Eric Thorson

Eric M. Thorson is a former American government official who served as Inspector General for the United States Treasury Department.

Eric Thorson
Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury
In office August 12, 2008 – June 30, 2019
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama Donald Trump
Preceded by	Dennis Schindel (Acting)
Succeeded by	Rich Delmar (Acting)
Inspector General of the Small Business Administration
In office April 2006 – August 12, 2008
President	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Peter McClintock (Acting)
Succeeded by	Peter McClintock (Acting)
Personal details
Education	United States Air Force Academy (BS)

Career

• Thorson is a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy.
• He served in the Department of the Air Force as Acting Assistant Secretary and twice as Deputy Assistant Secretary.
• Special Assistant to the Senate Republican Leader, Chief Investigator for the Senate Finance Committee and Chief Investigator for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
• Office of Personnel Management (worked as a senior advisor to the Director for Investigative Operations and Agency Planning)
• Inspector General for the Small Business Administration.

Inspector General of the Treasury

Thorson was nominated to be Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury by President George W. Bush on November 15, 2007, and confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2008. He was sworn into office on August 12, 2008. He retired in June 2019 and was replaced by Acting Inspector General Richard K. Delmar.

External links

• US Treasury bio