Welcome to the IIA Louisville Chapter!

Welcome to the IIA Louiville Chapter

The Louisville Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) has been serving the Louisville Metro and Southern Indiana area since 1947. The Chapter has approximately 270 current members. Meetings are typically held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Chapter Mission: To serve our members through quality CPE offerings, relationships with local colleges and universities, and networking opportunities.

Chapter Officers

About This Chapter ​

The Louisville Kentucky Chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors has approximately 270 members representing a wide range of businesses in Kentucky and Southern Indiana. The Chapter is a not-for-profit organization that was established to provide its members a means by which they may enhance their knowledge of Internal Auditing and share information.

Internal auditing is an independent, objective assurance and consulting activity designed to add value and improve an organization's operations. Internal Auditors interact with personnel from all areas of an organization. We help our organizations accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.

The Louisville Chapter is an affiliate of The Institute of Internal Auditors, an international professional organization with over 154,500 members in more than 156 countries.

The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) publishes Standards for the Professional Practice of Internal Auditing. The IIA also offers a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) designation that is recognized world wide. Internal Auditors awarded the CIA designation have demonstrated through experience and examination a high level of knowledge of Internal Auditing and are required to obtain continuing education and abide by a code of ethics.

The Louisville Chapter of The Institute of Internal Auditors desires to promote the Internal Auditing Profession, to offer professional development opportunities and to provide a source for networking and sharing of information to its members. Established in 1941, The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) is an international professional association with global headquarters in Lake Mary, Florida, USA. The IIA is the internal audit profession's global voice, recognized authority, acknowledged leader, chief advocate, and principal educator. Generally, members work in internal auditing, risk management, governance, internal control, information technology audit, education, and security.

The IIA Louisville Chapter provides annual scholarships to three local colleges and universities:

• University of Louisville
• Bellarmine University
• Indiana University Southeast

IIA Louisville has a chapter library at Sullivan University.

Dear IIA Louisville Chapter Members,

As we welcome the new year, I would like to extend warm wishes to each of you for a happy, healthy, and successful 2026. I hope you were able to enjoy the holiday season and spend meaningful time with family, friends, and loved ones. As we begin January, it is a great time to reflect, reset, and look ahead to the opportunities the coming year will bring for our chapter and our profession.

I continue to serve as acting president while Myhanh Pham, our Chapter President, remains on medical leave. She continues to endure ongoing health challenges, and on behalf of the board and our membership, I ask that you please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. We are grateful for the strong leadership foundation she has provided and look forward to her return when she is able.

Our recent programming has focused on the rapidly evolving role of artificial intelligence in internal audit. December’s session on Auditing Artificial Intelligence provided valuable insight into the risks, controls, and audit approaches surrounding AI. Building on that foundation, I’m excited to share that our upcoming January event will focus on real-life AI use cases in Internal Audit. This session will explore how AI can be leveraged to analyze vast amounts of financial data, assist with drafting audit scopes, risk and control matrices, and reports, as well as identify any data anomalies. This is a natural and timely transition from understanding how to audit AI to learning how we, as auditors, can responsibly and effectively use it to enhance our own work.

As always, I encourage you to attend, participate, and engage in the discussions. These conversations are critical as internal audit continues to adapt to new tools and expectations while maintaining strong governance and professional judgment.

I would also like to take a moment to thank our volunteers, officers, and committee members for their continued dedication. Your efforts behind the scenes ensure that we are able to provide high-quality CPE opportunities, relevant programming, and meaningful networking for our members. If you are looking for ways to get more involved in the new year, we would welcome your interest and participation.

Thank you again for your continued support of the IIA Louisville Chapter. I look forward to connecting with you at our January meeting and throughout the year ahead as we continue to learn, grow, and strengthen our professional community together.

Warm regards,

Robert Stutsman
Vice President
(Acting Chapter President) IIA Louisville Chapter

The Louisville Chapter has been a Platinum Chapter since 2000, and has partnered with Junior Achievement (JA) to present in a Day annually since 2009 at a Louisville area elementary school.