LaTrice Akers, MBA, is an accomplished federal executive with more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in financial management, organizational strategy, workforce development, and executive decision support. She currently serves as Fund Balance with Treasury Division Chief at the Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS), providing leadership for financial operations supporting 17 Defense Agency customers and advising senior executives on organizational priorities, financial risks, and strategic initiatives. 

Throughout her career, LaTrice has led cross-functional initiatives involving DFAS, the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Defense Agencies, and other enterprise stakeholders. She has championed process improvement, audit readiness, organizational modernization, and employee development, including efforts contributing to DFAS’s 26th consecutive unmodified audit opinion and the resolution of more than 85,000 IPAC transactions totaling approximately $5.9 billion. 

LaTrice holds an MBA in Accounting from Indiana Wesleyan University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Ball State University. She is a graduate of the DFAS Enterprise Leadership Program and has been recognized with multiple awards for leadership, achievement, and process improvement, including a project that generated $1.6 million in savings.