Dennis Coleman
Chief Financial Officer, OPM
Dennis Coleman is the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. In this capacity, Mr. Coleman is responsible for managing OPM’s financial systems, budget, accounting and internal controls as they relate to financial matters. This includes financial oversight and reporting for the employee and annuitant trust funds for retirement, health benefits, and life insurance that OPM manages, whose assets exceed $800 billion.
During his 24-year tenure with OPM, Mr. Coleman has served in a variety of roles in the areas of information systems and financial management. Prior to returning to the CFO, his most recent responsibility was serving as the Executive Program Director of Division Management for the Federal Investigative Services (FIS). As the Executive Program Director, Mr. Coleman was responsible for the financial and administrative management of a revolving fund operation totaling over $1 billion in annual revenue. He was responsible for the revolving fund budget preparation and forecasting; annual investigative product pricing to ensure FIS had a full-cost recovery operation; billing and collections for over 100 customer agencies; and payments of over $500 million to investigative contractors. Mr. Coleman led FIS’ financial management operation during a critical time when OPM assumed the background investigations program from the Department of Defense, causing OPM’s background investigations program to triple in size and capacity.
Mr. Coleman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Management and a Certification in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. He resides in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife and two children.
During his 24-year tenure with OPM, Mr. Coleman has served in a variety of roles in the areas of information systems and financial management. Prior to returning to the CFO, his most recent responsibility was serving as the Executive Program Director of Division Management for the Federal Investigative Services (FIS). As the Executive Program Director, Mr. Coleman was responsible for the financial and administrative management of a revolving fund operation totaling over $1 billion in annual revenue. He was responsible for the revolving fund budget preparation and forecasting; annual investigative product pricing to ensure FIS had a full-cost recovery operation; billing and collections for over 100 customer agencies; and payments of over $500 million to investigative contractors. Mr. Coleman led FIS’ financial management operation during a critical time when OPM assumed the background investigations program from the Department of Defense, causing OPM’s background investigations program to triple in size and capacity.
Mr. Coleman graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Information Systems Management and a Certification in Business Administration from the University of Maryland. He resides in Fredericksburg, VA with his wife and two children.