 He received his MBA with honors from UCLA in 1989.After graduating from Baruch College in 1983, Lam held positions as research analyst at Paine Webber, consultant at Kaplan Smith, vice president at Glendale Federal Bank, and senior consultant at First Manhattan Consulting Group.Between 1993 and 1995, Lam served as Chief Risk Officer at GE Capital Markets Services, where he helped create a new capital markets business.