After more than a half century of service to the California State University (CSU), Vice Chancellor and Chief Audit Officer Larry Mandel announced that he will retire from his position effective June 30, 2020.
“Vice Chancellor Mandel has demonstrated unwavering dedication to the CSU and our mission throughout his long-standing service to the university,” said CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White. “I applaud his efforts to ensure transparency and accountability of operations in the Chancellor’s Office and on the campuses, as well as his leadership of the division of Audit and Advisory Services.”
Mandel’s career in higher education spans more than 50 years. In 1968 he began his tenure with the CSU serving in the division of Academic Affairs before transitioning to what was then known as Trustees’ Internal Audit. He has served in his current role since 1997. Under Mandel, the division evolved from providing standard audit services to also offering consulting and advisory services, allowing the university to more proactively mitigate risk.
A product of the CSU, Mandel earned an MBA from California State University, Long Beach, after receiving a bachelor’s from the University of California, Los Angeles. He will continue to serve in an executive advisory role to the Board of Trustees though December 30, 2020.
The CSU’s division of Audit and Advisory Services conducts and completes independent and objective operational and compliance audits, internal control reviews, investigations and advisory services to add value and improve operations across the university.
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