Allison Waldrip Bragg was appointed Secretary of the Department of Inspector General by Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in January 2023. Her mission as Inspector General is to prevent, detect, and investigate fraud and abuse within government.

Prior to her appointment, Allison served as a federal prosecutor with the United States Attorney’s Office. In her ten years as an Assistant United States Attorney, she prosecuted cases involving white collar crime, complex financial investigations, public corruption, fraud, child exploitation, human trafficking, and violent crime.

Allison served as the White Collar Coordinator for the U.S. Attorney’s Office and as their Public Information Officer, where she appeared as the Spokesperson for the office. She is a member of the National Association of Assistant United States Attorneys and has held office as their national Vice President.

A lifelong Arkansan, Allison grew up on a farm in Lee County and graduated cum laude from the University of Arkansas, where she also attended law school and obtained her Juris Doctor as well as a Master’s Degree in Agricultural Law. As a law student, she and her team won the National Moot Court Competition in New York, where Allison was awarded Best Oral Argument in the country.

Allison enjoys spending time with her husband and their two boys, attending her sons’ sporting events, serving on the board of their school PTA, and volunteering with their church.