Keynote Speaker

André Birotte Jr., United States Attorney, Central District of California

André Birotte Jr.

United States Attorney

Central District of California

In December 2009, President Barack Obama nominated Mr. Birotte to serve as United States Attorney for the Central District of California. Mr. Birotte was unanimously confirmed by the United States Senate and was sworn in on March 4, 2010.  The United States Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California serves a district of seven counties — Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura — with a population that is the largest of any district in the country.

Prior to his appointment to this post, Mr. Birotte was the Inspector General of the Los Angeles Police Commission since 2003.

In 1995, he joined the United States Attorney’s Office in Los Angeles, where he investigated and prosecuted numerous violent crime, fraud, and narcotics trafficking cases. In 1999, Mr. Birotte joined the Quinn Emanuel law firm, where he represented clients in white-collar crime and commercial litigation matters.

Mr. Birotte joined the Los Angeles Police Department’s (“LAPD”) Office of the Inspector General in 2001 as an Assistant Inspector General. In May 2003, after an extensive nationwide search, the Los Angeles Police Commission unanimously selected Mr. Birotte to serve as the LAPD’s Inspector General. In that capacity, Mr. Birotte led a staff of employees, including lawyers, professional auditors, and former law enforcement executives, who were responsible for conducting and overseeing LAPD internal investigations and audits to ensure compliance with both LAPD policies and mandates imposed by a Federal Consent Decree.

Featured Speaker

Richard A. Leach, Auditor General, US Department of Navy

Richard A. Leach

Auditor General of the Navy          

US Department of Navy

Mr. Richard A. Leach was designated as Auditor General of the Navy in May 2000, by the Under Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Jerry MacArthur Hultin.

As Auditor General, Mr. Leach is responsible for the internal audit of the Department of the Navy, which encompasses a $170 billion annual budget, and the activities of 827,000 military and civilian personnel.  Mr. Leach directs the efforts of about 400 employees of the Naval Audit Service and is directly responsible for its $43 million annual operating budget.

Immediately prior to being selected Auditor General, Mr. Leach was the Director, Plans and Policy Directorate, with the Naval Audit Service.  He was selected to that Senior Executive Service position in 1988.  Since becoming the Auditor General, Mr. Leach has received two Presidential Rank Awards as a Meritorious Executive.  He also received the Elmer Staats Award for outstanding contributions to auditing financial management.  Mr. Leach has been awarded the Meritorious Civilian Service Medal and two Distinguished Civilian Service Medals by the Secretary of the Navy.  The Secretary of the Navy has twice awarded the Nathaniel Stinson Award to Mr. Leach for exemplary leadership in promoting Equal Employment Opportunity (2004 and 2007).