Chief Operating Officer at Zoological Society of San Diego. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 2 organizations on the Form 990 record.
Ambiguous identityThis name matches 3 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
$820K
Others who share this name
3
Who this is
Profile
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Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced
President and Chief Executive Officer of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, a global nonprofit conservation organization overseeing the San Diego Zoo and San Diego Zoo Safari Park. He brings over two decades of leadership experience in hospitality and tourism industries, including previous roles at Hilton Hotels and Vail Resorts, and served as Chief Operating Officer of San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance for nine years before his promotion to CEO.
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Career & tenure
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Tenure here
9 years as COO, then promoted to President/CEO
Affiliations
Organizations
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Zoological Society of San DiegoChief Operating Officer · $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 $473K → $820KFiled FY2024, FY2023, FY2022, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$820Kreported comp
Balboa Park Cultural PartnershipDirector · $3.2M revenue · San Diego, CAONE PARK-ONE TEAM, advancing Balboa Park cultural organizations through collaboration and advocacy.Filed FY2021, FY2020, FY2019 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
Disambiguation
Other people named Shawn Dixon
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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Shawn Dixon2 organizations · San Diego, CASan Diego Convention and Tourist Bureau
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Shawn Dixon1 organization · Ashland, KYTri-State Labor Education and Development Trust Fund
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Shawn Dixon1 organization · Philadelphia, PAFriends of Ryan INC
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Executive Director · Zoological Society of Cincinnati
$1.6M
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
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