Bio

Relevant Experience

20 years: Co-Teaching Public Speaking at Stanford with James Wagstaffe COM 01 & COM 118

Business Experience

​​​​​​​Founder and Sole Owner of The Trafton Group, San Mateo CA
Previously with TRI and Cushman & Wakefield, San Mateo CA
Directing, managing, marketing, selling, leasing, and property management for commercial real estate.

Architectural Design

President: Beavers, Bean and Hale Associates Boulder CO Merged with Oz Architecture
Directing, Managing design and planning for financial institutions, corporations and non-profits.

Prior Board Membership

San Mateo Rotary Club - Previous Board Member & Past President
Board President Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough CA

HIP Housing

HIP Housing San Mateo, CA​​​​​​​
Previous Board Member and Board President, Head of Housing Committee: Managing HIP’s property purchases.

Affordable Housing Ventures

Founder
Purchasing naturally occurring affordable housing (NOAH) non-profit housing developers.

Education

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Boston MA Graduate Studies in Urban and Regional Planning
University of Colorado Boulder CO Bachelor of Arts
East Asian Studies Foreign Studies: Art and Religion, Kyoto, Japan

References

James Wagstaffe, Kerr & Wagstaffe, San Francisco CA
Kate Comfort Harr, ED HIP Housing, San Mateo CA
Amy Richards, Retired Head, Crystal Springs Uplands School, Hillsborough CA

Academic Appointments

  • Casual - Other Teaching Staff, Continuing Studies and Summer Session
  • Lecturer, Writing and Rhetoric Studies

Contact

  • Academic
    bhbean@stanford.edu
    University - Other Teaching/Research Department: Oral Communication Position: Lecturer
    University - Other Teaching/Research Department: Continuing Studies Position: Casual - Other Teaching Staff

Additional Info

  • Mail Code: 3069