Walter J. Kucharski has been the Auditor of Public Accounts for the Commonwealth of Virginia since November 1984.  He had been Deputy Auditor for the previous two years, and joined the staff at the Auditor of Public Accounts in January 1977.

As the Commonwealth’s Auditor of Public Accounts, Mr. Kucharski is an Ex-Officio Member of the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), the Compensation Board, Information Technology Investment Board (VITA) and the Debt Capacity Advisory Commission.  He also is a member of a variety of financial management organizations, including the National Association of College and University Business Officers and the National State Auditors Association.  He serves on the Executive Committee of the National State Auditors Association.  He is also the 2005 recipient of William R. Snodgrass Distinguished Leadership Award from the Association of Governmental Accountants.

A Certified Public Accountant, Mr. Kucharski holds a Bachelor of Business Administration from Ohio University.