Megan Carroll Beyer (born June 5, 1957)[1] is an American journalist, activist, and lifelong advocate of women’s rights and gender issues.

[5] In 2012, she led a study on behalf of the George Washington University Global Women's Initiative, "Gender Equality in Employment: Policies and Practices in Switzerland and the U.S."[6] It offered a comparative analysis of gender workplace issues affecting women in Switzerland and the United States, and included original research based on a poll of more than 1,000 Swiss workers.

In April 2016, one month after President Obama’s historic visit to Havana, Beyer led a delegation of U.S. arts leaders to Cuba, that resulted in 15 bilateral agreements.

[9] A program called Turnaround Arts, funded mostly by donations from businesses and private foundations with support from government sources, sought to help some of the worst-performing schools in America.

[10] Beyer presented the 2009-16 PCAH report to the White House, summarizing accomplishments of the Obama administration's contributions to expanding cultural activities in the United States.

[18] Her lifelong involvement in civic affairs includes service on the boards of the Virginia-Israel Commission; the Woodlawn Plantation; the Athenaeum, an historic property in Alexandria, Virginia; Prevent Blindness Mid-Atlantic; the Medical Care for Children Partnership, a project in Fairfax County, Virginia; the Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts; the Richmond Ballet; and Theatre IV, a stage production company in Richmond.

She is a partner in several real estate ventures and holds an interest in the Beyer Automotive Group with dealerships in Alexandria, Falls Church and Dulles.