Alok Kumar Ojha

Alok Ojha is the Director of the WMO Internal Oversight Office, which reports to the Secretary General and the Audit and Oversight Committee. He leads WMO’s internal audit, evaluation and investigation functions, providing independent assurance on the Organization’s financial, administrative and operational activities. In this role, he strengthens governance, risk management and internal control frameworks; manages WMO’s complaint and investigation mechanisms; and liaises  with the WMO Audit Committee, Executive Council and Member States, as required.

Prior to his appointment as Director, Mr. Ojha served as Senior Internal Auditor at WMO, where he helped define the mandate and charter of the Internal Oversight Office, developed its operating procedures and quality assurance framework, and supported the establishment of Enterprise Risk Management based on the COSO framework .

Earlier in his career, he held senior leadership roles with the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. In the role of Director (Chief Information Officer) and Performance Auditor, he led IT strategy, performance audit planning, capacity-building initiatives, and international collaboration with INTOSAI.

He also served as Resident Auditor with the United Nations Office of Internal Oversight Services in Baghdad, introducing risk-based auditing and leading high-impact audit engagements.

With over three decades of experience in public sector oversight, Mr. Ojha brings deep expertise in auditing, investigations, risk management, financial analysis, ethics and IT controls .

He holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Management (Finance and Systems) from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, and a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He is a Certified Internal Auditor, Certified Fraud Examiner and holds certifications in IPSAS, COSO Enterprise Risk Management, etc.