Kelly Bean

W5-E: Diverse Talent Leadership Development Programs: Making the Case

About Kelly Bean

Kelly Bean is the Assistant Dean of Executive Education for UCLA’s Anderson School of Management, where she oversees all facets of strategy, budget, design and implementation for educational programs that blend business and leadership theory, practice and application to meet client needs for executive development in top organizations worldwide. Previously, Kelly was Executive Director of Emory Executive Development at the Goizueta Business School and Director of Public Programs and Adjunct Professor of Management at the University of South Carolina Moore School of Business. An expert in general management, organizational design and development, talent management, process improvement and change management, Kelly has taught sessions to all levels of leaders from a variety of organizations and industries. She is a certified facilitator of The Birkman Method Assessment and consults to organizations such as The Home Depot and Ford Direct.  Kelly has held officer and board appointments with Ovarian Cycle, Inc. and the Human Resource Leadership Forum and sits on the board of ASCENT, an organization focusing on the leadership development of multi-cultural women. She earned her B.S. in Business Administration and M.A. in Human Resources from the University of South Carolina.