Cameron ter Horst is a Director at McAllister & Quinn where he leads federal agency engagement services for the Research Universities Practice. In this role, Cameron connects university faculty to program officials (POs) and program managers (PMs) at federal agencies including the DoD, DARPA, HHS, DOE, USDA, and NSF. These meetings provide faculty with the ability to receive direct feedback on their research concepts, learn about the agency’s funding priorities, and build relationships with agency POs and DoD PMs. Cameron guides clients and faculty through the entire agency engagement process including advising on the goals and priorities of the agency of office, providing best practices and templates for development of preliminary white papers and PO/PM outreach, and attending meetings as a facilitator.
Prior to being promoted to Research Analyst, Cameron held both an internship followed by a fellowship position at McAllister and Quinn. He also conducted research at a biomechanics and biophysics laboratory at the College of William and Mary, where he used 3D modeling software to design and simulate backward facing steps in relation to dermal denticles. Cameron holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from the College of William and Mary.