Mr. Raheel Rehman is currently the Chief Financial Officer and Head of the Anti-Money Laundering Supervision department at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Pakistan (ICAP). Mr. Rehman is a member of ICAP and is also a certified AML / CFT professional having more than a decade of experience in Regulatory Compliance, Finance and Governance.

Mr. Rehman is a member of the Supervisory Cooperation Committee formed by the Government of Pakistan for dealing with the overall AML compliance matters, including the inter-agency cooperation. He is also a core member of the AML Team of Pakistan, dealing directly with Financial Action Task Force (FATF) and Asia / Pacific Group (APG). In his role, ICAP’s contribution remained significant in the removal of Pakistan from the FATF Grey List. Mr. Rehman also received a letter of appreciation from the Government of Pakistan for his contributions in FATF and APG.

Prior to joining ICAP, Mr. Rehman was associated with the leading Financial Institution of Pakistan as Senior Vice President – Head of Compliance.

Nick is a rising junior pursuing a bachelor’s in accounting and information systems at Virginia Tech. He is a part of IFAC's Summer 2023 class, with IFAC's accountancy education team in New York. During his time with IFAC, Nick took part in research regarding how PAOs can foster interest in the accounting profession within their jurisdictions, as well as improve financial literacy education in high schools. Following graduation, he hopes to obtain his CPA to further pursue a career in the accounting field.

Jon Reid joined the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA) in June 2023. He is currently involved in the IESBA’s sustainability project and coordinates the IESBA Sustainability Reference Group and relationships with other standard-setters relating to sustainability reporting and assurance.

Prior to joining IESBA, Mr. Reid worked at the Australian National Standard Setter the Accounting Professional & Ethical Standards Board (APESB), as a Senior Technical Manager involved in standard setting and operational activities. Before APESB, Jon was a Director at the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission responsible for the development of the annual reporting framework for charities and a Senior Financial Investigator at the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.

Mr. Reid has also held roles in professional accounting firms in financial reporting, compliance, and insolvency. He has a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts from Deakin University (Melbourne, Australia) and is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand.

Read a recent profile on Mr. Reid and other IESBA, IAASB and IFEA staff members in Acuity magazine.

Pratik Shah is an intern with the Thought Leadership Team at IFAC. Pratik is studying Financial Economics and Cognitive Science at Columbia College in Columbia University. He will be spending his junior year at the University of Oxford studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics. Pratik hopes to expand on his previous experience and pursue a career in investment banking. 

Dr. Linda Biek joined IESBA as Director in 2023. Her role involves, inter alia, interaction with the IESBA’s Emerging Issues Oversight Committee, the Technology Working Group, and the International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board on matters of mutual interest.

Before her current position, Dr. Biek held several notable roles. She has served as the Head of Investigations and Compliance for Hong Kong's Accounting and Financial Reporting Council and, previously, Director of Compliance for the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. In these roles, she was responsible for overseeing all investigations and ensuring professional accountants’ compliance with accounting, auditing, and ethics standards in Hong Kong. Before moving to Hong Kong, Dr. Biek represented the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy both nationally and internationally. Furthermore, she served as the Executive Director of the Tennessee State Board of Accountancy and began her career as an auditor with KPMG in California.

Dr. Biek is a Certified Public Accountant in both Tennessee and Hong Kong. She holds a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from the City University of Hong Kong, as well as a Master of Accountancy and a Bachelor of Business degree from East Tennessee State University.

Francisco Gracia has a degree in Economics and Business Administration from the University of Zaragoza and a Master's Degree in Auditing from the University of Zaragoza. He is a Economist-Account Auditor and Accounting Expert, and an auditor at the individual level. He is also partner of a professional tax and accounting advisory firm. He is a member of the Advisory Council of the REA Auditors of the General Council of Economists, and a member of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee and integrated reports (II) of the REA Auditores. He is also the President of Accounting Economists (EC-CGE) of the General Council of Economists, and president of the Register of Accounting Experts (REC). He is the vice-Dean of the College of Economists of Aragon and president of the Audit and Accounting Commission of the College of Economists of Aragon. He is also a member of the Commission of new technologies and accounting of the Spanish Association of Accounting and Business Administration (AECA).