William Stern has dedicated the past 30 years to public service. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Southern California. From 1991 to 1998, Mr. Stern served as a Revenue Agent for the Internal Revenue Service in Los Angeles conducting audits of individuals, partnerships, trusts, corporations, and complex domestic and international transactions, per applicable law, regulations and policies. In 1998, Mr. Stern was promoted to the position of Senior Auditor for the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, coordinating audits and assessments of the Internal Revenue Service in accordance with applicable standards and principles, and producing reports for government executives and public consumption accordingly. In 1999, Mr. Stern transitioned from Audit to Investigations and embarked on a 20-year career as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During that time, Mr. Stern served in Honolulu, San Francisco, Washington, West Palm Beach, London, Las Vegas, and Amsterdam. With experience over the course of his career as an Investigator, Manager, Executive, and Diplomat, Mr. Stern worked or managed virtually all investigative and administrative programs under the purview of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This experience included Public Corruption, Complex Financial Crimes, Governmental Fraud, Civil Rights, Violent Crimes, Cyber Crime, National Security matters, and financial and personnel management. Mr. Stern is a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Service. Retiring from the Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2019, Mr. Stern continues his service as an Oversight Executive, and served a term as Inspector General for the Los Angeles Unified School District, responsible for oversight in the capacity of Chief Audit Executive and Head of Investigations. Mr. Stern currently serves as Chief Ethics Officer and Chief Audit Executive and Director of Oversight at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
