Enterprise Risk Management Officer 

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

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.  Mrs. Ivy established and leads the implementation of NIST’s agency-level ERM program.  She recently served as a senior advisor and program manager supporting the standup of the NIST CHIPS Program, a $50B program initiated in 2022 to address pressing economic and national security needs in the semiconductor industry.  She co-founded an interagency community of interest addressing the integration of cybersecurity and agency ERM and has co-authored multiple NIST publications in this area.  Prior to joining NIST, Mrs. Ivy provided risk oversight for a $6B American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) project portfolio at the U.S. Department of Energy. She implemented the Department’s risk and internal controls program.  She previously served in private industry as a research and product director for a global financial services and advisory firm, where she oversaw research and product teams located in the U.S., Europe, and Asia.  Ms. Ivy has an M.B.A. from the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business and a B.A. in Anthropology and Environmental Studies from the College of William & Mary.