On January 1, 2025, Dave Boliek became the 21st State Auditor of North Carolina.

Born in Lincolnton, North Carolina, Dave has lived in Fayetteville, Durham, Eden, Greensboro, Chapel Hill, Thomasville, Hickory, Boone, and Raleigh. He is a former prosecutor, small business owner, and most recently worked as an attorney and served as Chairman of the UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees.

Dave’s legal career includes being an Assistant District Attorney in Cumberland County, where he prosecuted crimes in District and Superior Courts, and as a litigator practicing in State and Federal Courts. As Chairman of UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, Dave led the effort to eliminate the university’s operating deficit and created the Board of Trustees’ first Audit and Risk Committee.

He and his wife Haden live in the Durham/Chapel Hill area and have four children. He is a Christian who serves as an elder in his church. Dave earned an undergraduate degree from UNC-Chapel Hill and has a law degree and master’s degree in business administration from Campbell University.