Mr. Leonard Odom joined the District of Columbia, Office of the Inspector General in January 2005 and currently serves as Assistant Inspector General for Investigations. Mr. Odom's responsibilities include providing leadership and direction for a professional staff of criminal investigators who investigate allegations of fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement involving District government.

Mr. Odom has over thirty years of experience in management, income tax investigations, internal affairs investigations, knowledge of financial, performance and compliance audits, fraud investigations, political corruption investigations, contractor fraud investigations, internal safety and security, ethics programs, and general investigations. Mr. Odom has served as Inspector General for the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA); Regional Inspector General of Investigations for the US Department of Treasury; and Assistant Chief, Internal Revenue Service (IRS), Criminal Investigations Division, in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Mr. Odom is an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Inspectors General (AIG) and is completing his second term as third vice president of the AIG. He is chair of the AIG Professional Certification Board and director of the AIG Certification Institutes. Mr. Odom oversees the Association's Peer Review Committee and is a member of the Professional Standards Committee. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Criminal Justice from LaSalle University and an Associate degree in accounting from Excelsior College. He is a Certified Inspector General and a Certified Fraud Examiner. Mr. Odom is a Vietnam veteran whose commendations include the Air Medal for meritorious duty while engaged in aerial combat.