Colleen Reda is the Senior Grants and Contracts Manager at the Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, leading comprehensive hands-on administration and support for the research enterprise within the institute, including pre and post-award administration for all sponsored award activity.  Before joining BFI, Colleen held the position of Business Manager/Grant & Contract Specialist in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago from 2014 – 2017, supporting faculty members, chair, and others, including the Energy Policy Institute at Chicago (EPIC), in grant administration, procurement, and account management. From 2009 – 2014, she served as Business Manager in the Social Sciences Division Local Business Center at the University of Chicago.