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2024-25 Global Chair Theme: "Ask Questions"
Terry Grafenstine discusses her platform as chair – “Ask Questions” – encouraging internal audit practitioners to explore how organizations operate in order to proactively tackle complex issues.
Terry Grafenstine
2024–25 IIA Chair of the Board
Terry Grafenstine is the 2024–25 Chair of the Global Board of Directors of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) and has served on both the IIA’s North American and Global Boards of Directors prior to assuming this role.
Terry is currently the Chief Audit Executive at Pentagon Federal Credit Union, where she is responsible for leading internal audit teams covering all aspects of operations. She has more than 25 years of experience in leadership positions spanning internal audit and information technology roles, notably serving as the Inspector General of the U.S. House of Representatives from 2009 to 2017, where she oversaw audit, advisory, and investigative services. Previously she led internal audit teams spanning over 150 countries as Citi’s global chief auditor for Operations & Technology. Earlier in her career, she served as Managing Director in Deloitte's Risk and Financial Advisory practice.
She was named one of The IIA’s "Top Ten Audit Thought Leaders of the Decade” and was also inducted into The IIA’s Hall of Distinguished Audit Practitioners. Her platform as chair – “Ask Questions,” – will encourage internal audit practitioners to dig deeper into the nuances of how organizations today operate and the potential risks they face to proactively tackle complex issues. It will place a particular emphasis on technology and the important questions internal auditors need to address to stay ahead of the risks brought forth by technological change.
Elizabeth Sullivan
2025-26 IIA North American Board Chair
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 Institute of Internal Auditors (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.
Anthony J. Pugliese
IIA President and Chief Executive Officer
Anthony J. Pugliese is President and CEO of The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the internal audit profession’s most widely recognized advocate, educator, and provider of standards, guidance, and certifications.
Over a career spanning more than 30 years, Pugliese has been a strategic, hands-on leader who has directed expansions into major global markets, pioneered innovative educational initiatives aimed at enhancing members’ professional growth, overseen the internal audit function of a major organization for more than 15 years, and re-shaped cultural norms toward greater diversity, equity, and inclusiveness (DE&I).
As CEO of The IIA, Anthony drives the vision and management of a global professional association that represents more than 260,000 members, nearly 150 chapters, and 117 institutes in more than 170 countries and territories. He is focused on advocating for internal auditors worldwide while driving the evolution of both The IIA and the internal audit profession through initiatives to modernize professional standards and certifications. Of note, he spearheaded the groundbreaking “Internal Audit: Vision 2035 - Creating Our Future Together" project, which aims to identify what the internal audit profession will look like – and should look like – in 2035 and create a roadmap to help the profession achieve that vision.
National Institute and Chapter Leaders
For information about leaders of The IIA’s 250+ National Institutes and chapters, please see their individual websites.
Chair of the Global Board
Terry Grafenstine, CIA, CGAP, CPA, CISSP, CISA, CRISC, CGEIT
Chief Audit Executive
Pentagon Federal Credit Union (PenFed)
USA
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Global Senior Vice Chair
Stefano Comotti, CIA, CRMA
Chief Audit Executive
Kering Group
France
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Global Vice Chair of Finance
Larry Herzog Butler, CIA, CRMA
Head, Internal Audit and Chief Audit Executive
Delivery Hero SE
Germany
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Past Chair of the Global Board
Sally-Anne Pitt, CIA, CGAP
Managing Director
Pitt Group Pty Ltd.
Australia
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Outside North America Lead Director
Jorge Badillo Ayala, CIA, QIAL, CCSA, CGAP, CRMA, CFE, CISA
Internal Audit Manager
MLCC Caserones
Chile
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Director, Global Services
Isabel Derison, CIA, CCSA, CRMA
Partner in Business Risk Services
Grant Thornton Belgium
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Director, Professional Certifications
Emmanuel Johannes, CIA, CCSA, CFSA, CGAP, CFE, FCCA
Chief Executive Officer
Kepler Associates Limited
Tanzania
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Director, Professional Standards
Yulia Gurman, CIA, CCSA, CRMA, CPA
VP of Internal Audit and Corporate Security
Packaging Corporation of America
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Director, Advocacy Advisory
His Excellency Dr. Hussam Alangari
President
General Court of Audit
Saudi Arabia
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Director, Global Research
Reyes Fuentes Ortea, CIA, CCSA, CRMA
Chief Audit and Risks Executive
Indra Sistemas
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Director, Audit Committee
Huibo Liu, CIA
Director, Internal Audit
Dajia Insurance Group Co., Ltd.
China
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Audit Committee Chair
Stacey L. Schabel, CIA, CPA
Senior Vice President and Chief Audit Executive
Jackson Financial, Inc.
USA
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Director at Large
Elizabeth Sullivan, CIA, CCSA, CRMA
Vice President, Chief Risk and Audit Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
USA
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Ex-Officio Director / IIA CEO
Anthony J. Pugliese, CIA, CPA, CGMA, CITP
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Institute of Internal Auditors
USA
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Chair
Elizabeth Sullivan, CIA, CCSA, CRMA
Vice President, Chief Risk and Audit Officer
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Senior Vice Chair
David Helberg, CIA, CRMA
Chief, Internal Audit Services and Corporate Ethics
Cameco Corporation
Vice Chair - Finance
Jessica Rodgers, CIA
Partner/Principal
Global Internal Audit Leader
Vice Chair – Member Services
Warren W. Stippich, Jr., CIA, CRMA
National Managing Principal
Grant Thornton Advisors LLC
Past Chair
R. Michael Varney, CIA
Partner
Crowe LLP
Director – CAC Representative
Raoul Ménès, CIA, CCSA, CRMA
Partner and Québec Leader, Advisory / Governance, Risk and Compliance Services & Inclusion, Diversity and Equity Executive Council Member
KPMG Canada
Director
Yulia Gurman, CIA
Vice President, Internal Audit and Corporate Security
Packaging Corporation of America
Director
Adnan Rahim, CIA
Director/Head of Internal Audit - Finance
Meta Inc.
Director
M. Todd Freeman, CIA
Vice President, Internal Audit
Vulcan Materials Company
Director
Valentina Sabet, CIA
Global Operational Audit & Risk Management (Construction)
Intel Corporation
Ex-Officio Director
Anthony J. Pugliese, CIA
President and Chief Executive Officer
The Institute of Internal Auditors
