Jeff Ritchie is the Founding Director of the Office of Sponsored Programs at Hamilton College. He has thirty years experience in university sponsored research and government contracting. His experience includes work at research-intensive universities, federal agencies, non-profit healthcare, and predominantly undergraduate institutions. He is a member of NCURA and currently serves on the NCURA Traveling Faculty; he is also a member of SRAI and the European Association of Research Managers and Administrators (EARMA). Jeff is also a former Chair of the Research Administrators Certification Council (RACC) where he serves in Board Emeritus status.