Kevin Dancey, CM, FCPA, FCA, became CEO of the International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) in January 2019. He has a long history of leadership in the accountancy profession as well as in public service. As Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants president and CEO, Dancey led the Canadian accountancy profession’s unification, becoming CPA Canada’s first President and CEO after the merger. His experience also includes serving as the assistant deputy minister for tax policy at Finance Canada (1993-1995), on the Canadian Auditor General Panel of Senior Advisors (2006-2015) and as an Auditing and Assurance Standards Oversight Committee member (2017-2018) and CCAF-FCVI Inc. board member (2008-2013). Dancey’s international accountancy experience includes the Public Interest Oversight Board (2017-2018), the IFAC board (2006-2012) and the Global Accounting Alliance (2006-2016), where he was also chair from 2008 to 2012.
