Erika D. Beck

Erika Drew Beck is an American academic administrator serving as the president of California State University, Northridge. She was previously president of California State University Channel Islands.

Erika D. Beck
6th President of California State University, Northridge
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2021 (2021-01-11)
Preceded by	Dianne F. Harrison
2nd President of California State University, Channel Islands
In office August 2016 – December 2020
Preceded by	Richard R. Rush
Succeeded by	Richard Yao
Personal details
Education	University of California, San Diego (BA, PhD) San Diego State University (MA)

Education

Beck earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from the University of California, San Diego, a Master of Arts in psychology from San Diego State University, and a PhD in experimental psychology from the University of California, San Diego.^[1][2]

Career

Beck served as president of California State University Channel Islands from 2016 to 2020. Prior to becoming the president of CSUCI, Beck was the provost and executive vice president at Nevada State College in Henderson, Nevada.^[3][4] On October 29, 2020, Beck was named as the new president of California State University, Northridge, with a start date of January 11, 2021.^[5][6]

Personal life

A native of California, Beck is the mother of two children.^[7]