Who are the current executives and board members of Turning Point USA in 2025?
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Executive summary
Turning Point USA’s leadership changed in September 2025 after the death of founder Charlie Kirk: the board unanimously elected his widow, Erika Kirk, as CEO and chair of the board [1] [2]. Contemporary reporting names board members who signed the announcement — Doug De Groote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika and David Engelhardt — and TPUSA’s own team pages and news outlets list Erika as CEO and board chair [3] [4] [5].
1. What the records say: Erika Kirk is now CEO and board chair
Multiple outlets and TPUSA’s own team page report that on Sept. 18, 2025 the Turning Point USA board “unanimously elected” Erika Kirk to replace her husband Charlie Kirk as CEO and chair of the board after his death; TPUSA’s site lists her in those roles [4] [1] [2].
2. Who signed the board statement announcing the change
News coverage cites a Turning Point board statement announcing Erika’s elevation that was signed by board members Doug De Groote, Mike Miller, Tom Sodeika and David Engelhardt — names repeated across The Hill and other outlets as signatories to the board letter [3].
3. What TPUSA’s internal pages show about executive staff
TPUSA’s team page and official site present organizational branding and senior staff listings, and explicitly show Erika Kirk as CEO and Board Chair [4] [6]. Those pages also describe the organization’s programs and reach (college/high-school chapters), but do not provide a full, itemized roster of all current executives and every board member in the same single place [4] [6].
4. Evidence gap: a full, contemporaneous roster is not available in these sources
Available sources do not publish a comprehensive, up-to-date list of every Turning Point USA executive and every board member for 2025. News stories focus on Erika’s succession and repeat the four board signatories but do not present a vetted, complete board roster or an exhaustive executive-team directory beyond the CEO listing [3] [4].
5. Context: why public reporting emphasizes Erika and a few board names
Reporting centers on Erika Kirk because the leadership change followed a high-profile assassination of the founder and required a rapid succession narrative; outlets quoted the board’s public statement and named the signatories as the most relevant trustees involved in the announcement [1] [2]. That emphasis also reflects journalistic practice: in sudden leadership transitions, reporters prioritize the new chief executive and the board members who made the selection public [1] [5].
6. Corroboration and official reassurance about finances and scrutiny
In December 2025 reporting, government correspondence was referenced to counter social-media allegations about TPUSA finances: a Treasury Department letter reportedly stated that TPUSA-related tax-exempt entities were not under IRS examination and that required 990s had been filed on time — coverage that names Erika in relation to those rumors but does not alter the documented leadership change [7].
7. What competing perspectives exist in the record
Sources present the organization’s statement and allies’ views that Charlie Kirk had planned for Erika to succeed him and that the board’s action was orderly [1] [5]. Critical sources included in the search describe TPUSA’s controversial tactics and past scrutiny (professor lists, fundraising strategies), offering context that leadership questions attract public attention; those critiques are reported alongside coverage of the succession but are not specific refutations of the board’s announcement [8] [9].
8. How to get a definitive, current roster
For a complete, authoritative list of current executives and all board members beyond the names cited here, consult TPUSA’s official filings and organizational pages (form 990s, the TPUSA team/board pages) or request the group’s board roster directly; the sources supplied here do not provide that full roster in one place [4] [6] [7].
Limitations and next steps: this brief relies solely on the supplied search results. If you want, I can pull the organization’s 2025 IRS filings, the TPUSA team page snapshots, or additional contemporary news coverage to compile a more exhaustive list — those records are the places most likely to name every officer and director in 2025 (available sources do not mention a complete roster beyond the cited names) [4] [3] [7].