Wanda Lynn Riley

Former chief audit and risk executive and director of audit and advisory services at the University of California, Berkeley, Wanda Lynn is Chief Audit Officer of university auditing and advisory services at Georgia State. She joined the University of California, Berkeley in 2008 after four years as director of audit and advisory services at the University of California, Santa Barbara. From 1997 to 2004, she was director of internal audit and advisory services and special assistant to the vice president for finance and administration, director of risk management and audit services, and director of internal audit and advisory services at Boise State University.

She joined Boise State after four years as associate controller and revenue accounting manager at Tuskegee (Ala.) University. Wanda Lynn began her professional career as a senior accountant for audit services at Deloitte & Touche in Atlanta. She earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting with highest honors at Hampton (Va.) University.

Personal Statement: “I’ve worked for many years in higher education in the areas of risk management and audit services. What I enjoy most about my career is my contribution to ethical leadership and my commitment to helping others succeed.”