Herbert Richardson:
CLASS OF 1967
Olney High SchoolClass of 1967
Philadelphia, PA
Herbert's Story
Herbert Richardson currently serves as the Principal Deputy Inspector General for the Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). In this capacity, he provides executive management oversight for the Office of Investigations, Office of Inspections, and the Office of Resource Management. Prior to ascending to the Principal Deputy position, Mr. Richardson served as Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. As the Principal Deputy Inspector General, Mr. Richardson directs resources of the efforts for a national workforce throughout the United States in the prevention of fraud, waste, and abuse within a $17 billion Agency comprised of over 15,400 employees and over 102,000 contractors, including the Nation's leading Laboratories.
Prior to Mr. Richardson's arrival to the Office of Inspector General in 1994, he served in a Special Agent management position for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). During his 20-year tenure with the FBI, he investigated and managed investigative operations in the fields of Organized Crime, White Collar Crime, Violent Crime matters, and matters of National Security. Before leaving the FBI for the DOE/OIG, he had responsibility for the operation...Expand for more
al and administrative activities of over 900 FBI employees in support of investigative activities throughout the United States and selected international territories.
Mr. Richardson received his early education in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree from St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1967 and a Master of Public Administration from Long Island University in Greenville, New York, in 1985. Mr. Richardson has also done post graduate and advanced studies at the University of Southern California (USC)-Washington School of Public Affairs, the Brookings Institution, the Georgetown University School of Government Affairs, the George Washington University School of Government Affairs, Federal Executive Institute and Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government.
He has received numerous awards and honors, including the United States Presidential Rank Award for Career Senior Executives, United States Attorney General Award for Volunteerism, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Director's Award for Excellence," and, in his younger days, recognition as the first African-American to win a gold medal in U.S. and International Rowing competition.
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