Patrice Sam

Head, Office of Internal Investigations

Patrice Sam oversees independent administrative investigations into alleged misconduct implicating or adversely affecting the Fund’s staff, contractors, assets or activities. Mr. Sam has worked in the field of internal audit and investigations for more than 25 years. He has held numerous investigation supervisory roles at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Prior to this, Mr. Sam has served in the public and private sectors in financial auditing and investigation positions with the Office of the Prosecutor of Paris and PricewaterhouseCoopers in France and Singapore. He has also taught courses on the prevention, detection and investigation of corporate fraud at Haute Ecole de Gestion in Geneva, Switzerland. Patrice holds Master-level degrees in Finance from Ecole de Management de Lyon and Law from Université Paris Cité in France. He is also certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and as Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

Last Updated: July 18, 2025