T.J. O’Hara, IVN’s podcast host, is joined by David Walker. Dave served as the seventh U.S. Comptroller General, for the Clinton and Bush Administrations, as well as the head of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

Dave is currently running for Governor of Connecticut. The two discuss the nation’s fiscal responsibility, touching on issues like social security, healthcare, how much public debt we have as a percentage of the economy (78% and rising!), welfare, and the problems he sees in Connecticut.

Dave co-founded No Labels, and founded and lead the Comeback America Initiative (CAI) in order to engage his fellow citizens in the fight to restore fiscal sanity. He has over 20 years of private sector experience, and currently, serves on various boards and advisory groups, such as The Can Kicks Back and the Institute for Truth in Accounting.

Dave has won many international and domestic leadership awards and is a member of the international Accounting Hall of Fame. He has authored three books, is a frequent media commentator, and the subject of the critically acclaimed documentary I.O.U.S.A.

Dave holds a B.S. in accounting from Jacksonville University, a Senior Management in Government Certificate in public policy from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and several honorary doctorate degrees. Dave currently resides in Bridgeport, CT.