Elizabeth Sullivan, CIA, CCSA, CRMA

Elizabeth Sullivan is the 2025-26 Chair of the North American Board and a 2025-26 Director of the Global Board of Directors of The IIA.

Elizabeth is the Vice President, Chief Risk and Audit Officer at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) and heads its Audit and Compliance department. With over 28 years of audit, risk management, financial industry, and public sector experience, she leads the internal audit function in providing assurance and advisory services that enable change for strong organizational governance and effective risk management and internal control systems.

At WMATA, in addition to the internal audit function, Elizabeth oversees external assurance and regulatory compliance, risk and business advisory services, and integrated risk management systems. Her department facilitates WMATA’s enterprise risk management (ERM) program, which is designed to enable proactive management of risks to help achieve strategic, operational, financial, and compliance objectives. Prior to joining WMATA, Elizabeth spent 18 years in the financial industry, providing progressive leadership in corporate risk management and internal audit.

Elizabeth began her service to The IIA at the chapter level and continued through to the Global Member Competency and Learning faculty and the North American Board. She is the current Chair of the American Public Transportation Association’s Committee of Audit Professionals and is committed to establishing and promoting standards of performance and conduct for audit organizations within the transit industry.

Elizabeth is a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) and holds a Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA) and a Certification in Control Self-Assessment (CCSA).