About EPA's Chief Financial Officer

Faisal Amin

Faisal Amin is the Chief Financial Officer at EPA, responsible for EPA’s annual budget and performance plan, strategic planning efforts, continuous improvement program, financial operations and policy, and financial information systems for the Agency. He also oversees the E-Enterprise for the Environment initiative.

Faisal has spent his career working to make government better.  He began his federal career as an appropriations attorney at the Government Accountability Office, where he developed and drafted legal decisions, provided technical assistance to agencies and Congress, and taught appropriations law at agencies around the country.  While on detail from GAO to the Senate Interior Appropriations Subcommittee, he helped develop and advocate for EPA’s fiscal year 2020 appropriation.

Within the executive branch, he also held several positions within the Executive Office of the President, including as Chief Financial Officer.  Within the Office of the Vice President, he served as Director of Administration and Associate Counsel for Fiscal Law, as well as Deputy Chief of Staff.  He also served as Deputy General Counsel within the Office of Administration and most recently as Deputy Director in 2021.

Faisal earned his bachelor’s degree at the University of California, Berkeley, and his law degree at the University of Arizona.