Brian Beacham

Brian Beacham serves as the Chief Athletics Operating Officer, a position he's held since August of 2023, and earned a promotion to deputy athletic director in September of 2025. 

In this role, he will have oversight of internal operations including financial and business operations, contracts, game operations, facilities, equipment, capital projects and camps in addition to serving as the liaison to the legal and financial affairs offices on campus.

Beacham also functions as the sport administrator for men's basketball, men's lacrosse, golf and rowing.

Beacham came to Villanova in March of 2016 as the Assistant Director for Athletics Development, then was promoted to Associate Director in 2018. In 2019, Beacham was named the Executive Director for Athletic Development where he led all areas of the Villanova Athletic Fund.

Prior to VU, Beacham spent seven years at Cabrini, where he served as sports information director, assistant and associate athletic director while assisting with athletic fundraising and sport administrator duties for golf and tennis.

Beacham also previously functioned as a graduate extern in Temple University's media relations department and an athletic communications intern at Syracuse.

Beacham earned a Bachelor's degree in 2006 and a Master's in 2010 in Sport and Recreation Management from Temple, where he served four years as a men's basketball manager under head coach John Chaney.

Beacham and his wife Liz have three children – Reegan, Mack and Colbie – and reside in Havertown, Pa.