People

People

The Program Integrity Alliance is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Meet the people that are driving and contributing to our mission.

Team

Linda MillerLM

Linda Miller

President & Co-Founder

Linda Miller is a national authority on fraud prevention and detection, with over 16 years of experience in both public and private sectors.

Gavin UgaleGU

Gavin Ugale

Executive Director & Co-Founder

Gavin has 20 years of experience working in the U.S. and globally to strengthen the impact of public spending through integrity and accountability initiatives.

Matthew HarrisMH

Matthew Harris

Director of AI & Innovation

Matthew is a seasoned leader in data science and artificial intelligence, with over 20 years of experience spanning software development, product management, and advanced data-driven strategies.

Isabel BandIB

Isabel Band

Senior Manager, Strategic Initiatives and Operations

Isabel is a collaborative project and people leader with 14+ years of experience in policy, research, consulting, and stakeholder management.

Board

Amy Edwards HolmesAEH

Amy Edwards Holmes

Board Member

Amy Edwards Holmes is a nationally recognized expert in data strategy, analytics, and public sector innovation.

Paul JohnsonPJ

Paul Johnson

Board Member

Paul Johnson is a senior public policy and government affairs professional with more than a decade of experience in the United States Congress.

Linda MillerLM

Linda Miller

President, Co-Founder, Board Chair

Linda Miller is a national authority on fraud prevention and detection, with over 16 years of experience in both public and private sectors.

Andrew MoylanAM

Andrew Moylan

Board Member

Andrew works to advance smarter, evidence-based tax and budget policies that promote fiscal stability for governments and financial independence and security for Americans.

Carlos A. Otal, CPACAOC

Carlos A. Otal, CPA

Board Member

Carlos Otal is a transformational leader with more than 35 years of experience in the public sector and financial services.

Shruti ShahSS

Shruti Shah

Board Member

Shruti Shah is a seasoned compliance and anti-corruption leader with more than 20 years of global experience advising multinational companies, governments, and international institutions on financial integrity, regulatory compliance, and third-party risk.

Gavin UgaleGU

Gavin Ugale

Executive Director, Co-Founder, Board Member

Gavin has 20 years of experience working in the U.S. and globally to strengthen the impact of public spending through integrity and accountability initiatives.

Danny WerfelDW

Danny Werfel

Board Member

Danny Werfel is a career public servant with more than 20 years of federal service, including two tenures as Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and service as Controller of the Office of Management and Budget.

Advisory Group

Berri DavisBD

Berri Davis

Advisory Group Member

Beryl H. “Berri” Davis is a Director at Sikich and a former Managing Director at the U.S. Government Accountability Office, with deep expertise in improper payments and federal financial oversight.

Stephen LordSL

Stephen Lord

Advisory Group Member

Stephen Lord is a retired senior executive with more than thirty years in the federal accountability community, specializing in performance auditing and fraud prevention, detection, and response.

J. Christopher MihmJCM

J. Christopher Mihm

Advisory Group Member

Chris Mihm is an Adjunct Professor at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School and the former Managing Director for Strategic Issues at the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

Kshemendra PaulKP

Kshemendra Paul

Advisory Group Member

Kshemendra Paul is an Advisor at the Program Integrity Alliance, recognized for his pioneering use of data, enterprise architecture, and open government to improve public administration.

George A. ScottGAS

George A. Scott

Advisory Group Member

George A. Scott is the founder of Alexios, LLC and a former Acting Inspector General at NASA, with extensive experience in oversight, program integrity, and fraud risk management in the public sector.

Robert SheaRS

Robert Shea

Advisory Group Member

Robert Shea is Chief Executive Officer of GovNavigators, with a more than 25-year history of working to improve government performance.

Fellows

Amy Edwards HolmesAEH

Amy Edwards Holmes

Senior Fellow | Data and Technology

Amy Edwards Holmes is a nationally recognized expert in data strategy, analytics, and public sector innovation.

Jetson Leder-LuisJL

Jetson Leder-Luis

Senior Fellow | Value-for-Money

Jetson Leder-Luis is a leading scholar on the economics of fraud and anti-fraud policies in the US, with a focus on federal health programs.

David MaderDM

David Mader

Senior Fellow | Legislative Reform

David Mader is a nationally recognized expert in organizational performance, program integrity and enterprise risk management.

Amy SimonAS

Amy Simon

Senior Fellow | Legislative Reform

Amy Simon is a leading expert in workforce innovation, public policy, and data-driven program integrity.

Partners

National Academy of Public AdministrationNAoPA

National Academy of Public Administration

Research Partner

We partnered with the Academy to conduct a study that explores the inherent tensions between increased data sharing and protecting individual privacy rights in the context of program integrity and fraud prevention.

William & MaryW&M

William & Mary

Capstone Partnership

We partnered with William & Mary’s Raymond A. Mason School of Business through its Master’s in Business Analytics graduate capstone program to advance our Integrity Lab’s mission.