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Suzanne Ortega

President · Council of Graduate Schools

President at Council of Graduate Schools. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$978K

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 President of Council of Graduate Schools, based in Washington, DC.
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Received $978K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Sociologist and higher education leader who served as sixth President of the Council of Graduate Schools from 2014-2025. Expert in social inequality, mental health epidemiology, and graduate education with extensive scholarly contributions and leadership roles at major research universities.

Compiled from public web sources (3 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
President of Council of Graduate Schools (July 1, 2014 - June 30, 2025)
Education
  • Vanderbilt University (M.A. in Sociology)
  • Vanderbilt University (Ph.D. in Sociology)

Body of work

Publications

Books, articles, and writing this person has authored — a strong signal when vetting a leader's expertise and voice.

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Essentials of Sociology (9th edition, co-authored with David B. Brinkerhoff and Rose Weitz)

Affiliations

Organizations

Council of Graduate Schools President · $5.8M revenue · Washington, DCDedicated to the improvement and advancement of graduate education.pay $478K → $978KFiled FY2023, FY2021, FY2020 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$978Kreported comp

Network

Serves alongside

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

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President · FY2024
$580K
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VP Finance, Hr and Operations · FY2024
$273K
K
VP for Finance, Human Resources & Operations · FY2022
$252K
A
Assoc. VP, Gov't Relations/Public Policy · FY2024
$200K
J
VP, Best Practices and Strategic Initiatives · FY2024
$197K
J
VP, Best Practices and Strategic Initatives · FY2023
$187K
L
VP, Public Policy and Government Affairs · FY2020
$170K
A
Asst VP for Membership & Alliances · FY2024
$148K
G
Controller · FY2023
$139K
H
VP of Research and Knowledge Development · FY2020
$136K
J
Dir, Member Engagement, Recruitment & Retention · FY2024
$135K
H
Dir, Meetings & Member Services · FY2024
$134K

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