Ben Bottorff

Ben Bottorff is an experienced academic leader currently serving as the Director of Academic Advising at the University of San Francisco's School of Management since April 2015, where responsibilities include managing advising structures for 1,400 undergraduate business students and addressing academic and registration issues. Prior roles include serving as an Academic Success Coach and Director of Academic Development, providing advising for over 600 students, and teaching economics at Trident Technical College and Midlands Technical College, where coursework was designed to integrate economic principles with current events. Bottorff began academic mentoring at the University of South Carolina, and has also held positions focused on undergraduate advising and field research coordination. Educational qualifications include a Master of Arts in International and Development Economics from the University of San Francisco and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz.