Meet Our Leadership

 

Diana Carter, Interim Chief Audit Officer

 

Diana Carter – Vice President, Chief Audit and Risk Officer
diana.carter@emory.edu

Diana Carter serves as vice president and chief administrative officer, charged with strategic alignment of functions impacting risk and operations. As CAO, Carter leads the integration of Internal Audit, University Compliance and Enterprise Risk Management as well as oversees Data Analytics for the Business and Administration division. Carter further works to integrate with work of the vice president of public safety into the risk portfolio of the Emory enterprise.

Carter joined Emory in 2013 and is a certified public accountant with a master's degree in accounting. She has previously served in Emory's finance division, as chief business officer for Candler School of Theology and as chief of staff for the Office of the EVPBA.

Deepa Pawate, Director of Unversity Internal Audit

Deepa Pawate – Associate Chief Audit Officer

Deepa Pawate is the AVP, University and Research Audit for Emory University. She is responsible for the audit activities at the University's colleges, centers, and business units. She is also leading the development of a coordinated information technology audit program, as well as supporting departmental initiatives to offer proactive and value-add advisory and consultative services to the institution. Prior to joining Emory in 2005, Deepa was a consultant with the Northrop Grumman Corporation, supporting the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in information security and systems analyses. She was a consultant with Arthur Andersen, performing internal audits, information technology and project risk management reviews, and other consulting engagements in various industries. She is a Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) and a member of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the Institute of Internal Auditors. Deepa received her BA in Computer Science from Emory College, where she was an Emory Scholar, and her Executive MBA with Beta Gamma Sigma honors from the Goizueta Business School of Emory University.

Stacy Wood, Director of Healthcare Internal Audit

Stacy Wood, Senior Director of Healthcare Internal Audit

Stacy Wood is the AVP, Healthcare Audit for Emory Healthcare. She is responsible for the audit activities at Emory Healthcare and its various entities. Prior to joining Emory in 2007, Stacy was the Director for Corporate Compliance and the Privacy Officer at Saint Joseph's Health System. A Certified Internal Audit (CIA), she served as the Director for Catholic Healthcare Audit Network, Manager with Ernst & Young, and Senior Consultant with Arthur Andersen. Stacy is a member of the Institute of Internal Auditors and the Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors with more than 20 years of business experience. Stacy holds a BBA from James Madison University and a MBA from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.