Founder of Beckwith Investment Corp., Joan T. Dea occupies the position of Chairman for LEAP: The Pecaut Centre For Social Impact and Managing Director at Beckwith Investment Corp.

She is also Member-Development Council at Yale University and on the board of 5 other companies.

In the past she occupied the position of Director & Partner at The Boston Consulting Group, Inc., Partner at The Canada Consulting Group, Inc., Director at CivicAction Leadership Foundation, Founding Partner of Luminator USA, EVP, Head-Strategic Management & Marketing at BMO Financial Group, Inc. and Director at Women's Initiative.

She received an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a graduate degree from London School of Economics & Political Science.