Mr. Mark Gaffigan

Acting Director, Energy Issues
Natural Resources and Environment Team
U.S. Government Accountability Office

Mr. Gaffigan is currently serving as the Acting Director for energy issues at the US Government Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress and the American people by evaluating and auditing the programs and expenditures of the federal government. Since beginning with GAO in 1987, Mr. Gaffigan has reviewed and reported on a variety of federal government programs with an emphasis on budget and program reviews of the US Department of Energy. Recently, Mr. Gaffigan led GAO's February 2007 report to Congress, Crude Oil: Uncertainty about Future Supply Makes it Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production (GAO-07-283) available at www.gao.gov. Prior to GAO, Mr. Gaffigan served on the staff of U.S. Congressman Terry L. Bruce (IL). Mr. Gaffigan earned a BA in economics and a MA in Public Administration from the University of Illinois. He is also a licensed CPA in the state of Maryland.

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