Bridget Bean

Bridget Bean, Acting Regional Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration. Bridget Bean is the Acting Regional Administrator for the United States Small Business Administration and District Director of the Washington Metro Area District Office. As Regional Administrator for Region 3, Bean is responsible for the delivery and management of SBA’s small business programs, financial assistance, and business development program initiatives throughout the region including PA, DE, MD, WV, VA, and DC. Bean manages a field staff of more than 100 loan, business, and community outreach specialists. Bean works cooperatively with local lenders and successful firms across the region, overseeing more than $34.2 billion in federal government contracts for goods and services purchased from local entrepreneurs.
Bean was named District Director of the SBA Washington Metropolitan Area District Office in 2009. This promotion followed five years of service as Deputy Assistant Administrator for Field Operations, during which she oversaw government compliance for all 68 of SBA’s district offices and led a cross-disciplinary team to eliminate the backlog of disaster assistance loans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
During her time with SBA, Bean has held leadership positions in key areas such as procurement, field operations, and the Office of the Inspector General. She is frequently called upon as a source for journalists working in every medium, including the New York Times, The Washington Business Journal, Fox News, and online streaming- video newscasts. An alumnus of George Mason University, Bean is a member of the U.S. Government Senior Executive Service, a Graduate of the SES Candidate Program and was named to the Council for Excellence during her participation in the Government Fellows Program.