Michelle Beck
About Michelle Beck
Michelle Beck serves as the Director of Application Development and Portfolio Management at Spencer Stuart, where she has worked since 2016. With a background in computer science and extensive experience in IT leadership, she has successfully led various digital transformation initiatives and integration efforts.
Work at Spencer Stuart
Michelle Beck has served as the Director of Application Development and Portfolio Management at Spencer Stuart since 2016. In this role, she has led several significant initiatives, including the migration of the company's intranet to a modern cloud-based solution and the modernization of the Client Portal. Beck has directed the digital transformation efforts at Spencer Stuart, which included the adoption of video conferencing and cloud storage solutions. She has also implemented a mobile device management rollout to enhance security and reorganized the Chicago Development team to achieve cost savings through off-shoring.
Education and Expertise
Michelle Beck holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Illinois Springfield, which she completed in 2007. She furthered her education by earning an MBA in General Management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University in 2012. Additionally, she studied Computer Science at the University of California, Berkeley from 1994 to 1997. Her educational background provides a strong foundation for her expertise in application development and portfolio management.
Background
Before joining Spencer Stuart, Michelle Beck held various roles in the technology and management sectors. She worked as the Business Transformation Leader and Head of IT at Bretford from 2014 to 2015. Prior to that, she served as a Consultant at RGP for four months in 2016. Beck also held the position of IT Director at Aon from 2007 to 2012 and was the Director of Enterprise Application Solutions at SGK, Inc. from 2012 to 2014. Her diverse background includes experience in software analysis and board governance.
Achievements
Throughout her career, Michelle Beck has managed significant projects and initiatives. Notably, she oversaw the integration effort for the acquisition of Kincentric, which involved creating over 25 global legal entities and migrating employee and financial data. She led the design and delivery of a new cloud-based Business Intelligence tool utilizing AWS and Tableau. Additionally, she coordinated the redesign of operational processes and roles, focusing on organization design, change management, and learning and development updates.