Alexander Lazaroff was appointed as the 36th Chief Postal Inspector for the U.S. Postal Inspection Service in January 2007. The Chief Postal Inspector oversees all operations of the Postal Inspection Service, which includes national headquarters, 18 divisions, two service centers and a national forensic laboratory. The installations are staffed by approximately 1,750 Postal Inspectors, 830 Postal Police Officers and 600 support personnel.

The Postal Inspection Service is one of the oldest American federal law enforcement agencies. As the investigative and security arm of the Postal Service, it is responsible for protecting employees and assets, administering security and crime prevention programs, and enforcing criminal and civil statutes against individuals who attack the postal system and misuse it to defraud, endanger or otherwise threaten the American public.

Prior to his appointment as Chief Postal Inspector, Lazaroff served as Vice President, Area Operations for the Eastern Area since January 2003. Lazaroff was the senior postal official for Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, southern New Jersey and parts of Virginia and Indiana where he was responsible for postal operations, including processing and distribution and customer service.

A 35-year postal veteran, Lazaroff began his career in 1973 as a distribution clerk in Massachusetts and joined the Postal Inspection Service in 1977, serving as an inspector for eight years. He has served in a variety of postal management positions, including plant manager in Providence, Rhode Island, and Columbus, Ohio; manager of operations support for the Northeast Area and District Manager in Boston, Cleveland, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Connecticut.

A U.S. Navy veteran and former Peace Corps volunteer, Lazaroff holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Massachusetts and a master’s of Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island.

June 2008