Lucy van Beever is the Senior Director of Career Operations at the Feld Center for Career & Alumni Engagement, where she leads the strategy and operations behind employer engagement, career initiatives, recruiting systems, and office administration, partnering across Questrom and Boston University to deliver programs and services that support student and alumni career success.

With more than 15 years at BU and a background spanning higher education, hospitality, retail, health and wellness, and entrepreneurship, Lucy brings a broad perspective on organizational growth, talent development, and employer engagement. In her current role, she leads the operational infrastructure behind the Feld Center’s programs and services, working alongside her team to plan, implement, and continuously improve the School’s career ecosystem. She also onboards and trains new team members, ensuring staff have the systems, resources, and knowledge needed to serve students, alumni, and employer partners effectively.

Previously at the Feld Center, Lucy served concurrently as Industry Relations Manager (IRM) for the Social Impact MBA program and Director of Employer Engagement. In her IRM role, she coached MBA students and cultivated employer relationships that expanded mission-driven internship and career opportunities. As Director of Employer Engagement, she helped strengthen the Feld Center’s career operations, overseeing employer events, recruiting systems, technology implementation, and operational processes. Prior to joining Questrom, Lucy served as Associate Director of Employer Engagement at BU’s Center for Career Development, where she led employer engagement strategy across the university, supported students and alumni in their job and internship searches, and developed new approaches to strengthen recruiting relationships, including the university’s first nonprofit career fair and recruiter-led mock interviews. She also directed the university-wide implementation of Handshake. Earlier, as Assistant to the Dean at the School of Hospitality Administration, she supported two consecutive deans and stepped in to advise students and manage employer relations during a leadership transition.

Before joining BU, Lucy founded and operated a consulting practice working directly with founders and early-stage companies on strategy, market entry, commercialization, and operational growth — helping organizations move from idea to execution across retail, health and wellness, and consumer sectors. Lucy holds an M.S. in Administrative Studies from Boston University and a B.S. in Hotel Management from Cornell University.