Bob Westbrooks
Bob Westbrooks | |
|---|---|
| Executive Director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee | |
| Assumed office April 27, 2020 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Inspector General of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation | |
| In office May 2015 – April 2020 | |
| President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Robert A. Westbrooks |
| Alma mater | American University (BA) University of Maryland (JD) |
Robert A. Westbrooks is an American attorney, Certified Public Accountant, auditor, and government watchdog serving as Executive Director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee.
Education
Westbrooks earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in justice from American University and a Juris Doctor from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. After graduating from law school, he was admitted to the Maryland State Bar Association.[1]
Career
Westbrooks began his career as a staffer in the United States Senate before serving as an agent of the United States Postal Inspection Service.[2] Westbrooks later worked for the National Archives and Records Administration, United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, and Office of Inspector General for the Department of Transportation.[3] Westbrooks also served as Deputy Inspector General of the Small Business Administration. In May 2015, he was appointed Inspector General of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation. Westbrooks was appointed Executive Director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee on April 27, 2020.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ "Robert A. Westbrooks | Potomac Forum". www.potomacforum.org. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Robert Westbrooks Appointed PBGC Inspector General | Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation". www.pbgc.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Pandemic Response Watchdog Launches Website, Names Executive Director – MeriTalk". Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ "Robert A. Westbrooks | Pandemic Response Accountability Committee". pandemic.oversight.gov. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Cheney, Kyle. "Federal watchdogs name top staffer to oversee pandemic response". POLITICO. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
- ^ Beavers, Olivia (2020-04-27). "Top government watchdog names new official to government's coronavirus oversight panel". TheHill. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
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