Master Planning
Departments within Business Operations
David Payne
AVP, Planning and Engagement
David serves as Emory’s Associate Vice President for Planning and Engagement. In this capacity, he oversees internal engagement with faculty, students, and staff on Emory’s Framework Master Plan, and engagement with elected officials, civic leadership, and other external constituencies on the plan and its implementation.
Emory’s Framework Master Plan is a 20+ year strategy of where Emory - both University and Healthcare - envision its facility needs and growth in metro Atlanta over the decades ahead.
Prior to his current position, David was chief of staff for the Executive Vice President for Business and Administration at Emory University, which oversees the business functions of the university. Before joining Emory, he worked with Atlanta-based public affairs firms, and in corporate communications and external affairs.
He is a Maryland native who graduated from the University of Richmond and the University of Baltimore School of Law.