The U.S. Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) has appointed George V. Govan as its Chief Financial Officer.

Mr. Govan currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Air Force. As Comptroller, 88th Comptroller Squadron, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio, he heads a professional and technical staff of more than 200, and is responsible for a full range of financial management operations. A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Govan has held a number of key budgetary and financial leadership positions during his more than 20-year Air Force career, and has been regularly recognized for his performance, including being named Budget Officer of the Year at both the Air Staff and Major Command levels.

As the RRB’s Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Govan will be responsible for the financial management of the agency. He will also serve as a member of the RRB’s Executive Committee, which is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the agency and for making recommendations to the three-member Board on agency-related policy issues.

Mr. Govan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor (1992); a Master of Business Administration degree from Troy State University at Montgomery (1994); and a Doctor of Education degree from The George Washington University (2005).

Mr. Govan will soon be retiring from the Air Force, and expects to join the RRB sometime in April or May.
 

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An independent Federal agency headquartered in Chicago, the RRB administers the over $10.9 billion-a-year benefit programs provided under the Federal Railroad Retirement and Unemployment Insurance Acts covering the nation’s railroad workforce and their families.