Our researchers

The people who used to write the findings

Grants Research Center is built by former federal auditors and compliance specialists. The same experience that produced audit findings now goes into helping grantees prevent them.

Fidel Wambura, CPA

Founder & principal researcher

Former federal grant auditor who led single-audit engagements across the education sector. Founder of Wamcore. Sets the research agenda and leads the launch brief and the oversight-guidance webinar.

Senior Researcher

Former OIG

Single-audit specialist joining the research desk this fall. Focus on findings analysis and the recurring-issue index. Named announcement to follow.

Compliance Researcher

Former agency

Cognizant-agency background in cost principles and grantee oversight. Leads the cost-principles and procurement research track.

Sector Instructor

CPA · CGFM

Leads sector-specific training for K–12, education agencies, and higher-education grantees.

We name our researchers because independence only means something when it has a face. As the research desk fills out this fall, each addition will be announced here with their background and the work they lead.

We're hiring researchers with federal audit and oversight backgrounds. If that's you, we'd like to talk.

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Former auditors, OIG, and cognizant-agency specialists: reach out with your background.

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