Beaton then gained admission to both Harvard and Yale Law Schools and obtained his JD from Yale while pursuing a Master's in Education Entrepreneurship at UPenn. Beaton also holds a Masters in Global Affairs as a Schwarzman Scholar from Tsinghua University.

Throughout this academic career, Beaton developed both theoretical knowledge and leadership skills that have helped him build Crimson Education into a highly effective and fast-growing enterprise, with global teams immersed in data-driven decision making, continuous learning, supportive collaboration, and a quest for innovation.

Today, as a result of Beaton’s leadership, Crimson Education deploys an impressive network of admissions strategists, counselors, mentors, and talented technology specialists — all dedicated to exploring new ways to help scholars realize their full potential, with insights and programs supporting students from middle school years to graduate school and beyond.