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Erin Hiatt
Senior Vice President, Retail Operations
Erin Hiatt is RILA’s Senior Vice President of Retail Operations. In this role, Erin oversees the team leading key retail disciplines including asset protection, supply chain, store operations, and corporate responsibility. Erin has been with RILA since 2012, serving in a variety of roles supporting and leading the association’s corporate responsibility communities.
Erin holds Bachelors of Arts in Public Policy with Honors and French from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was the recipient of both the Edward Kidder Graham Chancellor’s Award and Michael A. Stegman Award for Policy Research and Advocacy as well as an inductee of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Latest Insights from Erin Hiatt

Shifts in Talent Strategy: Risks & Practical Considerations
- By [Deborah White, Erin Hiatt]
- 02/20/2025

Retail Leaders Discuss 2024 Hurricane Season Impacts & Needs
- By [Erin Hiatt]
- 12/18/2024
Downstream Scope 3 Emissions Reporting Resource Available
- By [Erin Hiatt]
- 05/21/2024

Earth Day Spotlight on Retail Sustainability Efforts
- By [Erin Hiatt]
- 04/19/2024
Retailers Appreciate SEC Climate Rule Omits Scope3 Emissions
- By [Kathleen McGuigan, Erin Hiatt]
- 03/06/2024

RILA, Optera Partner on Retail Product Emissions Reporting
- By [Erin Hiatt]
- 01/18/2024
Retailers talk leading practices, trends for DEI
- By [Erin Hiatt, Moni Adeyi]
- 11/15/2023

Retailers explore evolving responsible sourcing landscape
- By [Erin Hiatt, Moni Adeyi]
- 11/15/2023
Reducing Emissions a Focus for Retailers in Ocean Shipping
- By [Jess Dankert, Erin Hiatt]
- 07/20/2023

A Dozen Cousins: A Spotlight on Black-Owned Brands
- By [Erin Hiatt, Moni Adeyi]
- 03/21/2023