Catherine Strickland

Job title: 
Industry Contracts Officer
Department: 
Industry Alliances Office (IAO)
Bio/CV: 

Catherine Strickland joined UC Berkeley in 2025. She brings over ten years of contract experience from the Research Foundation for the State University of New York where she was a Senior Contract Specialist and Virginia Tech where she was the Applied Research Contracts Manager. Prior to working in research administration, Catherine worked in the nonprofit and government sectors focusing on literacy,  workforce development, and community economic development. She has an MPA and BA in English.