Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT · EIN 47-4365018 · Education · Rank 382 by total revenue
To operate and administer an institution of higher learning.
Money, Form 990 for tax year 2024
- Total revenue
- $1,684,644,684
- Total expenses
- $1,527,430,486
- Total assets
- $852,320,868
- Salary base (all salaries and wages)
- $558,906,497
- Salaries, other pay and benefits
- $716,504,002
- Employees
- 8,454
- Salary base per employee
- $66,111
"Salary base" is Form 990 Part IX lines 5 to 7. "Employees" is everyone who got a W-2 that year, full or part time. Form 990-EZ and 990-PF report pay differently; see About the data.
Leadership (28)
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | Total pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pulsipher | TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 2 | $2,131,084 |
| David Grow | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 2 | $1,029,671 |
| Nadeem Syed | CFO & TREASURER | Officer | 2 | $850,850 |
| Courtney Hills McBeth | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER & PROVOST | Officer | 2 | $692,739 |
| Robert Hunt | SR VP, GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY | Officer | 2 | $554,087 |
| Joe Fuller | CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Lenny Mendonca | VICE-CHAIR | Board, Officer | 1 | None reported |
| Keith Smith | SR VP, LEAVITT SCHOOL OF HEALTH (THRU 8/2024) | Key employee | 40 | $638,662 |
| Mitsu Frazier | SR VP, BUSINESS COLLEGE | Key employee | 40 | $605,044 |
| Deborah Fowler | SR VP, ACADEMIC DELIVERY | Key employee | 40 | $594,138 |
| David Perkinson | SR VP, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | Key employee | 40 | $534,704 |
| Gene Hayes | SR VP, REGIONAL OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $495,151 |
| Stacey Ludwig Johnson | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WORK-BASED PATHWAYS | Key employee | 40 | $487,785 |
| Paul Bingham | SR VP, SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY | Key employee | 40 | $471,119 |
| Scott Neuner | SR VP, MARKETING | Key employee | 40 | $438,300 |
| April Chou | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Cole Clark | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| David Simmons | TRUSTEE (EMERITUS AS OF 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Harold Lee Martin Sr | TRUSTEE (AS OF 4/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dr Ruth Watkins | TRUSTEE (AS OF 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Dwana Franklin-Davis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Eloy Ortiz Oakley | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gov Eric Holcomb | TRUSTEE (THRU 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Gov Jared Polis | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Jessie Wooley-Wilson | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
| John W Bluford III | TRUSTEE (THRU 11/2024) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Kerry Healy | TRUSTEE (THRU 01/2025) | Board | 1 | None reported |
| Talia Milgrom-Elcott | TRUSTEE | Board | 1 | None reported |
Top 10 paid people listed
These 10 people received $8,126,130, which is 1.5% of the $558,906,497 salary base shared by 8,454 employees.
| Name | Title | Role | Hours/week | From this org | From related orgs | Other pay | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Pulsipher | TRUSTEE/PRESIDENT | Board, Officer | 2 | $0 | $2,064,774 | $66,310 | $2,131,084 |
| David Grow | CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER | Officer | 2 | $0 | $954,642 | $75,029 | $1,029,671 |
| Nadeem Syed | CFO & TREASURER | Officer | 2 | $0 | $796,190 | $54,660 | $850,850 |
| Courtney Hills McBeth | CHIEF ACADEMIC OFFICER & PROVOST | Officer | 2 | $0 | $640,469 | $52,270 | $692,739 |
| Keith Smith | SR VP, LEAVITT SCHOOL OF HEALTH (THRU 8/2024) | Key employee | 40 | $584,669 | $0 | $53,993 | $638,662 |
| Mitsu Frazier | SR VP, BUSINESS COLLEGE | Key employee | 40 | $533,904 | $0 | $71,140 | $605,044 |
| Deborah Fowler | SR VP, ACADEMIC DELIVERY | Key employee | 40 | $526,828 | $0 | $67,310 | $594,138 |
| Robert Hunt | SR VP, GENERAL COUNSEL/SECRETARY | Officer | 2 | $0 | $463,777 | $90,310 | $554,087 |
| David Perkinson | SR VP, PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT | Key employee | 40 | $480,711 | $0 | $53,993 | $534,704 |
| Gene Hayes | SR VP, REGIONAL OPERATIONS | Key employee | 40 | $443,585 | $0 | $51,566 | $495,151 |
Sources
- IRS e-file return 202611349349312706 (Form 990, period ending 2025-06-30): readable copy at ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer
- IRS Tax Exempt Organization Search for EIN 47-4365018
- Organization website (as filed): www.wgu.edu