Ed Clayton, Senior Director of Strategic Funding and Grants Administration at Autism Speaks is responsible for assisting in the development of new and innovative strategies for funding research that advances the science mission of Autism Speaks. In addition, Dr. Clayton provides oversight to the administrative process required to build and maintain Autism Speaks’ portfolio of high impact grants, fellowships, and targeted awards, which currently consists of over 1,000 investigator-initiated grants, fellowships and strategic investments via for-profit entities through DELSIA (Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism).