Michelle Henry

Early life Henry is a native of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and interned with the Westmoreland County district attorney. She majored in communication arts with a focus on public speaking at Allegheny College and earned an undergraduate degree in 1992.

Career After Bucks County District Attorney Diane Gibbons was elected to the court of common pleas in 2008, Henry was appointed to serve the remaining two years of Gibbons's term by a majority vote of the county's 12 jurists. She declined to pursue election to a full term, but remained with the D.A.'s office as the first assistant district attorney. During her tenure, Henry headed the D.A.'s major crimes unit. While working for the Bucks County D.A., Henry would be brought in by Montgomery County D.A.'s office to prosecute cases that would have created a conflict of interest for the office. In 2016, Henry was tapped by the Montgomery County D.A. to successfully co-prosecute Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane for misuse of office and perjury.

When Josh Shapiro was elected attorney general in 2016, he tapped Henry to be first deputy attorney general. After Shapiro was elected governor in 2022, Henry replaced Shapiro when he was sworn in on January 17, 2023. She also helped launch Bucks County's Children’s Advocacy Center, a child abuse investigative and treatment nonprofit.

In 2024, Shapiro announced Henry would become Pennsylvania Inspector General on January 21, 2025.