Alexander A. Bustamante

Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Audit Officer

Alexander A. Bustamante serves as the Senior Vice President and Chief Compliance and Audit Officer for the University of California system. Leading the Office of Ethics, Compliance, and Audit Services, Mr. Bustamante oversees the University's corporate compliance, investigative, and audit programs. These programs cover critical areas like capital projects, healthcare compliance, third-party risk management, data governance, financial management, and cybersecurity.

Beyond core compliance areas, Mr. Bustamante extends his focus to emerging threats. His team has invested significant efforts in designing training programs and structures specifically for research security and emerging technologies. To address evolving compliance issues and help partner on solutions, Mr. Bustamante maintains strong working relationships with federal funding and enforcement partners. Additionally, Mr. Bustamante's office conducts comprehensive cyber-risk audits across the UC system. These combined efforts assist UC in fortifying critical infrastructure, protecting federally funded research and securing the vast datasets used in operations and research, especially those involving machine learning and artificial intelligence.

Mr. Bustamante co-chaired the UC Presidential Working Group on Artificial Intelligence, which established guidelines for the responsible and ethical use of AI applications within the UC system. He continues to serve as the co-chair of UC's AI Council, tasked with integrating these guidelines, developing AI risk and impact assessment strategies, and documenting the University's use of AI-enabled technologies.

Before joining the University of California, Mr. Bustamante was the Inspector General for the Los Angeles Police Department, where he provided independent oversight of the Department. He also served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California, where he tackled complex investigations involving organized crime, civil rights violations, and white-collar crimes. This work earned him the prestigious United States Attorney General's Award for Exceptional Service for his role in a landmark case, involving the federal government's first use of civil rights statutes to combat racially motivated gang violence against African Americans.

Mr. Bustamante holds a Juris Doctor degree from the George Washington University Law School and a Bachelor of Art in Rhetoric from the University of California, Berkeley.