David Kennedy is the Director of Costing Policies and Studies at the Council on Governmental Relations (COGR). Dave's responsibilities encompass monitoring all Federal financial policies that affect the management of Federal research programs. He has been instrumental in developing several COGR publications, including "Policies and Practices: Compensation, Effort Commitments, and Certification" (COGR's Effort Reporting paper) and "An Analysis of F&A Proposal Review and Negotiation Topics from the DCA Best Practices Manual." Most recently, his primary focus has been on the reporting and management issues associated with the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009.

David joined COGR in January 2006. Prior to COGR, he spent seventeen years in Consulting working with universities and research institutions on costing-related issues with a primary focus on F&A rate development and negotiation. David received his Bachelors degree in Economics from Lehigh University and his Masters degree in Public Policy Studies from the University of Chicago. He spent his first two years after Lehigh teaching junior high school mathematics in the New York City Public School System.