James Lam - MPP, CIA, CFE

James Lam - MPP, CIA, CFE

Acquisitions Analyst

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller / Internal Audit Director

  • Education

    • UC Irvine

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      Bachelor of Arts - BA School of Social Sciences

      Activities and Societies: Phi Beta Kappa; Cum Laude; Order of Merit; Carnegie Mellon University summer public policy fellowship program

    • Drucker School of Management

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      Master of Business Administration - MBA Strategy & Management of Organizations

      Activities and Societies: University Fellowship, Beta Gamma Sigma

    • Harvard Kennedy School

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      Master of Public Policy - MPP Social & Urban Policy

      Activities 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 1998
      Acquisitions Analyst
    • OCAPICA

      Oct 1998 - Aug 2001
      Associate Director
    • The California Endowment

      Aug 2001 - Jan 2004
      Program Associate
    • Arroyo Associates, Inc.

      Feb 2004 - Apr 2013
      Managing Principal / Management Consultant
    • City of Los Angeles

      Apr 2013 - Jan 2014
      Internal Auditor
    • City of Long Beach

      Feb 2014 - Oct 2021
      • Assistant City Auditor

        Nov 2016 - Oct 2021
      • Deputy City Auditor

        Feb 2014 - Nov 2016
    • County of Monterey

      Oct 2021 - now
      Chief Deputy Auditor-Controller / Internal Audit Director
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • 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, CFE
      2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 Knighton Awards Association of Local Government Auditors