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.