AGA PDT 2026

Marshelle Richardson
Chief Risk Officer
District of Columbia Government


Marshelle Richardson has more than 27 years of professional work experience in the areas of accounting, readiness and remediation, risk management, training and development, financial accounting and reporting. Richardson was appointed chief risk officer for the Office of the Chief Financial Officer in March 2015. In this role, she is responsible for the identification, assessment and mitigation of risks across the OCFO and ensuring that the organization is in complete compliance with DC government regulations and guidelines. Richardson holds a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) Certification and is a certified internal controls auditor (CICA). She also has a master's in business administration, financial management, and a bachelor's degree in business administration. She is an active member of the Association of Government Accountants (AGA) -- Washington, DC Chapter, the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (CFE), the Institute for Internal Controls (IIC), and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM). She also serves as a board member and program chairperson for the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) -- Washington, DC Chapter.

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