Don Drach is an independent consultant, trainer and volunteer with over 40 years’ experience in international relations and capacity building. Don completed federal service in January 2009, retiring as director of international relations in the U.S. Government Accountability Office’s Strategic Planning and External Liaison office. He also served as the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Government Auditing and was a founding member of the Board of Directors of the INTOSAI Development Initiative, an international training organization. Don was an Adjunct Faculty member in GAO’s Learning Center and has conducted training seminars and workshops domestically and internationally. From 2012 – 2015 he served on the board of directors of Solas Nua, an Irish arts organization, and since 2016 has served on the board of directors of Peace Corps Community for Refugees. He currently mentors returned Peace Corps Volunteers.

Prior to joining GAO in 1981, Don was manager of teacher training programs and reading education curriculum for the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education from 1975-1980. From 1971-73, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer elementary teacher in Salayea, Lofa County, Liberia. Don holds a Bachelor’s Degree in political science and international relations from the Pennsylvania State University and a Master’s Degree in education from Boston College, and certificates from the University of Liberia and the University of Puerto Rico.