James Lam

Boston

James Lam
Odgers Berndtson Boston office
work
101 Federal Street, Suite 1644
Boston MA 02110 United States
work +1 617 204 5605
work fax +1 617 217 2001
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New York

James Lam
Odgers Berndtson New York office
work
520 Madison Avenue, 28th floor
New York NY 10022 United States
work +1 212 972 7287
work fax +1 212 572 6499
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James Lam

James Lam is Partner and Head of Odgers Berndtson's U.S.-based Leadership Advisory Group, serving clients of its Board & CEO, Governance & Risk, and all industry group practices.

He is also President of James Lam & Associates, a risk consultancy with which the firm jointly provides integrated assessment, search, and advisory services. Widely noted as the first "chief risk officer", he has received industry recognition for his work. As Chief Risk Officer of Fidelity Investments, he received the inaugural Risk Manager of the Year Award from GARP in 1997. A 2005 Euromoney survey recognized him as one of the leading risk consultants in the world. Treasury & Risk named him one of the “100 Most Influential People in Finance” in 2005, 2006, and 2008.

James is an honors graduate of Baruch College and UCLA. He is author of Enterprise Risk Management: From Incentives to Controls and numerous other published works.

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  • Financial Services

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