Governor Josh Shapiro announced the appointment of Attorney General Michelle Henry to serve as Pennsylvania’s State Inspector General, effective January 21, 2025. With decades of experience as a prosecutor and now as our Attorney General, Henry will be prepared on day one to lead the Office of State Inspector General (OSIG) and continue protecting Pennsylvanians’ taxpayer dollars.

Henry, a 26-year veteran prosecutor, served as First Deputy Attorney General under Shapiro and ascended to the top post after he was elected governor. She has also served as Bucks County District Attorney.

OSIG protects the integrity of Commonwealth agencies by investigating fraud, misconduct, and abuse in executive agencies under the Governor’s jurisdiction. OSIG has four bureaus including the Bureau of Inspections and Financial Integrity (BIFI), which aims to help taxpayer-funded grant programs, contracts, and procurements save money and mitigate risk, and the Bureau of Fraud Prevention and Prosecution, which works closely with the Department of Human Services (DHS) to investigate public benefit fraud and collect misused taxpayer funds.

“I’d like to thank Inspector General Miller for his service to the Commonwealth, and I’m proud to nominate Attorney General Michelle Henry to serve as Pennsylvania’s next State Inspector General,” said Shapiro. “Michelle is an experienced prosecutor who has spent decades in public service protecting consumers’ rights, standing up for public safety and the rule of law, and fighting for people all across Pennsylvania. As our next Inspector General, I have complete confidence in her ability to hold bad actors accountable for fraud and misconduct and root out waste and abuse. I look forward to continuing to work with her to ensure state government is delivering for the good people of Pennsylvania.”

“I am honored to serve as Pennsylvania’s next Inspector General and humbled by the trust Governor Shapiro has placed in me,” said Henry. “As Attorney General, I worked to root out fraud and protect Pennsylvanian taxpayers from deceptive practices – and as Inspector General, I will continue to hold bad actors accountable and to protect the Commonwealth from waste, fraud, and abuse. Working with Governor Shapiro, we will make sure that the Office of Inspector General always has Pennsylvanians’ backs.”

Inspector General Lucas M. Miller has resigned effective January 2, 2025. First Deputy State Inspector General Clarke Madden will serve as Interim State Inspector General between January 2 and January 21, 2025.

Henry was raised in Westmoreland County, graduated from Greensburg-Salem public schools and remains a proud Golden Lion. Her life and career have crisscrossed and impacted all of Pennsylvania. She is a graduate of Allegheny College and the Widener University School of Law, worked for the Westmoreland County Legal Aid Office, and clerked for now retired Lancaster County President Judge Michael Georgelis.