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Transforming Risk into Strategic Advantage

Trailblazing in Enterprise Risk Management to help you lead with confidence in an ever-changing world.

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Welcome to the NC State University Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Initiative, your gateway to leading-edge insights and education in ERM.

We invite you to explore a comprehensive collection of resources, including cutting-edge industry research, thought leadership, and premier professional development opportunities designed to empower you to effectively integrate risk management within the context of strategy and corporate governance for organizational success.

600+ ERM resources

Articles, tools, videos, case studies and the latest research to enhance your understanding and application of ERM.

ERM Resource Center

Premier ERM Training

Education to empower leaders at every level, from those new to ERM to seasoned professionals seeking advanced strategies.

Training and Events

ERM Research

Conducted in collaboration with leaders like AICPA, CIMA and Protiviti to provide forward-thinking best practices, insights and recommendations.

ERM Research

ERM Roundtable Summit Brings Together Risk Management Leaders

“Our goal through the ERM Roundtable Summit is to advance thought leadership by connecting rigorous academic research with what’s actually happening in the real world,” says Mark Beasley, PhD, ERM Initiative director.

Next Summit: April 25
Key Insights from the Fall ’24 Summit
ERM Summit attendees
NCSU, Jenkins, ERM

NC State is leading the way on enterprise risk management and they’re pushing it out to the people—and I love that.”

David Fox

David Fox

Senior Compliance Office
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Christol Bordovsky of Marathon Petroleum

Managing Climate Risks

Christol Bordovsky of Marathon Petroleum shares insights about how the company’s processes for managing risks related to climate change intersect with their ERM efforts.

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Insights from the Fall 2024 ERM Roundtable Summit

We’ve pulled together four high-level insights from the Summit into how leaders are strengthening enterprise risk management for organizational success.

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What is Enterprise Risk Management?

Start here to learn how ERM is unique from traditional risk management, and how an ERM process can be one of your most strategic tools.

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ERM Research

The ERM Initiative collaborates with ERM industry experts at leading organizations like AICPA, CIMA and Protiviti to conduct research studies to guide business leaders in identifying top risks and benchmarking future-focused risk management processes.

Call for Papers: Risk Governance Research Symposium

The ERM Initiative at NC State’s Poole College of Management invites paper submissions for its Risk Governance Research Symposium on May 13-14, 2025, in Raleigh, NC. The event will bring together top scholars to discuss emerging research on risk governance.

Global State of Risk Oversight

Explore the 2024 Global State of Risk Oversight Report, containing data from 623 global executives and revealing global risk management trends, regional insights and strategic conversations for boards and executives navigating complex risk landscapes. Developed in partnership with AICPA-CIMA.