Furthering the profession of third party risk management (TPRM) through knowledge sharing and networking.

The Third Party Risk Association was created out of a necessity to build a community of like-minded third party risk professionals to allow for the sharing of best practices, exchanging of ideas, and influencing of an industry. This organization is a 501(c)(6) not-for-profit.

  • Activities in support of this purpose include, but are not limited to:
  • Promoting the value that third party risk professionals and practitioners add to their organizations;
  • Providing comprehensive professional, educational, and development opportunities, as well as standards and other professional practice guidance;
  • Researching, disseminating, and promoting to practitioners and stakeholders knowledge concerning third party risk and its appropriate role in control, risk management, and governance;
  • Educating practitioners and other relevant audiences on best practices in third party risk; and
  • Bringing together third party risk professionals and practitioners from all countries to share information, experiences, tools, and techniques.

The organization was formed by Julie Gaiaschi & Jon Ehret on October 22, 2018 and is headquartered in Iowa.

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