Darryl D. Thomas was sworn in as the tenth Dallas County Auditor on January 1, 2015. Mr. Thomas’ appointment was approved by 39 District Judges for a two-year term. He has a Bachelor of Business Administration – Accounting from Morehouse College, and is a Certified Public Accountant.
As County Auditor, Mr. Thomas is the Chief Financial Officer of the County and has oversight of all books and records of all County offices involving strategic planning and accountability testing relevant to systems control and risk.
Prior to his appointment as County Auditor, Mr. Thomas devoted more than three decades to the public and private sectors of accounting: financial and performance audits, governmental/non-profit, oil and gas, taxation, banking, information technology, management and teaching. From 1999 until December 31, 2014, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for the Dallas County Sheriff’s Office.
