Assistant Administrator
Drug Enforcement Administration
Springfield, Virginia
Ms. Kristi N. O’Malley is the current Assistant Administrator for the Diversion Control Division within the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and is a 12-year veteran of the Department of Justice.
Ms. O’Malley serves as the Assistant Administrator of DEA on all matters pertaining to the regulation and coordination of programs associated with the diversion of legally produced controlled substances and listed chemicals. Ms. O’Malley is responsible for overseeing and coordinating major pharmaceutical and chemical diversion investigations; drafting and promulgating regulations; establishing drug production quotas; and conducting liaison with the pharmaceutical industry, international governments, state governments, other federal agencies, and local law enforcement agencies.
Ms. O’Malley graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations and Russian from Claremont McKenna College. She received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she graduated with the distinction of Order of the Coif.
Thursday, November 3, 2022
11:45 AM – 1:00 PM