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Indiana Attorney General-elect Todd Rokita, ’95, has named Lori Torres, ’86, as chief deputy attorney general and chief of staff.

Torres most recently served as Inspector General for Indiana, appointed to that post in 2017 by Governor Eric Holcomb.

Prior to serving as inspector general, Torres was commissioner of the Indiana Department of Labor under former Gov. Mitch Daniels and general counsel and deputy commissioner for the Indiana Department of Transportation from 2014-2017.

“She is a skilled lawyer of the highest integrity and exactly the type of leader we need to take action for the citizens of our great state on day one,” Rokita said in a written statement.

Torres is a veteran public servant, having served as the Indiana Commissioner of Labor under Governor Mitch Daniels and as the former General Counsel and Deputy Commissioner for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). During her time at INDOT, she led a team of 100 people and consistently delivered results that were on time and on budget. She has practiced law for more than 30 years, including in private practice at Smart, Kessler & Torres in Johnson County for 15 years and more recently at Ice Miller in Indianapolis.

In addition to her new role in the administration as Chief Deputy Attorney General, Torres will serve as the Chief of Staff. She has also joined the transition team for Attorney General-Elect Rokita as co-chair.

Torres graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University Bloomington and received her law degree cum laude from IU McKinney. She lives with her family in Johnson County.