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Shannon McGahn

Director · Public Affairs Council INC

Director at Public Affairs Council INC. 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
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
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Reported as Director of Public Affairs Council INC, based in Washington, DC.
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Also listed as Director of Ripon Society INC, uncompensated.
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Executive Vice President and Chief Advocacy Officer for the National Association of REALTORS since October 2020, the first female to hold this position in NAR's 110-year history. Responsible for managing NAR's Federal Legislative and Political Affairs teams.

Joined NAR in 2018 as first woman Senior Vice President of Government Affairs. 20-year Capitol Hill career including staff director for House Financial Services Committee and counselor to US Treasury Secretary.

Earned B.A. in History from The George Washington University.

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
Chief Advocacy Officer since October 2020; NAR since 2018; 20+ years Capitol Hill career
Education
  • The George Washington University · B.A. History

Affiliations

Organizations

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

Public Affairs Council INC Director · $7.6M revenue · Washington, DCOur mission is to advance the field of public affairs and provide tools and resources that enable public affairs executives and managers to achieve…Filed FY2025, FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Ripon Society INC Director · $5.7M revenue · Washington, DCTo provide a forum for the discussion of policy issues and mechanism for research into those issues; to promote general welfare of people of the…Filed FY2024 · Source: Form 990, Part VII

Disambiguation

Other people named Shannon McGahn

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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Shannon McGahn 1 organization · Washington, DCUnited States Capitol Historical Society
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Shannon McGahn 1 organization · Chicago, ILNational Association of Realtors

Network

Serves alongside

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

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President (to 01/25) · FY2025
$904K
J
President & CEO · FY2024
$824K
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President & CEO (from 01/25) · FY2025
$478K
D
President · FY2021
$434K
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Membership Dir · FY2024
$340K
L
Communications Dir · FY2024
$327K
R
VP Finance and Administration · FY2025
$266K
L
Sr. Dir., Marketing and Comm · FY2025
$245K
J
Special Assistant · FY2024
$218K
K
Sr. Dir., Public Affairs Practice · FY2025
$196K
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Policy Director · FY2024
$183K
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Sr. Dir., Membership · FY2025
$161K

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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