With over 30 years of experience in the public sector, IG Shapiro is passionate about making government work better tomorrow than it works today.
Applying his knowledge and expertise in public administration, he reorganized the OIG into three bureaus to realize his vision of a proactive and engaged OIG that serves as a resource for public employees and those doing business with public entities. He also expanded the OIG’s investigations and audits to hold those with nefarious intent to account. He is focused on leading an office that conducts deliberate, impactful work across its full statutory mandate. He has a balanced approach to fraud prevention that includes expanded training by the OIG Academy, municipal outreach, and unwavering accountability for those who act against the public interest.
IG Shapiro is results oriented. In his third year as IG, he has already made a difference for the Commonwealth and those whom the office serves. He has worked with the Legislature and the Healey Administration to better resource the OIG with significant budget increases to modernize the office and right size the staff.
IG Shapiro proactively created a Healthcare Division, a Veterans’ Services Oversight Division, refocused and rebranded the OIG’s training division into the OIG Academy and added a new mission to follow up on prior audits, reviews, and letters and monitor the post-review performance of agencies, municipalities, suppliers, vendors, and nonprofit entities.
As a collaborative and results-oriented leader, IG Shapiro has introduced the concept that the OIG team should optimally leverage an array of tools to curb improper conduct. A successful investigation does not necessarily require a criminal case referral. Some matters are best resolved civilly, while others provide a basis for best practice policy changes or legislative changes. This broadened approach of the OIG deploying a range of tools to fulfill its mission to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse of public resources has already paid dividends. A full range of matters have been resolved using the full complement of tools available – from public letters to best practice bulletins, criminal referrals, proposed legislative changes, and a monthly risk mitigation email designed exclusively for municipal leaders – during IG Shapiro’s tenure.
Nationally, IG Shapiro is an elected member of the board of the Association of Inspectors General (AIG) and chairs its membership committee. IG Shapiro testified before committees of the Boston City Council, the Rhode Island House of Representatives, and the Delaware Senate on proposals to create an office of the inspector general in those jurisdictions. The Delaware proposal was signed into law in 2025.
Prior to his appointment, IG Shapiro was the First Deputy Comptroller of the Commonwealth. He has also served in various legal, administrative, and fiscal roles in the Middlesex District Attorney’s Office and the Attorney General’s Office. Earlier in his career, IG Shapiro was a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and on Beacon Hill in Boston.
IG Shapiro earned his Juris Doctor from Suffolk Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from Brandeis University. He is a member of the Massachusetts bar and is a Certified Inspector General.
IG Shapiro and his wife, Lisa, live in his hometown of Needham, where they raised their two now-adult sons.