## Patrice Sam

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**Canonical URL:** [Patrice Sam](https://www.imf.org/en/about/senior-officials/bios/patrice-sam)

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 18, 2025

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### Role and responsibilities
- Title: Head, Office of Internal Investigations.
- Oversees independent administrative investigations into alleged misconduct implicating or adversely affecting the Fund’s staff, contractors, assets or activities.

### Professional experience
- More than 25 years of experience in internal audit and investigations.
- Held investigation supervisory roles at:
  - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  - Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
  - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
  - Asian Development Bank (ADB)
- Prior roles in the public and private sectors in financial auditing and investigation with:
  - Office of the Prosecutor of Paris
  - PricewaterhouseCoopers in France and Singapore

### Teaching and training
- Taught courses on the prevention, detection and investigation of corporate fraud at Haute Ecole de Gestion in Geneva, Switzerland.

### Education and certifications
- Master-level degree in Finance from Ecole de Management de Lyon.
- Master-level degree in Law from Université Paris Cité in France.
- Certified in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA).
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE).

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## References

- [IMF Senior Officials](https://www.imf.org/en/About/senior-officials)

_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/about/senior-officials/bios/patrice-sam_