David Mackie is the Associate Director for the CFAES Office for Research & Graduate Education, Grant Development Support Unit. Prior to returning to CFAES, he most recently served as the Director of Financial Operations for the College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture (CESTA) and the 1890 Land Grant Program at Central State University, where he managed financial systems for agricultural initiatives such as the Agricultural Research and Development Program and the Cooperative Extension Service.
Previously at OSU, David was a Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist in CFAES, where he led pre- and post-award activities, managed complex proposals, and worked on international projects. He also held grant administration roles in the CFAES Office of International; Programs in Agriculture, the OSU College of Medicine and the Department of Physics. His expertise extends to financial analysis, budgeting, forecasting, and procurement.
David holds an MBA from Ohio Dominican University and a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Franklin University. He is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA) and a member of both the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI).