James Lam
| James Lam | |
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| Born | Guangzhou, China |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Baruch College (B.B.A) 1983 |
| Occupation | Risk Consultant, Public Company Board Member, Public Speaker, Author |
| Website | http://jameslam.com |
Baruch College (B.B.A) 1983
James Lam is a noted consultant, author, and speaker. He is President of James Lam & Associates, a risk management consulting firm he founded in early 2002. In a February 2007 research report, Forrester Research ranked James Lam & Associates as one of a few consulting firms with “extensive capabilities” in risk management across all major industries.
As president of James Lam & Associates, Lam serves C-level executives and boards on enterprise risk, strategic risk, market risk, credit risk, and operational risk engagements. He has done significant work with boards on governance structure, risk policy and tolerances, and board reporting. In 2007, the firm was selected as one of the top consulting firms with "extensive risk capabilities" across all major industries.
Born in Guangdong, China in 1961, Lam moved to the United States with his family in 1971. He grew up in Brooklyn and then went on to graduate Suma Cum Laude with a BBA from Baruch College in 1983. He received his MBA with honors from UCLA in 1989.
Lam currently resides in Wellesley, MA with his wife Pam and their three sons Brandon, Austin and Garrett.
After graduating from Baruch College in 1983, Lam held positions as research analyst at Paine Webber, consultant at Kaplan Smith, vice president at Glendale Federal Bank, and senior consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group.
Between 1993 and 1995, Lam served as Chief Risk Officer at GE Capital Markets Services, where he helped create a new capital markets business.
Lam also served as Chief Risk Officer for Fidelity Investments from 1995 to 1998. His work at Fidelity has been profiled in best-practice case studies published in Risk Magazine, the Economist, Price Waterhouse Review and Risk and Insurance.
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