Emily Nachlas

Emily Nachlas is the Chief Risk Officer at Western Alliance Bancorporation. She has nearly 25 years of experience in financial services risk management, having joined Western Alliance Bank in 2019. Prior to her current role, Nachlas served as Executive Vice President and Director of Enterprise Risk Management at IBERIABANK from 2011 to 2019. Her extensive experience in risk management has equipped her to oversee the second line of defense risk management teams and processes at Western Alliance Bancorporation. Nachlas holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of New Orleans. She is a frequent speaker and presenter at industry conferences and serves on several boards and councils, including the National Mid-Tier CRO Council of the Risk Management Association. In 2022, she was named among Arizona’s Most Influential Women in Business.