Ms. Jessica Guzzo
Executive Director of Research and Business Operations, Business and Finance
Executive Director of Research and Business Operations, Office of Research
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Ms. Guzzo
Phone: (703) 993-2148
Fax: (703) 993-2001
Email: jguzzo (@gmu.edu)
George Mason University
Fairfax Campus
Thompson Hall 2108
4400 University Dr.
MS 2F1
Fairfax, VA 22030
Jessica Guzzo is the Executive Director of Research and Business Operations for the George Mason University (GMU) College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). Guzzo spent the first six years of her career working in the accounting profession and has served in higher education finance, business and research administration leadership and management positions for the past 19 years. Prior to her current role she held positions as the college’s Director of Post Award Services, the Director of Finance and Business for North Carolina State University’s Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and the Director of Sponsored Programs for the College of William & Mary’s Virginia Institute of Marine Science. While at NC State, she worked with key stakeholders to build the Friday Institute Business Office and at GMU has worked collaboratively with stakeholders to build the CEHD Office of Research Administration. Guzzo is a Certified Research Administrator (CRA), Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA) and a Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA) and has a BA from Old Dominion University. She is also actively involved with the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA) and the Society of Research Administrators International (SRAI) and is currently serving as the Chair of the SRAI Virginia Special Interest Group for 2024-2025.
Certified Research Administrator (CRA)
Certified Pre-Award Research Administrator (CPRA)
Certified Financial Research Administrator (CFRA)
