Gabriele Tonsil is the Acting Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations. In this role, she oversees teams conducting audits, inspections, and evaluations from OIG’s headquarters in Washington, DC, and eight regional offices around the world.
Ms. Tonsil has over 18 years of experience in the Federal oversight community. She joined USAID OIG in 2023 as a Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit and was responsible for overseeing OIG’s Millennium Challenge Corporation and Global and Strategic Audit Division and regional audit offices for the Middle East and Eastern Europe and Latin America and the Caribbean. She also provided executive leadership for the Information Technology Audit and External Financial Audit Divisions.
Previously, Ms. Tonsil spent 2 years with the Office of the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). For most of that time, she was the Deputy Special Inspector General for Audit and Evaluation and oversaw multiple evaluations of TARP-funded housing programs. Prior to that, she worked for almost 11 years at the Office of the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) serving in various roles. Most notably, she was the Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Inspections for 4.5 years. In this role, she led the office’s team of auditors, analysts, and other staff in Arlington, VA, and Kabul, Afghanistan, in conducting audits, inspections, and evaluations of U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts in Afghanistan. In addition, she was the Director of Report Review and Methodology. She reviewed reports for the Front Office and oversaw the methodological and analytical support provided to various SIGAR teams. She also completed a 2-year tour in Kabul. She started her career as an Analyst with the U.S. Government Accountability Office where she worked primarily on security, military, and international issues.
Ms. Tonsil has a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in biology from Dartmouth College, a master of science in statistics from the University of Georgia, and an M.B.A. from Johns Hopkins University. She is a Certified Internal Auditor and a Certified Fraud Examiner and has a Certification in Risk Management Assurance.