Demetris Cheatham
Executive Director 

Demetris Cheatham, Esq. is the Executive Director of the National Bar Association (NBA).  She previously served as Deputy Executive Director and Special Assistant to the Executive Director.  Prior to joining the staff of the Association, Cheatham served the organization as a committee member of the Commercial Law Section, managing editor of the Corporate Law Section magazine, Communications Director and Special Assistant to the NBA President. Among many accomplishments within the NBA, Cheatham was instrumental in partnering with IMPACT to launch the NBA's annual Nation's Best Advocates 40 Under 40 event.

Prior to joining the NBA, Cheatham was an associate within the Legal Financial Consulting Practice of Huron Consulting Group. In this capacity, she assisted clients with internal investigations and forensic accounting engagements. She also assisted clients with SEC accounting and reporting, and performed damage quantification and data analysis.  

Before becoming an associate at Huron, Cheatham was a Technology Analyst at the investment banking firm of Goldman Sachs in New York City.  There she was responsible for accessing the technology needs and vulnerabilities of the company in the event of a domestic or global disaster.  She was also responsible for assisting each domestic and international department in the company with creating their business continuity plans for compliance with internal guidelines and regulations enacted by the financial industry.

Cheatham has gained international experience by working and participating in an international business program in Montreal and Ottawa, Canada.   She also completed a study abroad program in the cities of Mumbai, Bangalore, Agra and New Delhi, India.

Cheatham co-wrote "Internal Investigations: Assembling the Investigative Team," which was featured in the National Bar Association’s Commercial Law Section's newsletter (December 2008).  She was also publisher and managing editor for the Corporate Law Section’s inaugural In-House View magazine.

Cheatham received her Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with honors from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. She also received her Juris Doctorate and Masters in Business Administration (JD/MBA) from the University of Maryland School of Law and its Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Cheatham currently resides in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Cornelius and their daughter, Zahra Joy.

image: