Nahla Ivy is the Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Officer for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a bureau of the U.S. Department of Commerce in Gaithersburg, MD. Ms. Ivy established and leads the implementation of NIST’s agency-level ERM program. She is currently co-chairing an interagency community of interest addressing the integration of cybersecurity and agency ERM and has informed NIST publications addressing ERM, including cybersecurity and cyber physical systems. Prior to joining NIST, Ms. Ivy provided risk oversight for a $6B American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) project portfolio and implemented the internal controls program at the U.S. Department of Energy. Ms. Ivy was recognized as an ERM Professional of the Year in 2017 by the Association of Federal Enterprise Risk Management (AFERM). She previously served in private industry as a research director and product manager for a global financial services and corporate governance firm and is an active member of AFERM and the Association of Government Accountants (AGA).
