| Jeffrey A. Beard | |
| Office: | Secretary of Corrections and Rehabilitation of California |
| Term Start: | December 2012 |
| Term End: | January 2016 |
| Governor: | Jerry Brown |
| Successor: | Scott Kernan |
| Office2: | Secretary of Corrections of Pennsylvania |
| Term Start2: | 2003 |
| Term End2: | January 18, 2011 |
| Governor2: | Ed Rendell |
| Successor2: | John Wetzel |
Jeffrey A. Beard is a retired prison official. Beard served as Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from December, 2012 to January, 2016.[1] He previously served as Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, from 2001 until 2010. [2]
Beard first started working in corrections in Pennsylvania in 1972.[3]