Kathy Lai

Kathy Lai

CPA, CGMA
Partner, Audit & Assurance, Crowe LLP
Partner, Crowe Advisory LLC
Orange County
Kathy Lai is a partner in audit and assurance for Crowe LLP and a partner of Crowe Advisory LLC. She is also the office managing partner of the Crowe office in Orange County. She specializes in audit, performance, and risk in the public sector industry. Kathy has more than 20 years of experience providing public accounting services to some of the largest governments in the state of California. 

Client focus

Services

Audit

Industries

Public sector

Professional affiliations

  • AICPA State and Local Government Expert Panel, past member
  • California Society of CPAs (CalCPA)
  • California Society of Municipal Finance Officers (CSMFO)
  • Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)
  • National Grants Management Association (NGMA)
  • California Transit Association
  • International Society of Filipinos in Finance and Accounting (ISFFA), executive board member and founder
  • CARE Foundation for the Capistrano Unified School District

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, emphasis in accounting
    University of California, Los Angeles