James C. Bean

James C. Bean was provost of Northeastern University in Boston from 2015–2020. Before this, he was senior vice president and provost at the University of Oregon from 2008–2013 and dean of the Lundquist College of Business from 2004–2008. Bean spent 24 years at the University of Michigan, including appointments as the Ford Motor Company co-director of the Tauber Manufacturing Institute, associate dean for graduate education and international programs in the College of Engineering and associate dean for academic affairs. He earned master’s and doctorate degrees in operations research from Stanford University and a bachelor of science degree in mathematics (honors and distinction) from Harvey Mudd College.