Lee White, FCA became IFAC's Chief Executive Officer in March 2024. He is a professional accountant and a member of ACCA and Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ). During his career, he has worked as an assurance practitioner in both the private and public sectors, a securities and audit inspector regulator, leader of a professional accounting body, and as a leader of an international public interest organization supporting both global financial reporting and sustainability standards. He served the IFRS Foundation from 2018 to 2024 as the Managing Director. Before that, he spent nine years leading Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, or its predecessor body, including six years as its inaugural Chief Executive Officer. Lee is a proud graduate of Executive Leadership from INSEAD.