Doug Holbrook serves as the Acting Chief Financial Officer at DEQ. He is responsible for leadership of the Department's budget, controller, and procurement activities.
Doug's previous experience includes serving as the Chief Financial Officer for the North Carolina Department of Public Safety from 2017-2022. In 2022, he was designated to lead the task force that executed the separation of Adult Correction from Public Safety and set it up as a new cabinet agency. He then served as Chief Deputy Secretary of Adult Correction establishing the Administration Division until retiring in 2024. He also worked for ten years at the General Assembly in Fiscal Research.
While at the Department of Public Safety, he was the agency's representative to the Climate Change Interagency Council, which focused on meeting the state's climate goals under Executive Order 80. He has a genuine appreciation for DEQ's mission to provide science-based environmental stewardship for the health and prosperity of all North Carolinians.
Doug received his bachelor's degree and Master of Public Administration from NC State.