About Us

Chad Sharp, MBA, CIA, CISA, CFE
Chief Audit Executive
Email: chad-sharp@uiowa.edu
Campus Address: 2nd Floor Administrative Services Building
Phone: 319-335-2726

Chad Sharp joined Internal Audit in October 2002. He was named Regents Chief Audit Executive in January 2024.  In this role, he is responsible for overseeing the auditing efforts of the Regents enterprise. He previously worked for three and a half years as an account manager, financial auditor, and process/compliance analyst for a local telephone company. Chad earned a BA and MBA from the University of Iowa. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, a Certified Information Systems Auditor, and a Certified Fraud Examiner.

James Pitcher, MBA, CPA, CFE
Audit Manager
Email: jpitcher@iastate.edu
Campus Address: 2nd Floor Administrative Services Building
Phone: 319-467-0151

James Pitcher was named Audit Manager at Iowa State University’s Office of Internal Audit in March 2022. James joined the University of Iowa’s Office of Internal Audit in May 2013 as a health science auditor and was named a senior auditor in 2016. He previously worked as an auditor at the State of Iowa Auditor’s Office. James earned a BA in Public Accounting, Business Administration, and German from Coe College and an MBA from the University of Iowa. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a Certified Fraud Examiner.