Heather Dunahoo is an Assistant Director in the U.S. Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Forensic Audits and Investigative Service team where she guides engagements aimed at helping estimate, prevent, and detect fraud, waste, and abuse across the government. Her work spans agencies such as the Departments of Defense, Housing and Urban Development, State, and Agriculture. She has conducted work looking at a variety of programs and activities with increased risk of fraud such as disability programs, Medicare and Medicaid, disaster response, and contracting. She helped guide the development of GAO's Antifraud Resource and its estimate of government-wide fraud.

In her over 20-year federal career, Heather has also worked in GAO's Financial Management and Assurance team focused on improper payments and contracting financial management. She also served as the Assistant Inspector General for Audit at the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board. Heather earned her bachelor's degree in accounting from Virginia Tech and is a Certified Public Accountant.