Ben Sutphin serves as the Peer Review Program Manager for the Association of Inspectors General (AIG), where he is responsible for coordinating and managing the Association’s peer review program.
A CPA, CIA, CIGA, CISA, and CGMP, Ben brings more than 35 years of public-sector auditing experience to his role with AIG. He spent more than a decade as an Audit Manager with the Virginia Office of the State Inspector General. As a charter member of the agency, he played an instrumental role in establishing its performance audit division and led numerous complex audit engagements.
Ben has held audit leadership positions with the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of the State Internal Auditor. He has also served as a senior internal auditor with the City of Roanoke, Virginia State Police, and the Virginia Auditor of Public Accounts. His extensive experience encompasses performance auditing, internal auditing, quality assurance, peer review, and government audit practices.
As an AIG faculty member, Ben teaches audit standards and audit workpaper documentation at the AIG Institute and supports additional training sessions as needed. He also facilitates training courses for the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Government Audit Training Institute. In addition, through SysAudits, Inc., Ben develops and presents professional audit training courses for government and private-sector organizations.
Through his work with SysAudits, Ben has also assisted on peer reviews and quality assurance reviews for Offices of Inspectors General and private-sector organizations. His extensive experience in auditing, professional standards, training, and quality assurance has made him a valued resource in the government auditing community.
