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GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
441 G Street NW., Washington, DC 20548
Phone, 202-512-3000. Internet, www.gao.gov.
Comptroller General of the United States David M. Walker
Deputy Comptroller General of the (vacancy)
United States
Chief Operating Officer Gene L. Dodaro
Chief Mission Support Officer/Chief Sallyanne Harper
Financial Officer
General Counsel Tony Gamboa
Managing Director, Office of (vacancy)
Special Investigations
Teams:
Managing Director, Acquisition and Jack Brock
Sourcing Management
Managing Director, Applied Research Nancy Kingsbury
and Methods
Director Donna Heivilin
Chief Accountant Phil Calder
Chief Economist Scott Farrow
Chief Statistician Robert Parker
Chief Technologist Keith Rhodes
Senior Actuary Joseph Applebaum
Managing Director, Defense Butch Hinton
Capabilities and Management
Managing Director, Education, Cindy Fagnoni
Workforce, and Income
Security
Managing Director, Financial Jeff Steinhoff
Management and Assurance
Managing Director, Financial Markets Tom McCool
and Community Investments
Managing Director, Health Care Bill Scanlon
Managing Director, International Susan Westin
Affairs and Trade
Managing Director, Information Joel Willemssen
Technology
Managing Director, Natural Resources Bob Robinson
and Environment
Managing Director, Physical John Anderson
Infrastructure
Managing Director, Strategic Issues Vic Rezendes
Managing Director, Federal Paul Posner
Budget and
Intergovernmental
Relations
Managing Director, Tax Norm Rabkin
Administration and Justice
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Support Functions:
Managing Director, Congressional Helen Hsing
Relations
Managing Director, External Liaison Gloria Jarmon
Managing Director, Field Offices Thomas Brew
Inspector General Frances Garcia
Mission Support Offices:
Deputy Mission Support Officer Richard Brown
Chief Information Officer Anthony Cicco
Controller/Chief Administrative Stanley J. Czerwinski
Officer
Customer Relations Greg McDonald
Human Capital Officer Jesse Hoskins
Knowledge Services Officer Catherine Teti
Managing Director, Professional Mark Gebicke
Development Program
Managing Director, Opportunity and Ron Stroman
Inclusiveness
Chair, Personnel Appeals Board Michael Wolf
Managing Director, Product and Keith Fultz
Process Improvement
Managing Director, Public Affairs Jeff Nelligan
Managing Director, Quality and Risk Michael Gryszkowiec
Management
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