Mary Beth Fargo received her undergraduate degree from Providence College in 1984 and her law degree from Georgetown University in 1988. She has been affiliated with Georgetown for many years and returned to Georgetown University Hospital on a full-time basis in 1989 after working in the juvenile courts of the State of Maryland for a private law firm. At the Medical Center, Ms. Fargo served in several roles, including budget analyst, contracts administrator, and Y2K Compliance Director. In May 2000, she began working for the University as the Manager of Financial Analysis and became the CFO for University Services in October 2003. She began her current role as Senior Advisor for Strategic Research Development & Operations in July, 2011.