Bev Beatty has been Administrative Dean of Social Science since October 2008. She serves as the Social Science Division’s chief administrative and financial officer, overseeing all administrative functions including human resources, finance, capital projects, sponsored research, and IT. Bev plays a key role in strategic planning and in aligning divisional goals and business operations with those of the other academic and administrative units in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, including the Division’s 32 academic departments and research centers.
Prior to her current role, Bev was the Director of Harvard’s Office for Sponsored Programs. Before joining Harvard in 2003 Bev held senior administrative roles at Stanford University and the University of California at San Francisco. Bev received her A.B. degree in Sociology with a secondary degree in Psychology from Stanford University, and an M.A. in Counseling/Health Psychology from Santa Clara University.
Throughout her career Bev has been drawn to advancing the mission of higher education, developing creative solutions to complex problems, and fostering a healthy workplace culture that joins people in shared purpose and supports them in doing their best work.