David Mayo has been involved in research administration for over 28 years. He is the Director of Sponsored Research at the California Institute of Technology where he has worked since 2002. David is responsible for oversight of the Office of Sponsored Research including negotiation and administration of complex awards with government, industry and international partners, review and interpretation of existing and emerging federal and state policies and regulations, development of campus policies and procedures, and development and implementation of training programs for campus staff in the area of research administration. David came to Caltech from the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he had worked in research administration for over 20 years.

David has a broad knowledge of research administration, but specializes in federal, industrial and international contracting, intellectual property, policy and procedure development, and training. A member of NCURA since 1988, David has just recently ended a three-year term as NCURA Vice President, President, and Immediate Past President. He is a current faculty member of NCURA's Departmental Research Administration Workshop, and has been a faculty member of NCURA's Fundamentals of Sponsored Project Administration Workshop, and co-author of two of NCURA's online Distance Learning Programs.