTO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO FIND THEIR ROAD IN LIFE, THEIR LIFE PATH, THROUGH EDUCATIONAL CURRICULA AND HANDS ON EXPERIENCES WITH SAID CURRICULA.Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Inside Track INCBoard Member (beg 6/21/2021) · $17.1M revenue · Indianapolis, ININSIDE TRACK, INC. WILL (1) PROVIDE MULTIFACETED COACHING TO PROSPECTIVE AND CURRENT STUDENTS TO IMPROVE COLLEGE ENROLLMENT, RETENTION, AND…Filed FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Disambiguation
Other people named Ruth Watkins
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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Ruth Watkins1 organization · Salt Lake Cty, UTUtahs Promise
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Ruth Watkins1 organization · Calabasas, CACraig H Neilsen Foundation
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Ruth Watkins1 organization · Fort Myers, FLCalusa Waterkeeper INC
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Ruth Watkins1 organization · Thompson Fls, MTLower Clark Fork Watershed Group
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Ruth Watkins1 organization · Washington, DCNational College Attainment Network
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