Dan Loveland was sworn in as the Inspector General for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation on February 23, 2026. As Inspector General, Mr. Loveland leads independent oversight efforts to promote integrity, accountability, and transparency to ensure that taxpayer resources are protected. He brings to the role nine years’ worth of experience at the Department of Justice (DOJ), where he handled some of the most sensitive, high-profile matters and served in senior leadership roles.
As an Associate Deputy Attorney General, Mr. Loveland implemented nationwide law enforcement and national security policies and had responsibility for overseeing numerous components of DOJ, including each of the law enforcement agencies: the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives; the Drug Enforcement Administration; and the United States Marshals. He also worked as a Senior Litigation Counsel in the Antitrust Division’s Criminal program, where he was responsible for investigating and prosecuting complex, large-scale fraud and Sherman Act offenses and developing and implementing training programs for the Division’s prosecutors. During his time as an Assistant United States Attorney in Baltimore, Mr. Loveland litigated cases from their genesis through appeal, and prosecuted a wide array of federal crimes, including offenses involving narcotics, firearms, human trafficking, child exploitation, immigration, and fraud. Over the course of his career at DOJ, Mr. Loveland received the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service and numerous accolades for his casework.
Mr. Loveland graduated from Harvard Law School and the University of Maryland. After graduating from law school, he clerked for the Honorable Judge Raymond Gruender of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. He worked in private practice at a large law firm before joining federal service.