About Your Auditor-Controller

David E. Sundstrom was first elected as the Auditor-Controller for Orange County, California in June 1998 and was reelected in June 2006. His third four-year term of office commenced January 8, 2007. Prior to his election, Mr. Sundstrom served as the first appointed Director of Internal Audit for the County of Orange. Prior to his appointment by the Board of Supervisors in August 1996, he served as University Auditor for the California State University Board of Trustees for seven years. As University Auditor, he was responsible for the internal audit program of the twenty-two campus system. Previously, he was campus audit manager for the University of California at Davis for nine years. Prior to that, David worked for three years as a senior accountant responsible for governmental auditing for a regional CPA firm.

In addition to his responsibilities as Auditor-Controller, David serves on several committees including:

County of Orange Treasury Oversight Committee
County of Orange Audit Oversight Committee (Chairman)
County of Orange Public Finance Advisory Committee
Measure M Taxpayers Oversight Committee (Chairman)
City of Orange Audit Committee (Chairman)

David also serves on the Government Accounting Standards Board, a non-profit organization that establishes and improves financial accounting and reporting standards for state and local governments. David has served as the president of the Orange County Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors; serves on the Executive Committee of the Western Intergovernmental Audit Forum; serves as a committee chair of the National Intergovernmental Audit Forum; and is a past president of the State Association of County Auditors. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and the California Society of Certified Public Accountants. David is the Treasurer of Orange Rotary and serves on the finance committee of Orange County's United Way.

David is a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Information Systems Auditor and a Certified Internal Auditor. He earned his MBA (emphasis in Finance and Accounting) from the University of California at Davis.

David was born in Berkeley, California. He graduated from Saint Mary's High School and attended Saint Mary's College. He enlisted in the United States Air Force during the Vietnam Conflict and was honorably discharged. He then attended community college and served in the California Air National Guard. He completed his undergraduate work at Sonoma State University where he graduated with honors, earning a baccalaureate degree in management.

He resides in Orange with his wife and two sons.