Roopa Venkatesh

Dr. Venkatesh joined IFAC's IPAE on January 1, 2026, nominated by the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). At UNO, she is the Director of the School of Accounting, the Union Pacific Professor of Accounting, and a (2024-2026) Fellow of the NU DEAL program.

She currently serves on the ICMA Board of Regents. She served on IMA's Global Board (2019-2025), as Chair of the IMA Global Board's Volunteer Leadership Committee, on the Governance Committee, and Audit Committee. She is Chair-Emeritus of the IMA Committee on Academic Relations and a founding board member of the IMA Platte Valley Chapter, Nebraska. She received the 2024 IMA Exemplary Global Board Member Award, 2020 - IMA R. Lee Brummet Award and IMA Champion Award, and 2017 IMA Faculty leadership Award.

She is also a member of the Future Accountants Sponsoring Organizations (FASO) Principles Working Group, and NBPA's Education Advisory Committee. Dr. Venkatesh's research is published in Journal of Management Accounting Research, Accounting Horizons, Issues in Accounting Education, IMA Statements of Management Accounting, and others.

She has received the 2018 Dean's Citation Award for Excellence in Service, 2017 UNO Alumni Outstanding Teaching Award, and the 2016 Dean's Citation Award for Excellence in Teaching. She is a co-author of a cost management accounting textbook in its 11th edition – "Cost Management: A Strategic Emphasis" 2027 Release.