Ross Smith
Program and Technical Director, IPSASB
Ross joined the IPSASB in 2013, and has led the staff team in its standard-setting and outreach activities since 2020.
Ross led the implementation of the Board’s governance activities and the establishment of the Consultative Advisory Group. Ross also developed and oversaw the IPSASB’s financial instruments projects, and the development and implementation of the Board’s strategy and work program.
Before joining the IPSASB, Ross worked for several years for a big-4 accounting firm in both Canada and Japan in the audit and assurance practice, focused on clients ranging from public utilities to resource and industrial companies, as well as financial institutions. Ross is a Canadian Chartered Professional Accountant.
