Richard McFarland joined the staff in 2011, having previously served as divisional administrator for the Center for Theoretical Neuroscience at Columbia University. Before that, he worked at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International (JDRF) as grants manager and team leader of grants administration. McFarland has a joint bachelor’s degree in communications and visual arts from Fordham University and a master of public administration with a focus in advanced management and finance from Columbia University.