Ashley Obando is the Acting Assistant Inspector General for the Office of Management, Communications, & Innovation at the USAID Office of Inspector General (OIG). In this leadership role, she oversees critical areas such as human resources, financial management, information technology, facilities, communications, and organizational development, working to ensure efficiency and accountability across OIG.
Ms. Obando joined OIG in 2020 as Senior Counsel in the Office of General Counsel, where she provided legal expertise on employment law and represented OIG in litigation. Prior to her work at OIG, Ms. Obando served at the Small Business Administration, specializing in labor relations law, and at the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, where she investigated prohibited personnel practices to uphold integrity in government service. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Texas and a law degree from Washington University in St. Louis. Ms. Obando is a member of the Texas State Bar and previously practiced criminal defense law in the Fort Worth area.