Executive Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development


Contract Authority Chart

Executive Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development See President and Senior Leadership
  • Associate Vice President for Knowledge Enterprise Development
  • Associate Vice President, OKED Operations
  • Assistant Vice President, OKED Operations
  • Executive Director, OKED Operations
  • Director, OKED Operations
  • Associate Director, OKED Operations
  • Assistant Director, OKED Operations
  • Vice President for Strategic Industry Collaborations
  1. Sponsored grant and contract proposals and bids
  2. Sponsored grants and contracts, including subcontracts for collaborative research issued by the University for services under a sponsored prime contract
  3. Affiliation agreements, in a form approved by University counsel, for internship placement of University students without exchange of monetary compensation
  4. Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) financing documents related to sponsored grants and contracts
  5. Material transfer agreements
  6. Non-disclosure agreements
  7. Required institutional certifications
  8. Other agreements related directly to the responsibilities and functions of the Office of Knowledge Enterprise Development but which do not impose a financial obligation on the University
Vice President and University Dean of Entrepreneurship & Innovation
  1. Affiliation agreements, in a form approved by University counsel, for internship placement of University students without exchange of monetary compensation
  2. Facility use or rental agreements that relate to the use of facilities under the direct control of the dean, not to exceed $20,000, and in a form approved by University counsel
  3. Contracts for the use of off-campus facilities (other than hotel, banquet, conference, or convention centers, or similar facilities, which must go through Purchasing and Business Services) for college-sponsored programs, not to exceed $10,000, and in a form approved by University counsel
  4. Speaker, honorarium, and performance contracts for college-sponsored programs within facilities under the direct control of the dean, not to exceed $20,000, and in a form approved by University counsel
  5. Services agreements, after consultation with University counsel or on a form approved by University counsel, for the provision of external sales or services by University departments under the direct control of the dean, not to exceed $20,000
  6. Sponsored Instructional Projects Agreements with the corporate partners that sponsor instructional projects (capstone projects)
  7. Agreements that relate directly to the responsibilities and functions of the Office of the Vice President for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, provided that such agreements are not sponsored grants or contracts and further provided that if such agreements or contracts impose a financial obligation on the University such financial obligation shall not exceed $10,000
Deputy Director, Biodesign Institute
  1. Agreements or contracts that relate directly to the responsibilities and functions of the Biodesign Institute, provided that such agreements or contracts are not sponsored grants or contracts and further provided that if such agreements or contracts impose a financial obligation on the University such financial obligation shall not exceed $10,000
Executive Director, McCain Institute for International Leadership
  1. All contracts, including procurement contracts, that relate directly to the responsibilities and functions of the McCain Institute for International Leadership, not to exceed the dollar threshold for which a formal competitive solicitation is required, as set forth in the Arizona Board of Regents Procurement Code, regardless of whether such contract is a procurement contract
  2. Other contracts or agreements as approved by the President