Neil Starzynski

Neil Starzynski is the Enterprise Risk Management Lead in the Office of the Chief Financial Officer (OCFO) at the US Department of Labor. In this role, Neil designed, developed, and manages the Enterprise Risk Management program for the Department and its agencies. In this capacity he works with Senior Career Leadership and political Agency Heads to develop the risk identification, assessment, and mitigation strategies which assist the department in meeting its core mission. Neil also acts as the agency liaison for the Consolidated Financial Statements and IT Audits that are performed by the Office of the Inspector General. As part of the Internal Controls team, he works with the component agencies across the Department of Labor to identify, assess, and improve the internal controls of the Department and cross-cutting programs.

Neil is 2020 graduate of the Federal Executive Institute and has represented DOL as a Excellence in Government Fellow through the Partnership for Public Service, and the CXO Fellows program run by the Office of Management and Budget for leaders in Finance, Procurement, and IT.

Prior to working for the Department of Labor, Neil served as a Peace Corps Volunteer stationed in Bulgaria. As a youth development volunteer, he procured funding for and opened the Center for the Integration of Children with Disabilities which coordinated a team of health care providers and professionals to better the lives of children with various disabilities in rural communities.