Jenny Wong

Candidate for City Auditor, Berkeley · City Auditor

Jenny Wong has served as Berkeley's City Auditor since being elected in November 2018, with her current term extending through November 2026. Before taking office, she spent 18 years at the federal U.S. Government Accountability Office as an auditor, advisor, and training coordinator, and earlier worked on health and mental health initiatives in San Francisco and New York. She holds a bachelor's degree in Economics from UC Berkeley and a master's in Public Administration from New York University, and has lived in Berkeley for 26 years. As Auditor she has conducted audits covering public safety, streets, budgeting, library services, and domestic-violence response policies, and has received the Knighton Award from the Association of Local Government Auditors.

Wong's five-part 2026 strategy includes tracking 65 open recommendations from nine previous audits, examining the Rent Stabilization Board's finances and operations, assessing the city's overall financial health with attention to high-risk departments, completing short-term projects that give officials and the public timely information, and finishing ongoing contract and homelessness audits. A major 2026 priority is the full launch of the office's whistleblower program, including a confidential 24/7 hotline for reporting fraud, waste, or abuse, approved in June 2024.

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