Internal Audit

The Internal Audit Division supports Emory University’s commitment to the highest standards of conduct, integrity, and responsibility in its business practices. The division helps to ensure that management is fulfilling its responsibilities by using a systematic and disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of governance, risk management, compliance, organizational ethics, and control processes.

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Diana Carter

VP Chief Audit and Risk Officer

Diana Carter serves as the chief audit and risk officer for Emory University and Emory Healthcare, leading its Internal Audit Division. She is responsible for the assessment of enterprise- and entity-level risk, and for the development and execution of work plans focused on enhancing Emory’s risk mitigation strategies and business controls that support and advance Emory's core mission of education, research, and patient care. The chief audit and risk officer reports to the Audit and Compliance Committee of the Board of Trustees and to the executive vice president of business and administration.

Carter joined Emory in 2013 after working at Georgia Institute of Technology and Deloitte. She has built a strong foundation of knowledge about Emory and has held roles in the Finance Division and served as the chief business officer for Candler School of Theology. 

Carter is a certified public accountant and has a bachelor's and master’s degree from the University of Georgia.