Christine C. Boesz

Inspector General

Christine C. Boesz assumed the duties as Inspector General of the National Science Foundation (NSF) in January 2000, reporting to the National Science Board and the Congress. As head of the Office of Inspector General (OIG) she recommends policies for promoting economy, efficiency and effectiveness of NSF programs and operations. She leads efforts to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse, improving the integrity of NSF programs and operations and investigating allegations of misconduct in science.

Dr. Boesz participates in leadership activities of the Inspector General community by serving as the Vice-Chair of the Executive Council on Integrity and Efficiency. She chairs the Misconduct in Research Working Group for the federal IG community which is responsible for setting standards and training for investigations into research misconduct allegations. She also serves on the IG Executive Council and the Investigation Committee. She is a member of the General Accountability Office (GAO) Advisory Council on Government Auditing Standards. Internationally Dr. Boesz serves as the United States representative to the Global Science Forum’s Project on Responsible Conduct of Research, studying best practices for ensuring research integrity and preventing misconduct.

Prior to this position, Dr. Boesz served as Head of Regulatory Accountability, at Aetna U.S. Healthcare Inc. While there she had broad responsibilities for establishing and maintaining a compliance program for the managed care Medicare program. She also served as senior policy analyst on federal legislative and regulatory activities. From 1995 to 1998, she served as Vice-President of Government Programs at New York Life, developing and operating Medicare and Medicaid managed care programs in ten states. She oversaw product development, pricing, marketing, and compliance with government contracting requirements. She also developed legislative policy for the company.

Prior to 1995, Dr. Boesz held several federal government compliance and oversight positions over an 18-year period with the Department of Health and Human Services.

In her last position she served as Director of Operations and Oversight for the Medicare managed care program, responsible for awarding and overseeing contract compliance. Earlier in her federal career she was instrumental in developing the regulatory framework for health maintenance organizations (HMO), in operating the HMO loan fund, and in building a compliance staff for managed care oversight. Before joining the Federal government in 1978, Dr. Boesz help found and manage a Health Maintenance Organization in Texas. She was also Associate Professor of Mathematics, Valdosta State College, Georgia.

Dr. Boesz is a past president of the National Association of Managed Care Regulators, a member of the American Statistical Association, and the American Public Health Association. Over her career she has received numerous awards, including the Lifetime Service Award from Managed Care Regulators, and has been recognized as a Distinguished Alumna from Douglass College, Rutgers University.

Dr. Boesz received her B.A. in mathematics from Douglass College (1966) and a M.S. in statistics from Rutgers University (1967). Her Doctorate in Public Health (health policy) was awarded by the University of Michigan School of Public Health (1997) where she was a Pew Fellow.