Matthew Schultz, PhD, is a Senior Psychometrician at the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants for the US Uniform CPA Examination, where he supports both psychometric research and operations. Matthew was previously Director, Psychometric Services at Vantage Learning/McCann Associates, and has also worked at Glaxo Smithkline, PECO Energy and the Law School Admissions Council. Matthew regularly presents and publishes his research. He holds a PhD in Psychometrics from Fordham University.

David Simpson is Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of the Caribbean (ICAC), an IFAC Network Partner. He previously served as the president of ICAC from 2021 to 2023 and has a long-standing relationship with the organization. Simpson is committed to fostering collaboration among ICAC members to achieve their goals, including developing a robust strategic plan to address immediate challenges and position the organization as a thought leader in the accounting field.

Azlina Bulmer recently joined ICAEW as International Director and part of ICAEW Leadership Team. Ms. Bulmer has overall responsibility for ICAEW’s international offices and operations to ensure that ICAEW continues to provide a high-quality service to members, students and stakeholders across the globe.

Most recently, Ms. Bulmer was Managing Director and a member of the Board of Directors at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), the professional body for the automotive sector. During her 12 months leading IMI, she returned the Institute to profit. Previously, Ms. Bulmer held the position of Executive Director of Membership & Engagement at the Chartered Insurance Institute (CII) with responsibility for CII’s membership activities and engagement programmes in the UK and internationally.

Prior to the CII, Ms. Bulmer was the Director of International at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA), where she established the RIBA’s first international directorate in 2019 and led on the expansion of the RIBA’s operations and profiling in target markets in Middle East and China.  Ms. Bulmer originally joined the RIBA in January 2016 as Head of Operations, Nations & Regions, managing the operations of the RIBA’s 10 UK regions.

Ms. Bulmer’s early career included public sector work in economic and community development, which was followed by seven years working at a social investment bank.  She is currently an associate non-executive director on the Board at Harrogate District NHS Foundation Trust and has held several non-executive director roles previously including Chair of Finance & Estate Committee at University College of Osteopathy and Chair of The Works UK.

Simon Sfeir is an external auditor who graduated with an accounting degree from Notre Dame University in 2002 and holds a CPA from the State of California since 2005. He had a five year experience at Ernst & Young Beirut and has been a partner at Sfeir & Associates since 2009. Simon has mainly an audit experience in banking, insurance, retail and services industries as well as not-for-profit organizations.

Simon was instructor for external and internal audit classes (English and French) at the Lebanese University (2008-2023) in addition to CPA at Morgan International (2008-2012), IFRS Diploma and ISA classes at the Lebanese Association of Certified Public Accountants (LACPA) (2014-2023). He delivered and contributed in several trainings in audit, accounting and finance in Lebanon and the region.

Simon was also a member of the technical committee at the LACPA, who issued the quality control and the peer review guides as well as the audit file manual for external auditors.

In 2023, Simon was appointed as a member of the Exams Committee at LACPA and was elected Board Member in June 2024. He was then named by the LACPA Board as technical advisor for the International Panel on Accountancy Education (IPAE).

Mr. Anoop N. Mehta was appointed to the IFAC Nominating Committee in November 2025. He was nominated by the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), where he served as Chairman from 2022–2023, and by the Association of International Certified Professional Accountants (AICPA & CIMA/Association), where he also served as Chairman during the same period.

Mr. Mehta is currently the Chief Strategist for Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. (AMA), providing expertise in business development, strategic planning, and operational improvements for government and commercial organizations. Previously, he was President of Science Systems and Applications, Inc. (SSAI), where he led the company’s growth from a two-person firm to more than 1,000 employees, supporting NASA and the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) programs.

Mr. Mehta serves as Chairman of the AICPA’s National Commission on Diversity and Inclusion.

Mr. Mehta holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from the US University of Maryland (UMD). He serves on the Board of Advisors for UMD’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and is an Executive in Residence for both the Robert H. Smith School of Business and the Milgard School of Business at the University of Washington Tacoma (US). He is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA).

Stephen Shields is the Director of Partnerships & Recognition for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), based in Kuala Lumpur.

Mr. Shields leads on ACCA’s strategic partnerships with global employers, sectors, national bodies; its approach to recognition risks and opportunities; and consultancy and capacity-building initiatives. He also oversees ACCA’s relationships with leading organisations including the World Bank, the Department for International Development and the United Nations.

Mr. Shields has worked with ACCA for over 21 years, based for the majority of that time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining ACCA in January 2004, he was Regional Branch Manager of Zurich Financial Services Group.

Educated in his native Australia, followed by the IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland, Mr. Shields has had more than 25 years of experience in corporate management positions in the finance industry, both in Western countries and also in the Arab region. He holds a Master’s Degree in Human Rights with Distinction from Glasgow Caledonian University.