Shahad Alshehri

Shahad Alshehri is a Technical Advisor to IPSASB Board Member Mr. Abdullah Al-Mehthil, nominated by the Ministry of Finance of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). She currently serves as Manager of the Accounting Excellence Department at the Saudi Ministry of Finance.

Shahad has been working in accounting standards and technical advisory since 2020. She has continuously supported the adoption of IPSAS in KSA, as well as the development of KSA’s technical comments on IPSASB pronouncements and international sustainability reporting developments. At the national level, Shahad has led and contributed to the technical review and development of comments on international standards and exposure drafts related to sustainability disclosures, assets, and measurement. This includes sustainability-related standards such as IFRS S1 and IFRS S2, measurement-related exposure drafts, leases and other lease-related exposure drafts, Property, Plant, and Equipment exposure drafts, as well as technical topics such as intangible assets, heritage assets, and transfers of assets between entities.

She was also a member of the IPSASB Measurement Application Phase Task Force during 2023–2024. In addition, she actively contributes to national technical committees in KSA addressing sustainability-related topics. She also serves as a member of the advisory committee within the Accounting Department at the College of Business and Administration at Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU).

Through these roles, she contributes to technical discussions and practices at both national and international levels, combining global standard-setting exposure with national implementation and academic engagement.

Shahad holds CPA and SOCPA professional certifications and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (First Class Honors) from Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University (PNU). She is currently completing her Master’s degree in Finance at Prince Mohammed bin Salman College (MBSC).