The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has appointed Christopher Carroll to be its chief financial officer effective immediately, NRC said in a Jan. 26 press release.
Carroll has been working as the acting CFO for the agency since May 2025. He joined NRC in 2024 as the deputy CFO after 24 years of service in the Air Force, with his most recent role as director of budget programs in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller in Washington D.C.
Carroll led the team responsible for the Department of the Air Force future years’ budget. He also served as deputy director of Budget Investment Programs with the Air Force deputy assistant secretary for budget at the Pentagon.
“Chris Carroll’s experience and leadership will contribute significantly to NRC’s efforts to strengthen its management model and instill a culture of continuous improvement throughout all areas of agency operations,” said NRC Chair Ho Nieh.
Carroll was commissioned through the Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) at Louisiana State University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Information Systems and Decision Sciences. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Southern Illinois.