Yashika Rahaman currently serves as the Director of the Agency Enterprise Risk Management Program at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). She works with FDA leaders and decision makers to incorporate proactive risk management into the Agency’s enterprise-wide business decisions. Previously, Ms. Rahaman worked as the Senior Advisor to the FDA Chief Financial Officer (CFO), supporting the execution of the CFO organization’s strategic goals to engage in effective stakeholder communications, provide exceptional financial stewardship and control. Since joining the FDA in 2008, she assumed several leadership roles including Director of the Performance Analysis and Data Services group, and implemented the Agency’s first of its kind Lean Management program. Ms. Rahaman worked in the Aerospace and Technology sectors, taking on progressively challenging responsibilities. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Physics and a Ph.D. in Reliability (Risk) Engineering, along with several publications in this field.
