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 the project lead for the IESBA's Adoption & Implementation (A&I) Working Group and the Role of CFOs initiative. He also leads the IESBA's coordination with the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) on A&I and the IESBA's support for the IAASB-IESBA User Advisory Group.

Prior to joining IESBA, Mr. Reid worked at the Australian Jurisdictional 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 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. 

Linda has more than 25 years of international leadership experience spanning regulation, ethics, and stakeholder engagement. She currently serves as Head of Strategic Content for IFAC, where she leads the development and execution of content strategies that communicate IFAC’s value to global audiences.

Linda was previously a director at the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESBA), after holding senior regulatory and compliance roles across the United States and Asia, including as Head of Investigations and Compliance at Hong Kong’s Accounting and Financial Reporting Council and Director of Compliance at the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

Across these roles, Linda has advised boards and senior leaders, managed advisory and oversight committees, developed briefing materials and agendas, and ensured alignment between strategy, governance, and external communications. Linda began her career in the audit department of KPMG in Orange County, California.

 Linda holds a Doctor of Business Administration from City University of Hong Kong and is a Certified Public Accountant in both the United States and Hong Kong.