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Scott Pulsipher

Trustee/President · Wgu Corporation

Trustee/President at Wgu Corporation. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 7 organizations on the Form 990 record.

Ambiguous identity This 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
$2.1M
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.

✓ Verified from filings
Reported as Trustee/President of Wgu Corporation, based in Salt Lake City, UT.
Received $2.1M in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Also listed as Director / Chair of Wgu Advancement, uncompensated.
Also listed as President, Trustee of Hansen Scholars Wgu Foundation INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

President of Western Governors University since April 2016, leading the nation's premier nonprofit competency-based university. Brings over 20 years of leadership experience in technology-based businesses, including roles at Amazon and Sterling Commerce, with focus on using technology and data to improve student completion and equity.

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
April 2016-present
Education
  • Brigham Young University (Bachelor of Arts in Management with Finance emphasis)
  • Harvard Business School (MBA)

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Wgu Corporation Trustee/President · $345.4M revenue · Salt Lake City, UTTHE ORGANIZATION'S MISSION IS TO OPERATE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF, TO PERFORM THE FUNCTIONS OF, AND TO CARRY OUT THE PURPOSES OF WESTERN…pay $2.2M → $2.1MFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$2.1Mreported comp
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Hansen Scholars Wgu Foundation INC President, Trustee · $215K revenue · Logan, UTPROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
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Miller Bullen Hansen Scholarship Foundation INC President, Trustee · $280K revenue · Logan, UTPROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT TO THE WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.Filed FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Western Governors University Trustee/President · $1.7B revenue · Salt Lake City, UTWGU'S MISSION IS TO CHANGE LIVES FOR THE BETTER BY CREATING PATHWAYS TO OPPORTUNITY. WGU DOES THIS BY OPERATING AND ADMINISTERING AN INSTITUTION OF…Filed FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wgu Academy Director · $16.3M revenue · Salt Lake City, UTSCHEDULE OFiled FY2023, FY2022, FY2021 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wgu Advancement Director / Chair · $4.3M revenue · Salt Lake City, UTTO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY.Filed FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Wgu Labs Director (chair) · $11.0M revenue · Salt Lake City, UTTO ENGAGE IN RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND LICENSING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES TO OPTIMIZE LEARNER OUTCOMESFiled FY2022, FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Scott Pulsipher

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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Scott Pulsipher 1 organization · Boston, MAJobs for the Future INC
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Scott Pulsipher 1 organization · Denver, COWestern Governors Foundation
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Scott Pulsipher 1 organization · Washington, DCAmerican Council on Education
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Scott Pulsipher 1 organization · Washington, DCPresidents Forum
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Scott Pulsipher 1 organization · American Fork, UTAmerican Heritage Schools INC

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Serves alongside

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President & Trustee · FY2021
$1.8M
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Chief Operating Officer · FY2024
$955K
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Former President · FY2020
$899K
M
Chief Academic Off(thru 12/22) · FY2022
$806K
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Chief Financial Officer · FY2024
$796K
D
Sr VP, Technology & CIO · FY2024
$680K
P
Former Chief Marketing Officer · FY2019
$656K
C
Chief Academic Officer & Provost · FY2024
$640K
K
Sr VP, Leavitt School of Health (thru 8/2024) · FY2024
$585K
B
Sr VP, People & Talent · FY2024
$584K
M
Sr VP, Business College · FY2024
$534K
D
Sr VP, Academic Delivery · FY2024
$527K

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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