New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced that the founding director of the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability, Thomas J. Eicher, will retire in April and that his senior counsel, Drew Skinner, will take that role.

Eicher served as the OPIA executive director since its creation in 2018. During his tenure, Eicher has made major police reforms and has overseen high-profile investigations of fatal encounters and public corruption.