
James Lam - MPP, CIA, CFE
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About me
Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller / Internal Audit Director
Education

UC Irvine
-Bachelor of Arts - BA School of Social SciencesActivities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Cum Laude; Order of Merit; Carnegie Mellon University summer public policy fellowship program

Drucker School of Management
-Master of Business Administration - MBA Strategy & Management of OrganizationsActivities and Societies: University Fellowship, Beta Gamma Sigma

Harvard Kennedy School
-Master of Public Policy - MPP Social & Urban PolicyActivities and Societies: Woodrow Wilson National Foundation Fellow, AAPI Student Caucus, Asian American Policy Review, Harvard Project on Indigenous Governance and Development
Experience

National Equity Fund, Inc.
May 1997 - Oct 1998Acquisitions Analyst
OCAPICA
Oct 1998 - Aug 2001Associate Director
The California Endowment
Aug 2001 - Jan 2004Program Associate
Arroyo Associates, Inc.
Feb 2004 - Apr 2013Managing Principal / Management Consultant
City of Los Angeles
Apr 2013 - Jan 2014Internal Auditor
City of Long Beach
Feb 2014 - Oct 2021Assistant City Auditor
Nov 2016 - Oct 2021Deputy City Auditor
Feb 2014 - Nov 2016

County of Monterey
Oct 2021 - nowChief Deputy Auditor-Controller / Internal Audit Director
Licenses & Certifications
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Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)
Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
Certified Government Auditing Professional (CGAP)
The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA)
The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc.
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to James Lam - MPP, CIA, CFE2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 Knighton Awards Association of Local Government Auditors
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