Mark Israel Named Brookhaven Lab's Director of Internal Audit and Oversight
February 1, 2007
UPTON, NY - Mark Israel was named Director of Internal Audit and Oversight for the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, effective January 12. In his new position, Israel is responsible for directing financial and business operations reviews for Brookhaven Lab. He also conducts independent institutional assessments to measure the adequacy of work performance and to promote improvements. The Laboratory has about 2,600 employees and a total annual budget of about $500 million.
Israel's office serves as an independent resource for conducting internal audits and studies, coordinating outside audit activities, and providing expert information and guidance on effective internal controls and prudent business practices. All audits are conducted within the framework of the international standards set by the Institute of Internal Auditors.
"Since I have been working at Brookhaven Lab for 33 years, I am very familiar with the business processes, procedures and lines of communication needed for my new position, and I believe that I have built a level of credibility between myself and my customers," Israel said. "I look forward to balancing their needs, minimizing risk for the Lab, and meeting the ever-changing challenges of audits and oversight assessments."
Israel's customers include the Laboratory Director and his senior management team, the Brookhaven Science Associates (BSA) Board, and DOE. BSA manages and operates Brookhaven Lab, and its 16-member Board of Directors is composed of five members appointed by the Research Foundation of State University of New York, five by Battelle, and one each from six of the nation's premiere research universities: Columbia, Cornell, Harvard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Princeton and Yale.
A certified public accountant, Israel received a BBA in accounting in 1969 and an MBA in finance in 1978, both from Adelphi University. From 1968 to 1971, he was an accountant at Arthur Andersen & Co. Certified Public Accountants in Manhattan, and from 1971 to 1974, he was a senior financial analyst for American Airlines in Lake Success, NY. He joined Brookhaven Lab in 1974 as an internal auditor, advanced to several supervisory auditing positions, and, in 1987, became the Laboratory's Fiscal Officer. He has served as Interim Director of Internal Audit and Oversight since September 2006.
Israel is a member of the DOE Financial Management Improvement Council, comprised of members of the DOE financial community and nine of its contractors. He is also a member of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, for which he chaired several of the society's tax committees; the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; the Institute of Internal Auditors; and the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). He also was the former president of IMA's Long Island - Suffolk Chapter.
NOTE TO LOCAL EDITORS: Mark Israel is a resident of Miller Place, NY.
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