Hannibal Mike Ware

Background

About Hannibal Mike Ware

Hannibal “Mike” Ware was sworn in as Inspector General for the Small Business Administration (SBA) on May 24, 2018, following unanimous confirmation by the United States Senate. Prior to his appointment as SBA’s Inspector General, Mr. Ware served as the establishment’s Deputy Inspector General from April 2016 to January 2017 when he became the Acting Inspector General. He has also been designated as the Acting Inspector General at the Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) by the President of the United States, serving in both roles simultaneously. As SBA Inspector General Mr. Ware is responsible for independent oversight of SBA’s programs and operations, which include SBA’s role in the nation’s pandemic response—over a trillion dollars of lending authority, loan portfolios valued at hundreds of billions of dollars, small business contracting programs that result in over $160 billion in federal contracting dollars annually, and a robust portfolio of counseling programs that assist the nation’s economic engine—America’s small businesses. As the Acting Inspector General at SSA, he also oversees the establishment’s administration of over one trillion dollars in annual benefits impacting more than 72 million people including retirees, disabled workers and other qualified persons in need of income security. By virtue of his position at SBA OIG, Mr. Ware is a statutory member of the Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency’s (CIGIE) Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), where he serves alongside his colleagues to ensure comprehensive government oversight. Within the PRAC, he chairs the Subcommittee on Audits. Additionally, he serves as the Chairman of the Council of Inspectors General for Integrity and Efficiency. Mr. Ware has received numerous awards and honors throughout his career in recognition of his significant contributions to the Inspector General community. He is also a Chairman Emeritus of the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners’ Board of Regents and was recently named Certified Fraud Examiner of the Year by the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. He is a graduate of the Senior Executive Service Career Development Program and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting from the University of the Virgin Islands. He was conferred a degree of Doctor of Humane Letters by the University in December 2020.