Scott C. Beardsley is Dean and Charles C. Abbott Professor of Business Administration at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business. After graduating from Tufts University and earning an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Beardsley began an international career in strategic practice and leadership development at McKinsey & Company, eventually being elected to their global Board of Directors. Feeling the call to a new career path, Beardsley completed a doctorate in higher education management at the University of Pennsylvania, before accepting his current position. He currently lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.