David Walker

David Walker is a certified public accountant and former Comptroller General of the United States, the head of the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Currently, he is the President and CEO of the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Before his appointment to run the GAO, Mr. Walker served as a partner and Global Managing Director of Arthur Andersen LLP and in several government leadership positions. He continues to serve as a global accountability expert as chairman of the United Nations Independent Audit Advisory Committee and serves on the Boards of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and the Partnership for Public Service.