Kevin Fleming O'Brien, SJ (born October 8, 1966) is an American Jesuit priest, theologian, educator, and former president of Santa Clara University from 2019 to 2021.
[1] He previously served as the dean of SCU's Jesuit School of Theology and as Vice President for Mission and Ministry at Georgetown University.
[2] O'Brien was placed on indefinite leave from SCU on March 18, 2021, after unspecified allegations in adult settings were shared with the University Board of Trustees.
In a May 2019 National Catholic Reporter profile of O'Brien, he said his parents taught their children “to give back to the community and that to whom much is given, much is expected.”[6] He attended Georgetown University, obtaining with a bachelor's degree in government in 1988, the same year he became a naturalized American citizen.
He served as associate pastor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., and as chaplain for the Jesuit Refugee Service in Los Angeles.