Cynthia Rivera

Cynthia Rivera is the principal associate director for Operations & Business. In this role, she leads a multidisciplinary 1,000-person organization and serves as a key leader for Laboratory operations and represents the Laboratory externally to DOE, NNSA, peer organizations and laboratories,as well as private industry and the local community. Rivera has over 28 years of leadership experience at Department of Energy and Department of Defense facilities. Her background includes support and technical operations, as well as project management responsibilities. She came to the Laboratory from Bechtel Power Company’s Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant Units 3 & 4 construction project, where she served as manager of Functional Resources. She holds an M.A. in communication studies and a certificate in business management, both from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.