Considered to be the first-ever chief risk officer, Lam is one of the world's leading authorities on managing enterprise risk. Lam brings to OpenPages more than 20 years experience in risk and business management. In addition to his role at OpenPages, he is the founder and president of James Lam & Associates, a leading risk management consultancy with clients that include The World Bank, Salomon Smith Barney, Allied Capital, First Data, Risk Management Association, Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago and GMAC. He is also the author of Enterprise Risk Management, published by Wiley, a top-10 best seller among risk management titles on all major book web sites.
"Over the past year, OpenPages has created a dominant position in the market for Sarbanes-Oxley compliance based on its strong product, its clearly defined vision and its penchant for ensuring customer success," said Lam. "I look forward to working with OpenPages and its forward-thinking customers to develop the next generation of governance, risk and compliance management solutions."
Lam speaks regularly at conferences, and has appeared on national TV and cable news programs. He has been published extensively, with over 50 articles and book chapters currently to his credit. Lam is a contributing author of numerous books, including Modern Risk Management: A History (with Nobel prize winners Markowitz, Modigliani, Samuelson, and others) and Derivatives Handbook (with Alan Greenspan, Merton Miller, and others). He has been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Risk Magazine, CFO Magazine, and American Banker. |