Kenneth Dieffenbach CFE, CCEP

In June 2024, Ken Dieffenbach was appointed as the Executive Director of the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC). He leads 52 team members in supporting and coordinating independent oversight of the over $5 trillion in pandemic relief spending, including the Paycheck Protection Program, the Economic Injury Disaster Loan program, Unemployment Insurance, and some 400 other distinct programs. This responsibility includes management of a robust data analytics platform, support to over 800 investigations focused on potential fraud losses of over $2 billion, and collaboration across the federal oversight community, the U.S. Department of Justice, Tribal, state, and local and partners, the PRAC’s board of 18 inspectors general, and other stakeholders. From 2021 to 2024, Ken served as the Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Department of Energy OIG and from 2003 to 2021, he served in various roles related to investigations and data analytics at the U.S. Department of Justice OIG. Ken began his federal law enforcement career in 1996 with the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. He is a Certified Fraud Examiner and is certified as a Corporate Compliance and Ethics Professional. Ken earned an undergraduate degree in business from the Citadel and a graduate degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.