About

Waded Cruzado has served as a member of Goosehead's Board of Directors since February 2022 and serves on its Compensation and Nominating and Governance Committees.

She served as President of Montana State University from 2010 until her retirement in June 2025, during which the university set new student enrollment records and became the fastest-growing and largest university in the state. She was honored as the 2011 Michael P. Malone Educator of the Year, and in 2012 President Barack Obama appointed her to the Board for International Food and Agricultural Development, on which she served until 2020 following reappointment in 2017. In 2013 she began serving on Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force, and she was a former member of the Board of Directors of PayneWest Insurance before its acquisition by Marsh & McLennan Agency in April 2021. She holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Puerto Rico and master's and doctoral degrees from the University of Texas at Arlington.

Roles

Goosehead Insurance, Inc.
Director · Current role
2022–present
Montana State University
President · University set new enrollment records and became the fastest-growing and largest university in the state during her tenure; retired June 2025.
2010–June 2025

External Roles

Board for International Food and Agricultural Development
Board member (appointed by President Barack Obama)
2012–2020
PayneWest Insurance
Board of Directors member
Montana Gov. Steve Bullock's Equal Pay for Equal Work Task Force
Member
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
President

Director Compensation

FY 2025
Option Awards
$299,992
Committee Service
$15,000
Total
$314,992

Also at Goosehead Insurance, Inc.

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