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David Madon

IFAC Senior Advisor to the CEO

David Madon joined IFAC in 2019, where he has most recently served as Director - Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, responsible for developing and coordinating IFAC’s sustainability policy and advocacy activities. He also leads IFAC’s research and analysis of private equity investment in the accountancy profession. Other areas of expertise include corporate reporting, audit quality, ethics, investor protection, financial market regulation, and credit markets. Prior to IFAC, Mr. Madon represented the IFRS Foundation in the U.S. for nearly a decade, during which he focused on building institutional investor relationships and the adoption of IFRS Standards. Prior to his public policy work, Mr. Madon spent twenty-five years in financial services, most recently as a Managing Director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein.

He holds a Masters in Public Administration-MC from the Harvard Kennedy School, an MBA in Finance from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and a BS in Management-Accounting from Purdue University Northwest.

 
 
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Dave Warren

Director, IPSASB

Dave works with the IPSASB staff team to deliver the Board’s work program developing International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and sustainability reporting standards. Dave acts as a resource and source of advice for the Board Chair and establishes and maintains relationships with key stakeholders.

Prior to this role, Dave was a Principal with the IPSASB where he worked on several projects including financial instruments, measurement, and revenue.

Prior to joining the IPSASB, Dave worked for several years for big-4 accounting firms in Canada. During that time, he worked on complex accounting transactions as part of the accounting firm’s professional practice.

 

 

Dana Jensen
Dana Jensen

Membership and Monitoring Lead

Dana Jensen is the Membership and Monitoring Lead at the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), where she leads IFAC’s global membership and monitoring function. In this role, she oversees member admissions, monitoring, and related governance processes, and contributes to the development of membership strategies that strengthen the value, credibility, and impact of IFAC membership worldwide.

Previously, Dana led IFAC’s engagement and monitoring work across the Middle East, North Africa, and the Caribbean. Trilingual in Arabic, French, and English, she brings a global perspective shaped by earlier work with the United Nations Department for Peacekeeping Operations. Dana holds an MSc from Columbia University.