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Melanie J. Lucht, MBCP, MBCI, CIC, CCM

Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer,
Carnegie Mellon University

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Carnegie Mellon University

   

 

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Melanie Lucht is the Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer for Carnegie Mellon University. In this role, Melanie oversees Enterprise Risk Management, Environmental Health and Safety, Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, and Emergency Preparedness. Melanie’s tenure with Carnegie Mellon began in 2013 as the Senior Manager for Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity Services. In 2017, Melanie was appointed the Assistant Vice President of the newly formed Enterprise Risk Management department while also serving as interim director for each of the Organizations reporting to her. In August of 2018, Melanie was promoted to Associate Vice President and Chief Risk Officer. Prior to Carnegie Mellon, Melanie was the Vice President for Enterprise Business Resiliency at PNC Financial Services. Melanie is a Master Business Continuity Professional (MBCP), a member of the Business Continuity Institute (MBCI), a Certified Insurance Counselor (CIC), and Certified Continuity Manager (CCM). In 2017, she was recognized internationally by the Business Continuity Institute as Continuity and Resiliency Professional of the Year for the private sector. In 2018, she successfully completed the first offering of the Chief Risk Officer (CRO) Executive Education Program at the CMU Heinz College.