About the CFO

Overview

The CFO's office is led by a strong team of experienced managers who work to provide sound budget development, disciplined performance review, rigorous financial management, and responsible credit administration for the Department. The office is headed by the Chief Financial Officer and Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs who serves as principal fiscal advisor to the Secretary. 

Below are the professional bios for the CFO, Deputy Assistant Secretaries and the Deputy CFO. To read professional bios for the other members of the office's senior management team, visit the CFO Senior Management webpage.

• Corey B. Sellers - Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer
• Vacant - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs
• Daniel King - Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Corey B. Sellers, Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer

Corey Sellers serves as the Acting Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs and Chief Financial Officer. He previously spent nearly a decade on Capitol Hill in both the House and the Senate, most recently as a Policy Advisor to US Senator Steve Daines (MT). In that role, Corey served as the lead advisor on a variety of issues including budget, banking and financial services, homeland security, and transportation. He was also the Senator’s lead advisor during his time as a member of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations subcommittee. Prior to that he served in a number of roles in the office of Representative John Fleming, MD of Louisiana. He also serves as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Finance and Budget.

Corey is a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor’s degree in Petroleum Engineering.

Vacant, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs

Daniel King, Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer

Daniel King serves as the Acting Deputy Chief Financial Officer and the Director of the Office of Financial Management, where he is the principal advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs/Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and DOT senior leaders on issues involving the amended CFO Act of 1990 and related financial management reforms. Dan is responsible for leading the Department’s financial statement preparation and audit process, implementing a rigorous internal control program under OMB’s Circular A-123, preventing and reducing improper payments, and managing the Department’s travel and payroll programs. He provides responsible stewardship of the financial resources entrusted to DOT by conducting continuous oversight of the Department's financial management activities, providing policy and procedural direction to DOT Operating Administrations on financial management matters, and providing strategic direction to DOT’s shared service organization, the Enterprise Services Center, which provides services to over 35 federal agencies. Dan joined the Office of Financial Management as a Systems Accountant in 2009 and served as the Associate Director for Financial Reporting and Internal Controls from 2015 – 2019. Dan has led the launch of many new and innovative programs and initiatives including the establishment of the Department’s Enterprise Risk Management Program and the Department’s transition to a new travel system and travel card provider. Dan has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Longwood University and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).