UCSF Ethics, Compliance and Audit Executive Committee

Charter

The Ethics, Compliance and Audit Executive Committee (Executive Committee) provides oversight of the UCSF Ethics, Compliance and Audit programs. The Executive Committee enables accessibility to the Chancellor, escalates risks, and provides a problem-solving group to address ethics, compliance and audit concerns at the highest level. It advises management on key risks that could affect UCSF’s ability to achieve its mission, ensures that management has adequate support and resources for the implementation of effective ethics, compliance and audit programs, sets the tone from the top and assists management in developing a strong risk management and compliance culture at all levels.

The Executive Committee comprises senior leaders appointed by the Chancellor, and has oversight responsibilities that include: 

  1. review, consider and advise on UCSF’s significant risk exposures and management steps to monitor, control and mitigate such exposures;
  2. monitor, assess and advise on progress of key risks, and audit & advisory and ethics & compliance management projects;
  3. evaluate the adequacy of resources for the ethics, compliance and audit programs, ensure adequate assignment of oversight responsibility and appropriate delegations of authority;
  4. advise management on evolving policies and procedures, training programs and monitoring activities;
  5. advise on acceptable and effective enforcement mechanisms; and
  6. review and provide input into the annual Audit & Advisory Services and Compliance Work Plans.

Membership

Executive Vice President, Physician Services, UCSF Health

Vice Provost, Academic Affairs

Senior Vice President & COO, UCSF Health

AVC and Chief Information Officer

Dean – Graduate Division and Vice Provost, Student Academic Affairs

Senior Vice President, Chief Compliance and Audit Officer, Office of the President, Ex-Officio

Vice Dean for Finance & Admin., School of Medicine

Executive Director, Finance and Administration, Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost Office

Senior Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administration, Co-Chair

Chief Human Resources Officer

Chief Campus Compliance Officer

Executive Vice Chancellor & Provost, Co-Chair

Associate Dean for Administration and Finance, School of Nursing

Chief Audit Officer

Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Outreach

Chief Healthcare Compliance Officer and Chief Privacy Officer

Chief Campus Counsel

Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer and Senior Associate Vice Chancellor - Research Infrastructure & Operations

Associate Dean for Administration and Chief of Staff, School of Dentistry

Associate Vice Chancellor and Controller

CFO, UCSF Health

Associate Dean, Administration and Finance, School of Pharmacy