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Albert Lau

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Deputy Chief Risk Officer at East West Bank
📍 Pasadena, California, United States

Albert Lau is the Deputy Chief Risk Officer at East West Bank, where he champions risk management as a strategic, not administrative, function. An alumnus of UCLA and UC Irvines MBA program, he is described by colleagues as thoughtful, fair, and patient.

Outside of work, Albert has expressed appreciation for community support and the unconditional love of dogs. He maintains an interest in his alma maters, UCLA and UC Irvine, valuing how people come together to help one another in times of need.

He successfully built and scaled the banks Enterprise Risk Management function as the institution grew from $9 billion to $60 billion in assets.

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Experience
32 Years
Current Role
Deputy Chief Risk Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Pasadena, California, United States
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Strategic Risk
Believes in embedding risk management into strategic decisions for the Executive Management and Board of Directors, rather than treating it as an administrative task.
ERM Program Development
Has extensive experience building, transforming, and re-engineering Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) and Internal Audit functions to align with business growth and industry standards.
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Career

Work history

3-2016
Deputy Chief Risk Officer
East West Bank
6-2010 - 2-2016
Chief Audit Executive
East West Bank
12-2006 - 5-2010
Director of Risk Management and Audit
East West Bank
2004 - 2006
FVP, Senior Internal Audit Manager
Indymac Bank
1993 - 2004
Staff Auditor to Sr. Audit Manager
Deloitte & Touche
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Education
Masters of Business Administration
UC Irvine
Bachelor of Arts - BA
UCLA
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