Audit & Compliance

http://www.upenn.edu/audit/

The Office of Audit, Compliance & Privacy (OACP) serves the University and Penn Medicine in upgrading business processes, controls, compliance and privacy mechanisms, and technologies, so that the University can anticipate and aggressively manage business risks, instill strong stewardship and management accountability at all levels, and ensure the integrity of operational and financial information.

OACP’s framework recognizes that business risk is much broader than financial risk and includes an assessment of operational, compliance, strategic, and reputation risks as well.

Programs

• University & Penn Medicine Operational/Financial Audit
• Construction Audit
• Information Technology & Systems Audits
• Institutional Compliance
• Privacy

Associate Vice President Mary Lee Brown

Mary Lee Brown is the Associate Vice President for Audit, Compliance and Privacy at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania Health System. She is responsible for assessing corporate and entity level business risks, developing and leading the execution of institution-wide audit, compliance and privacy work plans that focus on enhancing internal control and compliance infrastructures that support and advance Penn’s core missions of research, teaching and patient care. She leads and directs a highly skilled professional services team of 23 staff members. The Associate Vice President reports to the President, the Executive Vice President(s), the CEO of the Health System, and the Board of Trustees Audit and Compliance Committees for both the University and Penn Medicine.

Mary Lee Brown joined the University of Pennsylvania, Office of Audit and Compliance in March 1997 as Director of Audit for Information Technology. Between 2000 and 2004, she assumed increasing responsibilities within the Office of Audit and Compliance as Executive Director. Mary Lee has dedicated her professional career to higher education administration and management. Prior to joining the University of Pennsylvania, she spent 19 years at the Johns Hopkins University. While at Hopkins, she served in several leadership roles, including director of accounting services in the Controller's Office, assistant director and EDP audit manager in the Office of Audits and Management Services and support systems coordinator in the Office of Administrative Computing.