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. He is responsible for oversight of the Office of Sponsored Research including negotiation and administration of complex awards, 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 starting as a departmental grant manager, and working up to the position of Associate Director of Sponsored Projects.
David has a broad knowledge of research administration, but specializes in federal and industrial 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 has been a faculty member of NCURA’s Fundamentals of Research Administration, and of two of NCURA’s online Distance Learning Programs. David represents Caltech at the Federal Demonstration Partnership (FDP), where he serves as a member of the Terms and Conditions Committee, the Contracts Task Force, and the Subawards Task Force. He is also a contributing chapter author to Sponsored Research Administration: A Guide to Effective Strategies and Recommended Practices, a publication of NCURA and Atlantic Information Services. David has served as an invited lecturer to a number of universities.
