Douglas A. Pennington

Douglas A. Pennington serves as Deputy Director for the Office of Workers' Compensation Programs (OWCP). In this role, he provides operational and financial oversight to the over 1,300 employees at the national office and across the country. Pennington brings more than 30 years of insurance and benefits leadership and management experience to OWCP. Previously, he served as the Deputy Director for the Division of Energy Employees Occupational Illness, one of the statutory divisions within OWCP. Prior to joining OWCP, he served in senior leadership positions at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) within the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Pennington began his insurance management career working for over a decade in the private sector before he became a senior insurance regulator with the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner. Pennington earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Legal Studies from Pacific Lutheran University, his Master’s in Public Administration from Arkansas State University, a Pre-Doctoral Executive Graduate Certificate in Public Administration from Liberty University, and holds the Certified Fraud Examiner, Certified Risk Manager, Certified Compliance Professional, Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, and 14 other insurance, audit, and technology credentials/certifications. He is also a member of several insurance, auditing, and technology professional associations, including the Insurance Data Management Association (IDMA), the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (AFCE), the Insurance Regulatory Examiner’s Society (IRES), the Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals (AICP), the Society of Insurance Trainers and Educators (SITE), and the Association for Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM).